 Formula retail    is a type of sales activity required by contractual or other arrangements to offer a standardized array of services and/or merchandise, trademark, interior / exterior design and/or uniforms.
<meaning-changed>  Formula retail    is a type of sales activity required by contractual or other arrangements to offer a standardized array of services and/or merchandise, trademark, interior / exterior design and/or uniforms.
 The term refers to the characteristics of the restaurant rather than its ownership, following a business model controlled by an overseeing corporation. Most formula restaurants are chain restaurants, though this does not have to be the case. is a type of sales activity required by contractual or other arrangements to offer a standardized array of services and/or merchandise, trademark, interior / exterior design and/or uniforms.