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A master franchise is a franchise relationship in which the owner of the franchise brand (the master franchisor) grants to another party the right to recruit new franchisees in a specific area. In exchange, the other party typically pays some price as well as agreeing to take on some or all of the responsibility to train and support new ...
The legal definition of franchising in Spain is an activity in which an undertaking, the franchisor, grants to another party, the franchisee, for a specific market and in exchange for financial compensation (either direct, indirect or both), the right to exploit an owned system to commercialize products or services already exploited by the ...
A franchise agreement is a legal, binding contract between a franchisor and franchisee. In the United States franchise agreements are enforced at the State level. Prior to a franchisee signing a contract, the US Federal Trade Commission regulates information disclosures under the authority of The Franchise Rule . [ 1 ]
The International Franchise Association (IFA) is a trade group focused on government and public relations efforts for the franchise industry. [1] [2] The association publishes data on franchise activity through a partnership with the U.S. Census Bureau [3] and has litigated on behalf of its members in cases that have reached the U.S. Supreme Court.
The franchise rule requires franchisors to make material disclosures in five categories: the nature of the franchisor and the franchise system; the franchisor's financial viability; the costs involved in purchasing and operating a franchised outlet; the terms and conditions that govern the franchise relationship
Social franchising is the application of the principles of commercial franchising to promote social benefit rather than private profit. In the first sense, it refers to a contractual relationship wherein an independent coordinating organization (usually a non-governmental organization, but occasionally a governmental body or private company [2]) offers individual independent operators the ...
System sales is a term used in the franchising industry. [1] System sales represents the total sales of all outlets that use a brand, or that use multiple brands owned by one franchisor. It is always higher than the franchisor's revenue. For example, say an average "Fast Eats" restaurant has annual revenue of US$1 million.
A franchise disclosure document (FDD) is a legal document which is presented to prospective buyers of franchises in the pre-sale disclosure process in the United States.It was originally known as the Uniform Franchise Offering Circular (UFOC) (or uniform franchise disclosure document), prior to revisions made by the Federal Trade Commission in July 2007.