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“Now, for a lot of people, the franchise is the scourge of baseball,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026

The warning comes after one of its main partners in the Middle East said it has launched a review of its Mothercare franchise stores.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

Joe Earley, who was president of direct-to-consumer for Disney Entertainment, will now serve as president of Disney Entertainment Television franchise and content strategy, a newly-created role.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

Boehly, who is a co-owner of baseball franchise the Los Angeles Dodgers, said it had been an "honour" to serve as Chelsea chairman.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

The first of these campaigns was the First Transvaal and Orange Free State Peoples Assembly for Votes for All, a campaign for the extension of the franchise to all black South Africans.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

Our own A.I. policy preference is that the government should unplug it, then repurpose gigantic data centers into the biggest Chili’s franchises you’ve ever seen.

From Slate ● Sep. 12, 2026

“Great companies are incredibly comfortable sharing successes and sharing wins,” she said at a town hall in the offices of one of her most important franchises, “Minecraft,” last month.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026

From the players’ viewpoint, the successive sales of major league franchises at record values — the San Diego Padres at $3.9 billion, then the Angels at $4 billion — reflects good economic times.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026

The original series first aired in September 1966, and has since grown into one of the most influential science fiction franchises.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

The man who owns the Cape Girardeau restaurant, Shannon Davis, has linked it and three other of his 12 McDonald’s franchises to the Colorado call center, which is run by another McDonald’s franchisee, Steven Bigari.

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman

Mixue squeezed this blueprint into franchised stalls as small as 45 square feet, the size of a walk-in closet.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

He has also cited Greater Manchester's bus operating model, in which private bus firms bid to run services franchised by the local transport authority, as a possible model for regulating the water and energy sectors.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

Company-owned On the Border locations closed earlier in the month, but franchised restaurants operate independently.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026

Domino’s has the bones of a great restaurant business: a franchised model, strong advertising, a powerful supply chain, and a brand built around value and convenience.

From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 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

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

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