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Franchise Economics — How McDonald's and 7-Eleven Built Empires by Renting Their Brand
McDonald's doesn't primarily make money selling hamburgers. It makes money owning real estate and licensing its brand. Here's how the franchise model works economically — for the franchisor, the franchisee, and the customers who fund both.
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The Numbers Behind McDonald's — The $220 Billion Franchise Machine
A deep financial breakdown of McDonald's $220B empire, revealing that its core business is real estate and franchise rent collection, not hamburgers.
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