Information on The List was supplied by individual companies through questionnaires, from public company filings, from the International Franchise Association and from Entrepreneur. Information provided by company representatives could not be independently verified by the Tampa Bay Business Journal. Only those that responded to our inquiries were listed. Number of company-owned units serves as a tiebreaker. In case of ties, companies are listed alphabetically. Local includes Hernando, Hillsborough, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk and Sarasota.
