As The NLRB Attacks Franchisors Like McDonald's, Is `Quasi-Franchising' The Answer?

Albert Einstein once said, “in the middle of difficulty, lies opportunity.” Currently, the restaurant franchise community finds itself in the middle of difficulty on two fronts: changing views of the legal separation of the franchisor and the franchisee and changing consumer tastes. The solution to both of these challenges may lie with the modification of the traditional restaurant franchise business model.