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Sandwiched Between Subway (#1) and McDonald's (#3), MBE also Maintains Top Position in Postal & Business Services Category for 11th Straight Year
For Immediate Release
SAN DIEGO (January 25, 2001) - If you think franchising is only about fast food, think again! Mail Boxes Etc. (MBE), one of the world's largest non-food franchises and the top franchiser of retail business, communication and postal service centers, is ranked second on "Entrepreneur" magazine’s 2001 "Franchise 500."
MBE packed and shipped its way up from a seventh-place ranking in 2000. As it has throughout the past decade, the company topped the list of postal and business services franchises.
"This ranking is a testament to the dedication and hard work of the entire MBE worldwide network, including our franchisees and more than 300 San Diego home office associates, who work together to serve our customers each and every day," said Jim Amos, MBE president and CEO. "This collective dedication to providing world-class customer service is key to our 20-year success."
Factors significant in determining the rankings included financial strength and stability, growth rate, and size of the system. In the past year MBE added 432 locations around the world, bringing the total size of its franchise network to more than 4,300 locations, and making it one of the fastest-growing business opportunities today. In addition to the overall rankings, MBE placed seventh on the list of fastest-growing franchises.
"The MBE concept is a sound one, and the services we offer meet the needs of a wide variety of individual and business customers. However, MBE continues to succeed and set the standards in franchising because of a system-wide belief in certain core values, often missing in today's business world -- caring, honesty, fairness, integrity, trust, respect, commitment and accountability," Amos said.
Mail Boxes Etc., a wholly owned subsidiary of US Office Products Company (OTCBB: OFIS), is the world's largest retail business, communication and postal services franchiser. Over 4,300 MBE locations operate worldwide, with master license agreements covering more than 70 countries. In the United States, MBE locations are owned and operated by licensed franchisees of Mail Boxes Etc., USA, Inc. Outside the United States, MBE locations are owned and operated by MBE master licensees or their franchisees. MBE maintains a Web site at http://www.mbe.com. |