Inflation woes took a bite out of the franchising business sector in 2Q, and as result the Rosenberg International Franchise Center’s RIFC 50 Index dropped 5.8% in the second quarter with widespread negative returns among its 50 components.
The food franchising business sector was particularly hard hit, losing on the aggregate 6.8% in market value. However, not all food franchisors this quarter experienced negative performances. Read the full report to learn more about 2Q activity. Developed and published by UNH’s Rosenberg International Franchise Center (RIFC), the RIFC 50 Index is the first stock index to track the financial market performance of the U.S. franchising sector. It’s a stock portfolio comprised of 50 U.S. public franchising companies representative of the U.S. business format franchising sector.
Dr. Hachemi Aliouche’s quarterly reports offer a succinct look at the best and worst performers from among the 50 franchise businesses in the portfolio, and the business reasons that may have contributed to their rise or fall in the quarterly ranking. Visit paulcollege.unh.edu/Rosenberg to read recent quarterly reports, including the including the full 2Q report.
