1.   Analysts doubt Honda will succeed because most state laws support the right of franchise owners of dealerships to sell to whom they please.

2.   And from the sound of things, Bettman spent the day in the hot seat, getting grilled and drilled by a contingent of NHL franchise owners.

3.   And there has been considerable capital outlay by the new franchise owners, Richard Burke and Steven Gluckstern, who mostly are embarrassed by the early failures.

4.   A statement from franchise owner Rikamor Ltd., said that it never misrepresented the location of the restaurant.

5.   Adams is a former franchise owner.

6.   But franchise owners must also pay rent to GNC, which insists on being the leaseholder for all stores.

7.   But one longtime franchise owner who plans to open another store this year said she had looked into the GNC loan and turned it down.

8.   But the settlement stops well short of addressing all the concerns of the franchise owners.

9.   COMPANY STORE Many franchise companies insist that franchise owners use only approved suppliers.

10.   Company executives say that they have no desire to ruin their franchisees and that the dissatisfaction among a relative handful of franchise owners comes from their own shortcomings.