Bleeding Margins: Korean Franchise Owners Revolt Against 20% Delivery Fees
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Bleeding Margins: Korean Franchise Owners Revolt Against 20% Delivery Fees

The math on the ground in South Korea’s hyper-competitive franchise sector is fundamentally broken. As we move into the back half of 2026, the uneasy truce between restaurant operators and dominant delivery platforms like Baemin and Coupang Eats has completely fractured. While corporate headquarters obsess over top-line growth and menu innovation, the individual owner-operators frying […]

The Trojan Horse of Delivery: Why Domino's Refuses to Surrender its Drivers to Uber Eats
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The Trojan Horse of Delivery: Why Domino’s Refuses to Surrender its Drivers to Uber Eats

If you look at the P&L statement of an average QSR franchisee in 2026, the line item bleeding the most red ink is usually third-party delivery commissions. Forking over 30% of top-line revenue to an aggregator completely destroys unit economics, leaving operators essentially subsidizing the delivery platform’s business model. Domino’s Pizza, however, has engineered a […]

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