Restaurant Franchise Association

restaurant franchise
Chain stores are retail outlets that share a brand and central management, and usually have standardized business methods and practices. These characteristics also apply to chain restaurants and some service-oriented chain businesses.

association
A connection or cooperative link between people or organizations
the state of being connected together as in memory or imagination; "his association of his father with being beaten was too strong to break"
the act of consorting with or joining with others; "you cannot be convicted of criminal guilt by association"
(often in names) A group of people organized for a joint purpose
A plant community defined by a characteristic group of dominant plant species
a formal organization of people or groups of people; "he joined the Modern Language Association"