What is "franchised"

Usage examples of "franchised".

At the start of the decade, they owned or franchised more than 120 outlets, in cities ranging geographically from Minneapolis to Washington, D.

As the larger franchised chains blossomed in the late 1950s and early 1960s, the federal minimum wage became the standard pay rate throughout the industry, and these chains offered no employee benefits.

These new franchised chains built larger, more modern restaurants, capable of serving a multitude of customers.

One such chain was a franchised drive-in from California known as Big Boy.

Having achieved success in Miami, McLamore and Edgerton then franchised their business throughout Florida and eventually throughout the nation.

The larger franchised chains had already eclipsed White Castle in terms of size and scope, but the tenacious little company held on and continued to flourish.

To a White Castle fan, however, none of these franchised hamburger factories would do.

Burger Chef briefly stood out as the most successful of these sound-alike imitators, growing even larger than Burger King prototype and, at one point in the late 1960s, even rivaling McDonald's in the number of franchised restaurants.

Although widely franchised and primarily located in suburbia, Shakey's did not truly qualify as "fast food" because most of its business was eat in, as opposed to carry out, attempting to replicate urban pizzerias, albeit with player pianos and pinball machines for the customers' entertainment.

This franchise was just the first of many, with the Pizza Hut chain growing to six company-owned stores and 250 franchised outlets by 1967.

This reliance on teenage labor by the major franchised chains and minimum wage pay structure further lowered the status and desirability of working in a fast-food restaurant.

In 1968, the United States had 136 franchised chains specializing in hamburgers, hot dogs, or chicken, and the future seemed bright.

Edgar Ingram quickly realized that competing head-to-head with the franchised giants would not work, so instead he decided to capitalize on White Castle's unique image and strengths.

Moving in the opposite direction of its franchised competitors, White Castle maintained its urban strength while venturing out into McDonald's and Burger King's suburban territory.

White Castle also recently announced a new partnership with the franchised chain Church's Chicken, in which the two companies will share space and personnel in some of their restaurants, but with each selling its own food products.