IFPG (International Franchise Professionals Group)

IFPG is a membership-based franchise broker network connecting franchise brands, independent consultants, and other franchise professionals.

Founded: 2012

Headquarters: Parlin, NJ

Company Snapshot

International Franchise Professionals Group (IFPG) connects participating franchise brands with independent franchise consultants who work with prospective franchise buyers. Its membership platform also provides consultant education, brand presentations, networking events, technology, and related franchise development resources.

Don Daszkowski founded IFPG in 2012. Following a 2026 leadership transition, Matt Otskey serves as CEO, Daszkowski serves as Executive Chairman, and Red Boswell serves as President. IFPG is headquartered in Parlin, New Jersey. The company reports a network of more than 1,500 franchise professionals and more than 600 franchisor members; those figures include different types of members and should not be read as the number of active consultants.

CNL Strategic Capital acquired IFPG in 2025. In 2026, IFPG announced the acquisitions of Franchise Business Review and Business Alliance Inc., along with the development of additional marketing and consultant technology offerings. Its broker network remains one part of a broader franchise growth platform.

Why This Suppler

IFPG’s core activity is bringing franchise brands and independent consultants together. Franchisors can present their concepts through the network, participate in member programming, and receive candidate referrals. Consultants have access to brand information, training, business resources, and opportunities to meet franchisor representatives.

The network has a substantial public footprint through its member programs, events, and franchise publications. IFPG says its membership model allows consultants to retain their referral commissions. The commission a franchisor pays for a completed placement, membership costs, and any optional promotional spending should be confirmed directly for the proposed engagement.

Evaluation Signals

Franchise Industry Fit: Franchise consultant and franchisor memberships, brand introductions, and candidate referrals are central to IFPG’s business. The International Franchise Association lists IFPG as a supplier member.

Public Presence: IFPG maintains a detailed website with leadership information, membership descriptions, programs, events, publications, and company news.

Brand / Client Visibility: IFPG reports more than 600 franchisor members and displays franchise brand examples on its website. Referral activity and results for individual brands are not publicly clear.

Reputation Signals: Entrepreneur included IFPG in its 2026 Franchise Broker/Referral Networks supplier ranking. IFPG also publishes member testimonials; these do not establish results for any particular franchisor.

Industry Engagement: IFPG’s Certified Franchise Consultant program, continuing education, mentorship, Annual Retreat, Franchise Summit, Regional Discovery Mixers, and virtual networking give members recurring ways to learn about brands and connect.

Thought Leadership: IFPG publishes Franchise Consultant Magazine, IFPG Radio, franchise news, and other educational content.

Transparency Signals: IFPG publicly describes its leadership, membership types, programs, and general consultant commission model. Brand-level referral volume, active consultant participation, candidate-to-close rates, and category-specific results are not publicly clear.

Questions to Ask

Before working with a franchise broker network, franchisors should ask how many active consultants are engaged in their category, how brands are introduced to the network, what training consultants receive on the franchise system, how candidate quality is evaluated, how referral fees are structured, and what communication expectations exist throughout the discovery and closing process.

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