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When McDonalds is the landlord it also gives them the power to evict the franchisee if they are not following the franchise rules. Compare to Subway, which als
by joezydeco 7y ago
When McDonalds is the landlord it also gives them the power to evict the franchisee if they are not following the franchise rules.
Compare to Subway, which also franchises but doesn’t lease property, to see what difference that makes.
- elamje 7y agoSo is Subway the good guy or the bad guy in your comparison? I can’t tell based on your phrasing.
- servercobra 7y agoI'm not sure there's a good guy or bad guy, but anecdotally, I've been in a lot more poorly-run Subways than poorly-run McDonalds, which is maybe the point the OP is getting at?
- reneherse 7y agoSubway has other ways of getting rid of people when it suits them. There was an article posted here recently about the underhanded methods Subway regional managers have used to shut down competing franchisees within their territories. [1] McDonalds is a much stronger company just based on their ownership of some of the most valuable real estate across the USA. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20307988 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20307988