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0 pointstreehau510y ago0 comments

Restaurants, not junk fast food chains. He or she was probably referring to corporations like Bloomin' Brands (OSI) and Brinker International.

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Fomite10y ago

I happened to pick two fast food chains because I know they're on polar ends of the "How nice is it to be a franchise" spectrum. The core of the point is that not all franchises are created equal.

treehau5OP10y ago

But it matters which franchises you are talking about. A restaurant like Maggiano's, or Bonefish Grill is as far removed from Subway as Subway is as far removed from a 7-Eleven.

mangeletti10y ago

It's worth noting that Bonefish Grill operates a "managing partner" system, vs an ordinary franchise. The corporation owns 85% of the business, while a location's managing partner (who invests some money to get started) owns 10% (a regional manager owns the other 5%).

IOW, they're not, strictly speaking, a franchise.

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