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Supe, some comments:

Ray Krok bought McDonald's from the McDonald brothers and proceeded to invent the franchise. Dave Thomas founded Wendy's.

Supe, I understand your perspective, but it seems that you deal with the "cheaters" day in and day out, and have come to believe that all companies are like that. I happen to have first-hand knowledge of some companies that try to do the right thing day in and day out, but get crucified in the press by greedy trial lawyers looking for their (unearned) cut. Unfortunately, I'm not in a position to share my knowledge because extensive research staffs these lawyers employ.