31 companies in Costa Rica work under this business model, some with foreign expansion.
Most domestic franchises belong to the food and services sector.
Among these are Musmanni (pioneer in the field of franchising, in 1985), Merecumbé(1998), Get Nuts (2002), Maridos de Alquiler (2005), Pane E Vino (2008), Inka Grill (2008) and Atlético Gimnasio y Spa (2008), reported Nacion.com.