The company had aggressively purchased properties and franchise rights from independent operators in many states from 1991 to 1993.

Why not get a franchise right from the U.N. and settle the matter?

Lucia buying the franchise rights including its rights for the first pick of the 1993 draft.

The company has franchise rights for the following brands:

The franchise rights were then sold to Purefoods before the 1988 season.

By 1985, regional bottlers across the United States were seeking franchise rights.

Some 200 dealers paid $75,000 each for franchise rights, for a total of $15 million dollars.

The company then moved into the Russian market in 2005 with the acquisition of the franchise rights for Mothercare.

It is a widely recognized brand and many independent operators are willing to pay for the franchise rights to use it.

He said he had invested about $500,000 in the team over the last three years for marketing, lobbying and buying franchise rights.