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“A strong franchise system is built on operators who see long-term opportunity within the brand,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026

Big Shot Pictures, the family-entertainment company led by former Paramount co-Chief Executive Brian Robbins, has taken a 25% stake in the Alvin and the Chipmunks franchise in partnership with Bagdasarian Productions, which owns the property.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

How the Dodgers have managed to do this demonstrates why they have been MLB’s model franchise for the past decade.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026

After a long gap, the franchise returned with different actors for a modern trilogy of Jurassic World movies from 2015 onwards, but the original stars returned for one last hurrah in 2022's Jurassic World Dominion.

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026

Like it or not he was the franchise, unless, for some reason, they did not need him anymore.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger

This season is the first since stakes in the eight franchises were sold to investors for about £520m, resulting in some new team names, branding and players earning more money.

From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026

Taco Bell has tried and failed to establish itself in Mexico twice, despite being one of the world's biggest fast food franchises.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

The Ellison family would control such storied franchises as Harry Potter, Bugs Bunny, Batman, “Top Gun” and “Game of Thrones.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026

There will always be franchises in markets where the outdoor tradition is too embedded in the team’s identity to abandon, or where the economics don’t justify the cost of an enclosure.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

If they ran the twenty-six franchises every day for one week, they could each make eight hundred and ninety-six dollars!

From "The Lemonade War" by Jacqueline Davies

Analyst Brian Harbour believes Yum offers some of the strongest growth potential among large franchised restaurant companies, yet the stock’s current pricing fails to reflect those advantages.

From Barron's ● Jun. 3, 2026

The overwhelming majority of new cars and trucks are bought by people going to an independent, franchised dealership.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 13, 2026

A mum-of-three in her fifties, who spoke to the BBC on condition of anonymity, said she had studied for her degree at a franchised college in London.

From BBC ● Apr. 10, 2026

“He wasn’t just an executive with a fancy degree,” said Alex Sloane, a former director at Carrols Restaurant Group, which franchised more than a thousand Burger King locations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 7, 2026

Instead of the franchised blandness of American cities, Alexandria is a city of mom-and-pop stores, all with signage screaming for attention, their wares encroaching on the streets.

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro

Jersey Mike’s founder, Peter Cancro, began working there at age 14, bought the business in 1975 and started franchising the chain in 1987.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026

He is also franchising his intellectual property, creating other products such as a card game inspired by "Exquisite Corpses" while holding talks with video game developers.

From Barron's ● Feb. 19, 2026

The chain has spent the past year assessing its business, with executives looking to change everything from its franchising strategy to how it builds its pizzas.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 5, 2026

Collective protest has been complicated by consolidation, franchising and acquisitions, making it ever more difficult to even figure out who to protest and how.

From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2025

There are plans to open a Fresh Brothers in the Chicago area and begin franchising in other states by March, Majewski said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 19, 2024