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This Latest Food Mashup May Have Gone Too Far

This Latest Food Mashup May Have Gone Too Far

Entrepreneur Staff
Entrepreneur Staff
5 min read
Top Franchises You Can Launch for Less Than $50,000

Top Franchises You Can Launch for Less Than $50,000

Tracy Stapp Herold
Tracy Stapp Herold
20 Subway Facts That May Surprise You

20 Subway Facts That May Surprise You

Rose Leadem
Rose Leadem
An Investigative Report on Franchise Profits

An Investigative Report on Franchise Profits

Jason Daley

News and Articles About Franchise

This Buzzy Company Failed and There's a Simple Reason Why
Franchise

This Buzzy Company Failed and There's a Simple Reason Why

Niche markets are tricky. This entrepreneur learned the hard way.
Elise Solé
20 Subway Facts That May Surprise You
Franchises

20 Subway Facts That May Surprise You

From fashion shows to 11-inch 'footlongs,' these pieces of trivia may make your jaw drop enough to fit one of the restaurant's signature sandwiches.
Rose Leadem
Rose Leadem
From the NFL Locker Room to the Boardroom
Reinvention

From the NFL Locker Room to the Boardroom

Entrepreneurship was plan B for Chicago Bears offensive lineman Tafa Jefferson.
Tom Scarda, CFE
Tom Scarda, CFE
Pop Quiz: How Well Do You Know Ben & Jerry's?
Ice Cream

Pop Quiz: How Well Do You Know Ben & Jerry's?

From its legendary flavor graveyard to its iconic cow on its packaging, we want to test your Ben & Jerry's trivia for National Ice Cream month.
Grace Reader
Grace Reader
Here's the Top 20 Fastest-Growing Franchises of the Year
Franchises

Here's the Top 20 Fastest-Growing Franchises of the Year

Check out these rankings.
Tracy Stapp Herold
Tracy Stapp Herold
5 Things to Consider Before You Open More Locations
Expansion

5 Things to Consider Before You Open More Locations

Once your first business succeeds, it's easy to get complacent. Ask yourself what you should do next.
Kyle Zagrodzky
Kyle Zagrodzky
Franchise of the Day: This Taco Shop Will Have You Feeling Warm and 'Fuzzy'
Franchise of the day

Franchise of the Day: This Taco Shop Will Have You Feeling Warm and 'Fuzzy'

After launching the restaurant in 2003, a father and son duo set out to make their Mexican-food concept a franchise.
Lindsay Friedman
Lindsay Friedman
Franchise of the Day: Hit a Grand Slam With This Franchise
Franchise of the day

Franchise of the Day: Hit a Grand Slam With This Franchise

This company helps folks get a snapshot of the big game.
Lindsay Friedman
Lindsay Friedman
How These Franchises are Getting a Second Chance
Make More Happen

How These Franchises are Getting a Second Chance

Customers loved these franchises once before. New owners are betting they will again.
Jason Daley
Why You Should Make the Move to a Multi-Unit Franchise
Franchises

Why You Should Make the Move to a Multi-Unit Franchise

Make the jump from one franchise unit to a multi-unit empire.
Jason Daley
Franchise of the Day: This Franchise Fills Our Taco Needs All Day Long
Franchise of the day

Franchise of the Day: This Franchise Fills Our Taco Needs All Day Long

With 24/7 service, Del Taco just gets it.
Lindsay Friedman
Lindsay Friedman
Franchising Isn't Any Easier -- Or Harder -- Than Other Types of Business Ventures
Ready To Launch

Franchising Isn't Any Easier -- Or Harder -- Than Other Types of Business Ventures

People often think that opening a franchise means no extra marketing efforts and guaranteed success. Well, they're wrong.
Mike Wood
Mike Wood
Nobody Does it Better: The Best of the Franchise 500
Franchises

Nobody Does it Better: The Best of the Franchise 500

This year's top franchises.
Tracy Stapp Herold
Tracy Stapp Herold
The Grewal Family Franchises Together and Thrives Together
Franchise Players

The Grewal Family Franchises Together and Thrives Together

Meet two generations of Subway franchisees, who can tell you what it's like to grow up in -- and then take on -- the family business.
Carly Okyle
Carly Okyle
Franchise

A franchise is way for companies to expand their business by licensing the rights to third-party retailers or individuals -- or franchisees -- who then can use the franchise’s logo, name and business model.  

There are three different kinds of franchises. They include:

  • Distributorships, such as with Toyota, which licenses the right for a third party to sell the parent company product.

  • Trademark licensing, which allows companies to buy the right to use the parent company’s trademark along with their own brand, such as what Coca-Cola licenses to other companies.

  • Business format franchises, such as Subway, which offer its franchisees the right to sell its goods and/or services using its business model.

Popular franchises: Some examples of popular and well-known franchise models are in the food industry -- many which have gone international -- such as McDonald’s, Subway and Dominos. Starbucks, which is commonly thought to be a franchise, is not. 

For more information about top franchise businesses, check out Entrepreneur's "2015 Franchise 500 Rankings," or get the Entrepreneur Franchise 500.  

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