Franchising 17#
The franchisor owns the brand name, products, and corporate identity, and these are licensed to independent franchisees who carry the risk of local operations. Revenue is generated as part of the franchisees’ revenue and orders. The franchisees benefit from the usage of well known brands, know-how, and support.
Examples: Iconic Cases
How they do it: Panera Bread Bakery offers individual entrepreneurs to open a franchise location of their chain. Before opening, the entrepreneur has to sign a franchise agreement specifying his obligations, rights and the fees he has to pay to the company. These include e.g. franchise fee, supplies, and other fees.
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How they do it: Renault maintains a large dealership franchise network worldwide, promoting both its main brand (Renault) as well as sub-brands (e.g. Dacia), for example in the UK and Ireland.
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How they do it: In the United States, Shell has a network of strategically-located local service stations, offering convenience retailing as well as a variety of fuel products. Shell offers franchise opportunities for suitable candidates. Successful applicants are required to have at least 10 percent unencumbered cash of the total capital required for investment.
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How they do it: Harley Davidson works together with individual dealers, opening and running a brand store for them which can focus on motorcycles and service or also just general merchandise. The company supports its dealers with financial and insurance services such as receivable financing.
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How they do it: Individual entrepreneurs are able to open their own McDonald restaurant. They are responsible for running their own (or multiple) restaurants but need to adhere to all corporate set standards e.g. purchasing, product offering, and corporate identity.
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Below, the top industries for the pattern "Franchising" are displayed, in order to get insights into how this pattern is applied across different industries. We've collected data from 5 firms using this pattern.
Top Industries
24% of firms using pattern
12% of firms using pattern
10% of firms using pattern
All Industries
Below, the pattern "Franchising" is analyzed based on co-occurrence, in order to get insights into how this business model pattern is applied in combination with other patterns within the firms we studied.
Top Co-Occurrences
3 pattern co-occurrences
2 pattern co-occurrences
2 pattern co-occurrences