Why Are There No European Franchises?

[Zanza]

I can't remember ever seeing a KFC in Germany really. Are there any, Syt?

[garbon]

It's true to a certain degree... McDonalds in Greece offers "Mojo" fries, thick cut fries as opposed to shoestring ones which are offered everywhere else... and McDonalds in Holland serve Pizza (in 1998 anyways), which you can occasionally find here in NA as discussed in a recent thread.  Also you can buy beer in Euro Ratland which you can't over here. 

In New England, McDonalds offered up McLobster...whoop de doo.

[DisturbedPervert]

McDonalds in Thailand is basically a fried chicken joint rather than a burger joint. 

[katmai]

Taco Bell in Australia was more of a burger joint.

[PRC]

In New England, McDonalds offered up McLobster...whoop de doo.

That's regional variety anyways.  The tone of your post seemed to criticize Martinus for inferring regional variety was possible for a franchise.

[DisturbedPervert]

there are no big Japanese, Chinese or Indian franchises

As for mega Japanese chains, there is Family Mart, which has 13,000 stores, half of them outside of Japan.

MOS Burger seems to be starting to expand abroad as well.

[katmai]

Ok. But I thought we were talking about franchises in Europe?

You are a retarded ass clown. How is that for an analogy?

[Syt]

I can't remember ever seeing a KFC in Germany really. Are there any, Syt?

Yes there are, just not that many:
http://www.kfc.de/index.php?location=locator

There was one in Schweinfurt, across the street from where my sister lived. However, at the time (15 years ago) it may have been a U.S. Army add on. Unlike Popeye's or BK they weren't on the army compound (so they were accessible to everyone), but they still accepted both Deutsche Mark and USD.

We have a couple KFCs in Vienna but no Pizza Huts. KFC restarted a couple years ago, after a first attempt had failed.

[garbon]

That's regional variety anyways.  The tone of your post seemed to criticize Martinus for inferring regional variety was possible for a franchise.

It is night time, I'm less inclined to crop quotes.  Here's what I think he should be called out on:

Where Americans see consistency and safety, Euros see the lack of creativity and boredom.

Besides, Marty acted as though regional variety (and thus less franchise-like) was a euro thing...whereas Americans were happy with their static chains that were boring and lacked creativity.  I wonder what he would make of the McDonald's in an old box car or the one in a victorian style home that I encountered in....America!

[garbon]

You are a retarded ass clown. How is that for an analogy?

[Siege]

Fag.

[Sheilbh]

There are loads of European franchises.

[Josquius]

Wimpy, Febo, etc.... They exist

[Warspite]

I struggled to think of any European franchises at first, but then I realised that most of our food stores are franchises. Pret a Manger, Eat, Wasabi, Itsu, Costa Coffee, Cafe Nero, Upper Crust, Pain Quotidien, Paul, Patisserie Valerie, and so on.

I guess these stores have struggled to penetrate the USA because of market saturation or cultural differences, if they have tried at all.

[Norgy]

Are there any? 

Yes, but I doubt any of them are anything near the size of McDonald's. Norwegian franchises abroad are few, but clothes vendors Dressmann operate in Eastern Europe, at least.