Just to lift the first defenition of franchise I could grab: "A form of business organization in which a firm which already has a successful product or service (the franchisor) enters into a continuing contractual relationship with other businesses (franchisees) operating under the franchisor's trade name and usually with the franchisor's guidance, in exchange for a fee". This isn't exactly what you have. A franchise comes about when you already have a business up and running, and this is a way to grow it - sharing your expertise and brand with other people who do the day-to-day running of their own separate units. What you have is a business idea. Perhaps its best focusing on getting that up and running, before you think about expanding it? Also - I don't know understand your proposal. I take it you produce the semi-prepared food to X amount of people. Orders come in, you contact said person, they cook and deliver for you? Is that right? If so, how do you ensure that these people will be around when you need them? How do you manage your stock over such a dispersed area? Given the extra transport costs - will there be any savings here? What price will you be able to offer - will this be competative? Do you know how the average consumer will take this - are they happy with the concept of people warming up half cooked food and serving it as authentic Indian takeaway? Indeed - assuming you get your own business off the ground, branding and consumer awareness are particularly important to a sucessful franchise - particularly when the service they offer isn't unique / replicable. This is why people buy SubWay franchises rather than set up their own sandwhich shop - the skills aren't that different, but the brand is. Apologies if that sounds a bit negative - I just know that starting a busines is a difficult and complicated thing, the worst thing you can do is go into it without thinking things through.