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Celebrating 55 years of excellence, education and advocacy, the International Franchise Association is the world's oldest and largest organization representing franchising worldwide. IFA works through its government relations and public policy, media relations and professional development programs to protect, enhance and promote franchising. More than 780,000 franchise establishments support nearly 8.9 million direct jobs, $890 billion of economic output for the U.S. economy and 3 percent of the overall U.S. Gross Domestic Product (GDP). IFA members include franchise companies in over 300 different business format categories, individual franchisees and companies that support the industry in marketing, law, technology and business development.