What this is: A reading list for brands, property owners, investors and lenders: how FICO and FOCO work, how retail leases are priced, what the market data says and which rules apply.What happens next: Pick a topic, or start with the four models below. Every item opens on the publisher's own site.
Learn the expansion models
Chosen by the FicoFoco desk from regulators, industry bodies, rating agencies, law firms and the business press. We link and summarise; we don't reproduce, and nothing here is paid placement.
The four models, in one line each
- FICOFranchise-invested, company-operated
- An investor funds the outlet; the brand runs it day to day.
- FOCOFranchise-owned, company-operated
- The franchisee owns the outlet; the brand operates it.
- FOFOFranchise-owned, franchise-operated
- The franchisee owns and runs the outlet under the brand's standards.
- COCOCompany-owned, company-operated
- The brand funds and runs the outlet itself.
Franchise expansion
- News18 Mar 2026
A QSR chain raises Series B to build a franchise-first platform
Outlook Business
A 200-plus-store burger chain raised funding to scale through local franchise partners. The brand supplies design, training, supply chain and technology; partners fund and run the outlets.
Why read it: A recent example of a brand growing with franchisee capital rather than its own.
Read on outlookbusiness.com (opens in a new tab) - News1 Apr 2026
Jubilant FoodWorks extends Domino's India franchise pact by 15 years
Business Standard
India's largest pizza master franchisee renewed its rights for 15 years with an option to extend. It runs thousands of stores across three countries.
Why read it: Shows the tenure and scale a master-franchise relationship can reach.
Read on business-standard.com (opens in a new tab) - Video
Westlife's Amit Jatia & Akshay Jatia on the long-term vision for McDonald's
CNBC-TV18
Leaders of the master franchisee for West and South India talk about long-term outlet expansion and strategy.
Why read it: A first-hand view of how a large franchisee plans outlet growth.
Watch on youtube.com (opens in a new tab) - Video
Westlife Vision 2027 | Akshay Jatia | ET NOW
ET Now
An interview on a QSR master franchisee's store-expansion roadmap to 2027.
Why read it: Shows the store-count plans that drive demand for QSR-grade space.
Watch on youtube.com (opens in a new tab)
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