The franchise system covered at an event in New York. A man teaches people to make dough nuts at home. He demonstrates the process. People watch him making donuts. He puts the batter in a machine and prepares doughnuts. A man eats home made donuts. A board reads 'BE YOUR OWN BOSS'. A man holds his son. View of city building where the convention is held. "16th Annual Start Your Own Businesses" gathering designed to make people aware of better opportunities. Men and women in a hall are told about the fast growing business in the world of Franchise businesses. People gather and ask questions. A woman from Sir Speedy Printing and Copying franchise answers questions. A man explains the franchise system. A coin operated car wash kiosk on display. Things displayed in a shop. A Cub Cadet small tractor or mower on display.
The contribution of the franchise system in the United States. Franchises of Pizza Hut, A&W Root Beer, McDonald's, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Holiday Inn which helped in earning profitability and image. Traditional businesses which play a major part in America's franchise system are soft drinks (view of Coca Cola bottle packs being stocked), automobile and truck dealers (view of new or used cars at a car dealership outdoor lot), and gasoline service stations (view of man working at a gasoline station). Traffic on streets.
The contribution of franchise system in the United States. Burger King, Mister Donut and Dairy Queen are a few food franchises in the country. Two girls drink a McDonald's shake. A man and a woman eat ice creams. A woman makes burgers according to customers' choice. A young boy drinks a cold drink at Burger King. Colonel Sanders the founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken ' KFC'.
The contribution of franchise system in the United States. Kentucky, the home place of Colonel Sanders and Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) fast food restaurants. Colonel Sanders put the idea of franchising forward and made it successful. He talks about how he started the franchise, he also speaks about how they got their first restaurant. Children eat chicken at KFC. Children on a merry go round carousel. He traveled by cars to many of the cities to sell his business and take a franchise. Brief views of downtowns in the following cities with 1940s era automobiles on roads: Pampa, Kerrville, Wichita Falls, and San Angelo. The colonel demonstrates his recipe of cooking chicken. He brings it to 90 degrees fahrenheit before cooking it. He batters it and places it in a pressure cooker to cook. View of the finished cooked chicken. The recipe is same in all the centers. Colonel Sanders with his wife walking next to a home.
The contribution of franchise system in the United States. McDonald's Hamburger University in Illinois. The flag of the university and exterior view of a McDonald's Hamburger University building. Students in class receive training to start new McDonald's fast food restaurant franchises. They are told about business management, community relations and marketing techniques. They make hamburgers and are taught basic food operation at an actual store. A computer is attached which help the French Fry potatoes to be cooked at a particular temperature. The French Fries are put in a packet with a specially designed measurement scoop. At the end of the training program they enter their new franchise business. A family gets out of a car and enters a Burger King restaurant. View of a Hardees restaurant where people sit and eat new varieties.
The contribution of franchise system in the United States. Kemmons Wilson, the founder of Holiday Inn. Flags where Holiday Inn franchises are located. The home of Holiday Inn in Memphis, Tennessee where people work on computers and book reservations. These reservations are then possessed to other franchise in the world. Wilson talks about the Holiday Inn system. The company which supplies the inventory, equipment and furniture to the hotel. Franchises from all over the world come to select the styles they want for their new Inn. Wilson talks about the total franchises in the world. View of some of the Holiday Inn franchise in the world.