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Re:It costs $10k to ‘own’ a Chick-fil-A franchise by sixtypoundhound on Sunday January 19, 2020 @05:18PM (#22094519)
Uh...this is a common conflict between owner-operators and franchise groups.

Also a common area of abuse. There was a sandwich shop chain in the US where this got very ugly a few years ago...

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Re:It costs $10k to ‘own’ a Chick-fil-A franchise by reiichiroh on Sunday January 19, 2020 @05:32PM (#22094596)
Was it Quiznos with the franchisee committing suicide in the store bathroom with a shotgun?
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Re:It costs $10k to ‘own’ a Chick-fil-A franchise by sixtypoundhound on Sunday January 19, 2020 @05:35PM (#22094618)
Yup. But it was more than that one guy, the whole model was crap and they kept selling more units...

https://www.restaurantbusinessonline.com/financing/brief-his...

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Re:It costs $10k to ‘own’ a Chick-fil-A franchise by philwelch on Sunday January 19, 2020 @06:22PM (#22094859)
Which is really a shame since the sandwiches are so good.
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