Entrepreneur published its first Franchise 500 ranking in 1980. That became a magical year for franchises—because today, in this year’s ranking, 419 of the 500 companies on our list started franchising in 1980 or after.
What does this statistic tell us? We’d like to think it reflects ’s support of great franchises—but really, it speaks to the living, breathing, ever-evolving nature of
