A company or person that grants another person or business the right to operate their business model and use their brand name.
From 'franchise' (French franc meaning 'free') plus the agent suffix '-or.' The word emerged in mid-20th century business terminology to describe the entity offering franchises to franchisees.
The franchisor-franchisee relationship created modern capitalism's most scalable business model—McDonald's became global not by opening restaurants everywhere itself, but by franchisors empowering thousands of independent operators to do it.
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