Word: franchisee
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Editor's Note: The Cambridge Board of Zoning Appeals is currently considering whether to allow a Dunkin' Donuts franchise to open is the Square. Local activists have opposed the bakery because of the expected increases in traffic. They also contend that allowing stores like Dunkin' Donuts or McDonald's into...
The word "McDonald's" is an internationally known symbol of American cuisine, much in the way "Harvard" is a symbol of American education. But go to Harvard Square looking for a franchise of the popular fast food restaurant, and you'll be out of luck, thanks to an elitist conspiracy...
The $19-billion-a-year company has often been the target of those who disparage everything from its entry-level wage structure to the aesthetic blight of its cookie-cutter proliferation. But the Los Angeles experience was vindication of enlightened social policies begun more than three decades ago. The late...
As a result, McDonald's stands out not only as one of the more socially responsible companies in America but also as one of the nation's few truly effective social engineers. Both its franchise operators, who own 83% of all McDonald's restaurants, and company officials sit on boards...
Because their original prosperity came from hamburger stands in middle-class suburbs, McDonald's managers were at first reluctant to move into inner-city markets. But company executives say their first tentative steps in the '70s showed those fears to be unfounded. The policy practiced in the suburbs, which dictated...