A unique feature of franchising is that franchise structures,
business models and agreements can (indeed, should) be tailored to
the specific characteristics of each industry and, equally, to the
operations, resources and needs of each franchise network.
There are, therefore, many variations of franchise arrangements,
one of which deals with the degree of control that the franchisor
has over the operation of the franchised businesses in its
network.
Notwithstanding these variations (which are, moreover, entirely
desirable to ensure that the franchise arrangement and structure
are appropriate to each system), a franchise relationship must
still have certain fundamental characteristics, one of which is
that a franchisee operates a real business that it owns.
