Public Franchise Companies

franchise
An authorization granted by a government or company to an individual or group enabling them to carry out specified commercial activities, e.g., providing a broadcasting service or acting as an agent for a company's products
An authorization given by a league to own a sports team
A business or service given such authorization to operate
an authorization to sell a company's goods or services in a particular place
grant a franchise to
a statutory right or privilege granted to a person or group by a government (especially the rights of citizenship and the right to vote)

companies
Associate with; keep company with
Accompany (someone)
(company) small military unit; usually two or three platoons
(company) be a companion to somebody
(company) an institution created to conduct business; "he only invests in large well-established companies"; "he started the company in his garage"

public
not private; open to or concerning the people as a whole; "the public good"; "public libraries"; "public funds"; "public parks"; "a public scandal"; "public gardens"; "performers and members of royal families are public figures"
Ordinary people in general; the community
The people who watch or are interested in an artist, writer, or performer
a body of people sharing some common interest; "the reading public"
A section of the community having a particular interest or connection
populace: people in general considered as a whole; "he is a hero in the eyes of the public"