FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Stretch Zone was recognized as one of the top 500 franchises in Entrepreneur’s Franchise 500®, the world’s first, best, and most comprehensive franchise ranking. The 44th annual Entrepreneur Franchise 500® is recognized as an invaluable resource for potential franchisees and Stretch Zone earned a spot as a result of its outstanding performance.

Through Entrepreneur’s continuing effort to best understand and evaluate the ever-changing franchise marketplace, the company’s 44-year-old ranking formula continues to evolve as well. The editorial team researches and assesses several factors that go into the evaluation including costs, fees, size, growth, support, brand strength, financial strength and stability. Each franchise is given a cumulative score based on an analysis of more than 150 data points, and the 500 franchises with the highest cumulative scores become the Franchise 500® in ranking order.  

“It is an honor to be recognized by Entrepreneur and other highly accredited publications. It’s  rewarding to know that our franchise family continues to be satisfied with our support and business opportunity and our clients are just as happy as well — without this we wouldn’t be growing as fast as we are,” said Tony Zaccario, President and CEO of Stretch Zone. “At Stretch Zone, creating a welcoming environment for everyone, whether it be a franchisee, practitioner or client, is our top priority and the reason we have sustained such strong brand recognition.”

In addition to receiving this highly accredited honor, Stretch Zone was recently recognized as a 2023 Top 200 Franchise by Franchise Business Review. In the 18th annual ranking based off owner satisfaction, Stretch Zone was ranked 32 in the “Top 50 Large” category, beating out its competition to land on the list.

Stretch Zone was among over 360 franchise brands, representing nearly 38,000 franchise owners, that participated in Franchise Business Review’s research. Stretch Zone’s franchisees were surveyed on 33 benchmark questions about their experience and satisfaction regarding critical areas of their franchise systems, including training & support, operations, franchisor/franchisee relations, and financial opportunity. 

To view Stretch Zone in Entrepreneur’s full ranking, visit www.entrepreneur.com/franchise500. Results can also be seen in the January/February 2023 issue of Entrepreneur, available on newsstands now.

To view Franchise Business Review’s full description of the 2023 Top Franchises, visit franchisebusinessreview.com/lists/top-franchises/.

About Stretch Zone

Stretch Zone is the leading franchised stretching concept that offers proprietary, practitioner-assisted stretching sessions to help clients achieve enhanced quality of life. It was founded by Jorden Gold in 2004 after seeing first-hand the benefits assisted stretching brought to his grandfather. With a steady cadence of location openings, Stretch Zone recently achieved its 250 location milestone. The brand has now set a goal to reach 300 locations in Q3 of 2023. As a pioneer within the health and wellness space, Stretch Zone uses its patented Stretch Zone Stabilization System to aid in increased mobility and muscle function. The system enables clients to accomplish Flex-ability for Life® with processes to train muscles to move with a greater range of motion, allowing for an easier golf swing or comfortable night’s rest. Clients are welcomed into Stretch Zone by nationally accredited practitioners, a relaxing atmosphere and secure equipment. For more information about Stretch Zone, visit www.stretchzone.com.