Franchise Update Magazine Issue IV, 2014 | Page 40

Grow Market Lead BY EDDY GOLDBERG 2015 AFDR: MIXED RESULTS Development practices improve, but much remains R esults from the 2015 Annual Franchise Development Report (AFDR) were unveiled this October at the 16th annual Franchise Leadership & Development Conference. The 2015 AFDR is based on responses from 139 franchisors representing 36,313 units (32,693 franchised and 3,620 company-owned). Participants were franchisors who pre-registered for the conference and completed an online questionnaire. Respons