Franchise Update Magazine Issue I, 2016 | Page 84

GROWING YOUR SYSTEM Market trends Sub-Sectors Rising New concepts provide clues for 2016 BY DARRELL JOHNSON N early seven years after the recession ended, the U.S. economy has become a slow-growth machine. In these years of sluggish growth, the franchise business model has found ways to expand. We examined franchising at the sector level to provide some clues and insights about what’s in store for 2016 and b