Chem-Dry Snags Spot on Franchise Times Top 200+ List

Affordable entry point, scalability, large territories and continually expanding products and services reflect a brand well positioned for growth

One way entrepreneurs evaluate franchising opportunities is by studying the lists that industry analysts and trade publications create. The Franchise Times Top 200+ List is a highly regarded source of information, and once again the Chem-Dry carpet and floor cleaning brand finds itself on that roster of heavyweights.

“There are hundreds of choices for someone looking at franchising,” says Doug Smith, Senior Vice President of Franchise Development. “When you can turn to a trusted source like Franchise Times and get a lot of basic information about a brand, that’s a huge time-saver. We are very pleased that the magazine, along with many other industry evaluators, continues to showcase Chem-Dry as the strong and growing brand that it is.”

How Chem-Dry made the list

The Franchise Times team crunches a lot of numbers to pull its annual compilation together. In a five-month research process, they evaluate system-wide sales, including franchise and company sites, based on the previous year’s performance. They plug those figures into a database that began in 1999. They also dive into company reports and publicly available data, including franchise disclosure statements and Securities and Exchange Commission filings for those that are publicly held.

“This is not a quick process, and that’s exactly why the information Franchise Times provides its readers is so valuable,” Smith says. “As a potential business owner, you want to see not just how a brand is doing now, but also its history and a window into its future. We believe that the Chem-Dry cleaning franchise story is strong from a historical standpoint as well as for what our future holds.”

New services showcase ongoing innovation

For starters, that future includes new home-care offerings around dryer vent and duct cleaning, as well as enhancements to Chem-Dry’s suite of commercial floor-cleaning services. The goal, Smith says, is to ensure that franchise owners have multiple offerings for any client.

“Our Chem-Dry cleaning franchise owners grow their business by offering whole-home cleaning, an approach we also take to businesses,” Smith says. “The more we can offer, the larger the ticket totals are and the more frequently those customers become a good source of repeat business. That’s a core growth proposition for us, and Franchise Times notices things like that.”

Chem-Dry is the world’s largest carpet and upholstery cleaning franchise with nearly 3,500 franchises in 55 countries, serving 11,000 homes and businesses a day. Chem-Dry has been Entrepreneur magazine’s top-rated carpet cleaning franchise for 30 straight years. The Chem-Dry Hot Carbonating Extraction process delivers a faster-drying, deeper and more environmentally friendly clean that appeals to home and business owners. In addition to carpet and area rugs, Chem-Dry provides cleaning and renewal services for tile and stone, granite countertops, leather and upholstery.

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