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Why Mickey D's Needs More Franchises
- USA Today, Wednesday, May 6, 2015 9:23 AM
Franchising more stores was one way McDonald's has recently said it could get its books in order. Doing so will raise stock prices, because third-party ownership eliminates fixed costs. A USA Today analysis shows that DineEquity, Popeyes, Domino's, Sonic and Wendy's have both the most franchise percentage and higher five-year gains, on average than those with the lowest franchise percentages.
