Pat Snuffer, who has turned burgers and cheese fries into a nifty little empire, is going to franchise the business. In this, he is as honest and up front as he is about most things: "We can better administer the franchisee and help them succeed instead of, ‘Here’s the recipe book, the name, and good luck to you,’ " he said.
Anyone who has ever dealt with franchising (I write about it in one of my other lives) knows that it offers a chance to make piles of money. It is also incredibly hard work, especially for the franchisee, and monumentally litigious. One of my favorites is the Schlotszky’s saga, and the link only hints at how complicated that one was.
No word yet on whether any of the franchises will have a ghost.
