Jani-King International, the world’s largest commercial cleaning franchisor, has climbed back into the list of the Top-10 franchise companies. As ranked in Entrepreneur magazine’s January 2010 Franchise 500 issue, Jani-King takes over as the #8 Franchise Company among all franchisors, a notable jump forward from last year’s ranking in 15th spot. Other Top-10 Franchisors include Subway, McDonalds, 7 Eleven and Dunkin Donuts.

Even more impressive is Jani-King’s firm hold on the top spot in the commercial cleaning franchise category. For the 23rd year, Jani-King has been rated the #1 Commercial Cleaning Franchise Company by Entrepreneur magazine. Jani-King has also retained its title for 2010 as the #1 Home based Franchise. In addition, Jani-King is ranked #2 in the Low-Cost Investment category against comparable brands.

‘These rankings further validate the efforts put forth every day by our regional offices and franchisees,’ said Jerry Crawford, President of Jani-King. ‘To be recognised as the #1 Commercial Cleaning Franchise Company for the 23rd year is a remarkable testament to Jani-King’s program and the commitment of our corporate headquarters and regional offices to support our franchisees.’

The Franchise 500, which is promoted as the world's first, best and most comprehensive franchise ranking, is published in the January issue of Entrepreneur magazine each year. Entrepreneur judges all companies by the same criteria; objective, quantifiable measures of a franchise operation. The most important factors include financial strength and stability, growth rate and size of the system.

About Jani-King

Jani-King is the world’s largest commercial cleaning franchise company with over 13,000 franchise owners worldwide. Founded in 1969, the company has 120 regional offices in 16 countries. Through a network of franchisees, Jani-King contracts commercial cleaning services for many different facilities including office, hotel/resort, healthcare, manufacturing, restaurant, sporting venues and more. The company has consistently ranked as the top performer among commercial cleaning franchise businesses.

For 2010, Entrepreneur magazine has ranked Jani-King as the;

#1 Commercial Cleaning Franchise (23 out of last 24 years)
#1 Homebased Franchise
#2 Low-Cost Franchise
#8 Overall Franchise
#7 Global Franchise