Operations
McDonald's franchise strife deserves barely a Grimace compared with Quiznos' past
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.
Financing
McDonald's franchisee group asks for a meeting with leadership
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.