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McDonald's is thriving right now. So why are franchisees so angry?

 By Jonathan Maze on May 03, 2023

The Bottom Line: The fast-food giant has added about $1 million in revenue per store over the past five years and valuations remain high. Yet that period has been marked by some of the worst franchise relations in company history.

Financing

Burger King is making some big changes in its franchising strategy

 By Jonathan Maze on May 02, 2023

Facing more store closures, the fast-food chain will only allow its better operators to expand and wants more smaller franchisees. “In an ideal world, I’d like it if they could drive to all their restaurants.”

Operations

McDonald's franchise strife deserves barely a Grimace compared with Quiznos' past

By Peter Romeo on Apr. 25, 2023

Restaurant Rewind: A fight over supply prices set what's still the low point in franchisor-franchisee relations. It could be a Harvard Business study of what a brand owner should never do.

Operations

California Pizza Kitchen looks to sell stores to franchisees

By Joe Guszkowski on Apr. 24, 2023

The refranchising program is the latest step in the chain’s efforts to run fewer of its own restaurants.

Financing

McDonald's franchisee group asks for a meeting with leadership

By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 24, 2023

The National Owners Association, an independent group of the fast-food chain’s operators, says it is against new joint employer rules and wants a meeting with the company’s U.S. president.

Operations

Potbelly gets refranchising party started

By Lisa Jennings on Apr. 20, 2023

The sandwich chain has sold eight company units in New York City to United One Group, a franchise operator that plans to open an additional 13.

Operations

Multi-unit restaurant franchising: Critical components when seeking to diversify portfolios

Sponsored content from our partner Slim Chickens on Apr. 20, 2023

When growing a franchising portfolio, it’s important to be strategic when choosing the right concept.

Financing

McDonald's goes to battle over 'joint employer' rules—with its franchisees

By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 20, 2023

Two different groups of franchisees issued warring statements on their views of joint employer regulations as the dispute intensifies between the burger franchise and an independent group of owners.

Financing

Subway takes a key step in its franchising strategy

By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 17, 2023

Subway, eager to bring more large-scale operators into the system, announced agreements with five new multi-unit restaurant franchisees. It also grew its international business last year.

Emerging Brands

Bobby Flay-created fast food burgers may be coming to a city near you

By Lisa Jennings on Apr. 13, 2023

The Bobby's Burgers concept is already in six nontraditional locations, in casinos and Yankee Stadium. Now the first multi-unit franchisee agreement will bring a street side version to Chicago.

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