This year, two of its largest franchisees filed for bankruptcy.

今年，该公司最大两家特许经营商申请破产。

That is a big deal. When your franchisees go bankrupt, that's not a great sign.

这是件大事。当你特许经营商破产时，这不是一个好兆头。

Many of these chain restaurants, they're not owned by the larger corporation, they're owned by franchisees.

许多连锁餐馆不属于大公司，它们是由特许经营商拥有。

In comparison, out of the $9.2 billion coming in from franchisees, the company kept 7.6, a stunning 80%.

相比之下，在商9.2亿美元中，公司拿走了7.6亿，惊人80％。

He’d buy the land all future restaurants would be built upon, and then he’d lease it to his franchisees.

他把所有会建餐馆地都买下，然后租给他商。

If selected, Chick-fil-A franchisees needs only an initial investment of $10,000, which covers the franchise fee to become an operator.

如果选中，Chick-fil-A 商只需要1万美元初始投资，其中包括成为运营商费。

The profitability of their franchisees, which they never used to report before, is improving, according to what they say.

根据他们说法，他们以前从报告过特许经营商盈利能力正在改善。

Most McDonald's locations globally are managed and owned by franchisees or licensees rather than the company.

在全球范围内，大多数麦当劳餐厅都是由特许经营商或执照持有者管理和拥有，而不是由麦当劳自己经营。

He handpicked only the best franchisees and ran his operations like an army drill.

他只挑选最好商，像军事演习一样经营。

So, what does the NLRB allege that McDonald's or its franchisees did?

那么，NLRB 指控麦当劳或其商做了什么？

He really decided that Burger King needed to do a better job at focusing on the profitability of their franchisees.

他真认为汉堡王需要更好地关注商盈利能力。

Unlike most chains where the franchisee covers most of the costs of opening the restaurant, Chick-fil-A owns every one of its locations.

与大多数特许经办人承担开餐厅大部分成本连锁餐厅不同，Chick-fil-A 拥有其所有分店。

If McDonald's is considered a joint employer, that means it will pressure its franchisees to comply with the law more.

如果麦当劳视为联合雇主，这意味着它将向其商施压，要求其更多地遵守法律。

Over the years, Domino's has also focused on establishing more than 6500 locations in the US and has worked with franchisees to extend their reach.

多年，达美乐还专注于在美国建立 6500 多家门店，并与商合作扩大业务范围。

But it's the franchisees who decide if and when they want to invest in these changes, which is why many locations still have the old logo.

但是否以及何时投资于这些变化是由商决定，这就是为什么许多地方仍然使用旧标志原因。

So, there's usually a distinction between McDonald's, the owning franchise, or, I guess, the brand, and all of the franchisees. But why are they lumped together in this?

因此，麦当劳、拥有特许经营权，或者我猜是品牌，以及所有特许经营商之间通常是有区别。但为什么他们会归为一类呢？

While franchisees were right to put off remodeling to ensure they weren't distracted from efficiently running their restaurants, the domestic business was in dire need of a significant revamp, he says.

虽然特许经营商推迟改造是正确，以确保他们不会从高效经营餐厅上分心，但国内业务急需进行重大改革。

The workers and franchisees who've long complained about low hourly wages and poor working conditions in campaigns such as Fight for $15 have generally taken a dim view of Easterbrook's overhaul.

在“Fight for $15”等活动中，长期抱怨计时工资低、工作条件差工人和特许经营商对伊斯特布鲁克改革普遍持悲观态度。

Unions are very, very happy about what the NLRB did, because it means that it gives them much more leverage pressure against - against McDonald's and its franchisees.

工会对 NLRB 所作所为感到非常非常高兴，因为这意味着它给了他们更大杠杆压力对抗麦当劳及其特许经营商。

What's really gotten under McDonald's and the business community's skin is the general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board is saying McDonald's is a joint employer with its franchisees.

真正让麦当劳和商界蒙羞是全国劳资关系委员会总法律顾问说麦当劳是一家与其特许经营商联合雇主。