Basically they don't take any working capital on their books this way it's all held by the franchisee. Also, liability for the fast food workers would be with

Basically they don't take any working capital on their books this way it's all held by the franchisee. Also, liability for the fast food workers would be with the franchisee and not the corporation. I don't know in the US but in my country, if you have more than around 50 employees or you are a public listed company, you are held to much higher labor standards than of you are a small company.