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Old 25-Mar-2006, 07:17
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Default Re: "a franchise of"

It means that the person wants to turn the shop into a burger bar. A franchise is when you buy the rights to use a name and system, like McDonalds, but run the business youself ans own it, paying fees to the franchiser. A tuck shop is like a sweet shop in a school.
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