Dallas, TX - 21 December, 2004 -

Entrepreneur magazine has ranked Jani-King the #1 Commercial Cleaning Franchise in its annual ranking of 500 franchise companies. This is the eighteenth time that Jani-King has secured this prestigious title. In addition, Jani-King has moved up to 7th position among the top-10 Franchise Companies in the world. These rankings are even more impressive when compared to other franchise companies listed inside the Top 10 including Subway, The UPS Store, Jackson Hewitt Tax Service and other well respected brands. “I really have to credit the people in our regional offices,” says Jani-King President Jerry Crawford. “We are excited about the opportunities in front of us and we are proud to have so many quality people working to keep Jani-King on top year after year.” As part of the annual ranking, Jani-King has also retained its top spot as the #1 Homebased Franchise and is ranked the #3 Low-cost Franchise and the #7 Fastest Growing Franchise for 2005. Entrepreneur considers numerous factors in their ranking, some of which are weighed more heavily than others. The most important ones include financial strength and stability, growth rate and size of the system. The magazine also considers the number of years in business and length of time franchising, start-up costs, litigation, percentage of terminations and whether the company provides financing. Financial data was audited by an independent CPA firm. Every company with verifiable data receives a cumulative score. The franchises with the highest "cumes" become the Franchise 500 . -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- About Jani-King Jani-King is the world’s largest commercial cleaning franchisor with over 10,500 franchise owners worldwide. Founded in 1969 by entrepreneur Jim Cavanaugh, the company has 100 regional offices in 37 states and franchises over 17 countries. Each franchise owner operates independently and has a full stake in the success of his or her company. Through a network of more than 100 regional offices, Jani-King contracts commercial cleaning services for many different facilities including office, hotel/resort, manufacturing, restaurant, and sporting venues. Franchise owners on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis then perform the work. The company has consistently ranked as the top performer among commercial cleaning franchise businesses. Most recently, Jani-King has been ranked the #9 Best Performing Franchisor of All Time by Entrepreneur magazine. For 2004, Jani-King has also been ranked: #1 Commercial Cleaning Franchise (17 out of last 18 years) #1 Homebased Franchise among all franchise companies #3 Low-Investment Franchise among all franchise companies #7 Fastest Growing Franchise among all franchise companies #8 Overall Franchise among all franchise companies For more information on Jani-King please visit our website at www.janiking.com

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