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The deal makes strategic sense for the U.K. drugmaker given that it brings in a new product that complements its existing Tagrisso franchise in lung cancer, the analysts say.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026

“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

The franchise had initially considered a Northern Irish accent for her character Brooklyn, but later she was written as Irish-American.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

No other franchise leader had ever done such a thing.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt

Simon Prefontaine, a game designer at Bethesda Game Studios' Montreal office, says his studio works on "core franchises" such as Fallout and The Elder Scrolls.

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 author’s final portrait of an entertainment industry sacrificed on the altar of streaming services and superhero franchises isn’t, after all, the end of the story.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 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

This corner of southwestern Idaho is unrelentingly poor and plain, with vast stretches of empty roads and treeless farmland, intersected by equally vast swatches of fast-food franchises and car dealerships.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz

That is especially true in heavily franchised systems.

From Barron's ● May 26, 2026

For now, Stellantis—the parent of Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and Ram—is the only automaker to have allowed Carvana to become one of its franchised dealers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 2026

She said her son was now at a top university paying the same fees as the small franchised operator where she had been learning.

From BBC ● Apr. 10, 2026

New auto entrants like Rivian, and Tesla before it, have spent years contending with long-established U.S. state laws that require new cars to be sold through independent franchised dealers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 28, 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

In the final minutes of the finale, Ebraheim calls Albert with the news that the franchising has begun.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 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

He is looking to open more international locations through franchising and aims to sell more Cheddar Bay Biscuit mixes and other branded goods in retail.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 10, 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