And with acquired franchises, most prominently DHL International, he is gaining market share overseas for the company's fastest-growing business: express delivery.
BreadTalk entered the restaurant business in 2003 by acquiring franchise rights to bring the Taiwanese Din Tai Fung brand into Singapore.
Their problems notwithstanding, the W.N.B.A. and the W.U.S.A. are drawing interest from investors who want to acquire franchises.
ROTO-ROOTER INC., Cincinnati, a provider of plumbing and drain-cleaning services, said it would acquire franchises in California, Oregon, Utah, Arizona and Texas to increase income.
"As part of our commitment to global expansion we recently acquired our franchise in Portugal.
It will be the first Star Wars film to be made since Disney acquired the franchise from creator George Lucas' company for $4bn last October.
This isn't the first time the Los Angeles Lakers have interrupted the Olympics with the news they acquired a franchise center.
Not that Khan is unacquainted with sporting disappointment: his Jacksonville Jaguars, in their only NFL season since he acquired the franchise, lost 14 games out of 16 before parting from their coach.
"It's a true investment because I've never taken a dime out and those two have now acquired 23 franchises".
Between 1998 and June 2004, they have acquired or franchised more than 120 companies, in activities as diverse as mail preparation, express-delivery, freight forwarding and intra-city unaddressed mail delivery.
