Mr Simon became franchise operator of the three restaurants in late 2013, when the majority of the employees at the restaurants were African-American.
They weren't paper-and-ink scaffolds for the multibillion-dollar entertainment franchises that some characters have become, franchises (and would-be franchises) that will be celebrated this week in San Diego at the annual multimedia orgy that's Comic-Con International.
The FA rejected this unprecedented request, worried it might encourage clubs to become franchises that could move around at the whim of their owners.
There is a national conversation over whether charters should remain mom-and-pop operations, or become franchises in enterprises like Edison Schools and Mosaica Education, which promise economies of scale, pools of capital and expertise.
Governments become franchises, and a global organization called Information (a sort of Google meets the United Nations hybrid) provides seemingly objective and continuous information about the world, so that citizens can make the best decisions.
I mean, it's not like I was ever looking to become franchise boy, I was never looking to become anything like that.
A couple of the Bulls' other young players, Ron Artest and Michael Ruffin, were also in the building, energizing Krause as he planned for the college draft and free-agent season, the time of year when general managers become franchise players.
They use Web services to become franchise managers and build dream teams of baseball or football stars, trading players and monitoring their progress using real-time player stats.
As you'll see below, some of those high-priced baseball players are franchise cornerstones like Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw while others have become franchise burdens.
It became a franchise immediately.
