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Nationally recognized for excellence in the franchise community
When you open a Wild Birds Unlimited, you become a part of an award-winning franchise. Our mission statement says it all, “We Bring People and Nature Together…and We Do It with Excellence.” From our executive team to franchise store owners across North America, together we are committed to maintaining our reputation as a high-quality global franchise.
We’ve been continuously recognized for exercising our core values. Wild Birds Unlimited is a franchise that embraces diversity and values the contributions of every franchisee. We are consistently ranked as a top franchise for women and veterans, and in 2020 Franchise Business Review rated Wild Birds Unlimited as the Best of the Best for our System-Wide Culture.
Over the past 20 years, Wild Birds Unlimited has received numerous awards, including honors from the likes of Entrepreneur Magazine, Franchise Business Review and USA Today.
Check out this list of Wild Birds Unlimited Honors and Awards
2025
- Franchise Business Review – Top Franchisee Satisfaction Award
- Franchise Direct – Top 100 Global Franchises
- Entrepreneur Franchise 500
- Franchise Business Review – Top Franchise for Women
- Franchise Business Review- Top Franchise Culture
- Franchise Business Review – Rockstar Franchise Owners List
2024
- Entrepreneur Franchise 500
- Franchise Business Review – Top Franchisee Satisfaction Award
- Franchise Business Review – Hall of Fame
- Franchise Business Review – Top Franchise for Women
- Franchise Business Review- Top Franchise Culture
- Franchise Business Review- Top Recession-Proof Franchises
- Franchise Business Review – Rockstar Franchise Owners List
- Entrepreneur Franchise 500 – Top Franchise for Diversity
- Franchise Times Top 400
- Franchise Business Review – Top Franchise for Veterans
2023
- Entrepreneur Franchise 500
- Franchise Business Review – Top 50 Franchisee Satisfaction Award
- Entrepreneur Franchise 500 – Hall of Fame (35+ Years)
- Entrepreneur Franchise 500 – Top Franchise for Veterans
- Franchise Direct – Top 100 Global Franchises
- Franchise Business Review – Top Recession-Proof Franchise
- Franchise Business Review – Top Franchise for Women
- Franchise Business Review – Rockstar Franchise Owners List
- Entrepreneur Franchise 500 – Top Brand for Multi-Unit Owners
- Entrepreneur Franchise 500 – Top Franchise for Diversity
- Franchise Times Top 400
- Franchise Business Review – Top Franchise for Veterans
2022
- Franchise Business Review – Top 50 Franchises for Women
- Franchise Business Review – Top Recession-Proof Franchise
- Franchise Business Review – Top Franchises for System-Wide Culture
- Franchise Business Review – Top Franchises for Veterans
- Franchise Business Review Hall of Fame – 10+ years
- Franchise Business Review – Rockstar Franchise Owners List
- Top 200 Franchises of 2022
- Franchise Times Top 500
- 2022 Franchise Innovation Award Winner
- Top 10 Most Iconic Franchises
- Entrepreneur Franchise 500 Top Franchises for Veterans
- Franserve Frantastic 500
2021
- Ranked 4th Overall
- Ranked 1st in Retail Category
- Ranked 3rd in Enterprise Class Top 50
- Franchise Business Review – Top 50 Franchises for Women
- Franchise Business Review – Top Franchise for Second Careers
- Franchise Business Review – Top Franchises for Veterans
- Franchise Business Review – Top Franchises for System-Wide Culture
- Entrepreneur Magazine – Ranked 186th Overall
- Entrepreneur Magazine – Ranked 183rd Top Global Franchises
- Franchise Gator – Top 100 Franchises
2020
- Ranked 8th Overall
- Ranked 2nd in Retail Category
- Ranked 6th in Enterprise Class Top 50
- Franchise Business Review – Top 50 Franchises for Women
- Franchise Business Review – Top Franchise for Second Careers
- Franchise Business Review – Top Franchises for Veterans
- Franchise Business Review – Top Franchises for System-Wide Culture
- Entrepreneur Magazine – Ranked 137th Overall
- Entrepreneur Magazine – Top 150 Franchises for Veterans
- Entrepreneur Magazine – Top Global Franchises
- Entrepreneur Magazine – Top 6 Franchises for Pet Lovers
- Franchise Direct Best Pet Franchises Company – Ranked 4th
- Franchise Times – Top 200+ Largest Franchises
- Franchise Gator – Top 100 Franchises – Ranked 8th
2019
- Ranked 2nd Overall
- Ranked 1st in Retail Category
- Ranked 2nd in Enterprise Class Franchise 50
- Franchise Business Review – Top 50 Franchises for Women
- Franchise Business Review – Top Franchises for Veterans
- Entrepreneur Magazine – Ranked 132nd Overall
- America’s Top Global Franchises – Ranked 132nd
- Franchise Direct Best Pet Franchises Company – Ranked 1st
- Franchise Direct Best Retail Franchise Company – Ranked 4th
- Franchise Times – Top 200+ Largest Franchises
- Franchise Gator – Top 100 Franchises – Ranked 9th
2018
- Ranked 2nd Overall
- Ranked 1st in Retail Category
- Ranked 2nd in Enterprise Class Franchise 50
- Franchise Business Review – Top 80 Franchises for Veterans
- Franchise Business Review – Top 100 Most Innovative Franchises
- America’s Top Global Franchises – Ranked 178h
- Entrepreneur Magazine – Ranked 218th
- Franchise Gator – Top 100 Franchises – Ranked 10th
Additional Awards
Over the past two decades, Wild Birds Unlimited has been honored to receive recognition from the following magazines and organizations:
- Franchise Journal Magazine Top Brands of 2021
- Entrepreneur International Magazine
- Entrepreneurial Woman Magazine
- Success Magazine
- Successful Franchising Magazine
- U.S. Chamber of Commerce Nation’s Business – The Blue Chip Enterprise Award
- Entrepreneur Magazine Annual Franchise 500
- Wild Birds Unlimited, Inc. ranked in the Annual “Top 500 Franchises” from 1987 – 2020
- Wild Birds Unlimited, Inc. ranked in the Annual “Top 200 Global Franchises” from 2005 – 2007, 2009 and 2011 – 2019
- Wild Birds Unlimited, Inc. ranked “First in Category” from 2005 – 2007, 2009, 2011 – 2014 and 2016
- USA Today
- 2014 Top 50 Franchises for Military Veterans
- 2013 Top 50 Franchises for Military Veterans
- National Wildlife Federation
- 1999 “Conservation Achievement Award” for Corporate Leadership
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