Jani-King Rated #1 for 20th Year

Jani-King International, the world's largest commercial cleaning franchise company has reached the 20 year milestone as the #1 Commercial Cleaning Franchise Company as ranked by Entrepreneur magazine. In the latest Franchise 500 edition, Jani-King is listed as the #1 franchise company for the commercial cleaning category. This is the 20th time in the past 21 years in which Jani-King has held the top spot.

I want to again congratulate all of you who have contributed to this ongoing achievement of Jani-King being rated the #1 Franchise Company in the commercial cleaning industry,

Jerry Crawford, President of Jani-King International, Inc.

In addition to the top ranking among commercial cleaning franchises, Entrepreneur ranked Jani-King as the #1 Homebased Franchise among all franchise companies for the fourth consecutive year. Jani-King also took home the #3 spot in the Low-Cost category, behind Jackson Hewitt Tax Services and RE/MAX Int'l. Inc.

Only five companies from last year's top-10 list made the top-10 again this year. Several companies made huge leaps into the top-10 including Papa Johns Pizza which went from 29th to 10th in a one-year span. Six of the top-10 spots went to food/restaurant franchises. With a 13th place ranking, Jani-King was the only commercial cleaning franchise to be ranked inside the top-20 among all franchise companies.

Our rankings reflect the hard work and commitment of our franchise owners, regions and corporate headquarters, (said Crawford). We should all be very proud of this recognition and promote our rankings to franchise prospects and clients in every market.

• #1 Commercial Cleaning Franchise
• #1 Homebased Franchise
• #3 Low-Cost Franchise
• #10 Fastest-Growing Franchise
• #13 Top-100 Franchises

About Jani-King

Jani-King is the world's largest commercial cleaning franchisor with over 11,000 franchise owners worldwide. Founded in 1969 , the company has 110 regional offices in 19 countries. Each franchise owner operates independently and has a full stake in the success of his or her company. Through a network of regional support offices, Jani-King contracts commercial cleaning services for many different facilities including office, hotel/resort, manufacturing, restaurant, and sporting venues. Franchise owners on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis then perform the work. The company has consistently ranked as the top performer among commercial cleaning franchise businesses.

Most recently, Jani-King has been ranked the #9 Best Performing Franchisor of All Time by Entrepreneur magazine. For 2006, Jani-King has also been ranked:

• #1 Commercial Cleaning Franchise (19 out of last 20 years)
• #1 Homebased Franchise among all franchise companies#3 Low-Cost Franchise among all franchise companies#7 Fastest Growing Franchise among all franchise companies
• #7 Overall Franchise among all franchise companies