The train operators do as they are told under the terms of their franchise contracts.

Wimpy expanded in Egypt through signing several franchise contracts with Egyptian investors.

It eventually determined that Rikamor had breached its franchise contract.

He signed the one-year franchise contract that earned him $8.64 million in 2007.

After incurring large losses and being unable to renegotiate the franchise contracts, the operations were handed back to the State Government.

The existing franchise contract was established in 2005 and was originally intended to last for 10 years.

Accordingly, the agency procures these services through operators entering into and managing franchise contracts.

Several council members and aides said that there was nothing unusual about long-term franchise contracts.

A franchise contract typically gives a franchise owner the exclusive right to take service calls within a given geographical area.

The first franchise contracts under this plan were drawn up, but there was still no joint marketing plan, standardized menu, or detailed operating requirements.