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The finalists for the Encouraging Women into Franchising (EWIF) awards have been announced, and we are so proud to have not one, but two of our franchisees make it through to the shortlist!  On Wednesday 11th April, along with many franchises who nominated their women in franchising for the annual EWIF Awards, we waited with bated breath to find out whether we had made the shortlist. We were elated to learn that we had not one, but two women listed in the EWIF prestigious list of finalists...

Leading pizza franchise, Papa John’s, has opened within the franchise territory of Wrexham.  The newest high street franchise store will now employ more than 20 local staff to deliver Papa John’s top quality pizza to residents in Wrexham and the surrounding area.  “Papa John’s continues to grow in popularity and we now have well over 350 stores across the UK,” confirms Phil Gaffer, franchise sales and business development manager, Papa John’s.  “Our: “BETTER INGREDIENTS.  BET...

Shakeaway's global expansion continues again with a new store location in Citymall, El Bauchrieh, Lebanon; this is the second branch to open in Lebanon with the first branch located at Beirut Souks, Beirut.  At our amazing grand opening on Friday 30th March, the response from customers was fantastic with the first 50 lucky customers in the queue receiving a free milkshake!  Our amazing shakettes served the best hand made to order milkshakes, real fruit smoothies, fit & healthy s...

Upon consulting with the industry and key partners we have taken the decision to move the dates of the annual International Franchise show, ExCeL to April 5th and 6th, 2019.  As the industry is already aware our competitors have, for the past several years, taken the decision to move their dates to conflict with ours. To avoid limiting franchisors recruitment opportunities and causing numerous issues both financially and logistically for brands attending both events; we have decided to m...

Driver Hire franchisees have plenty to celebrate right now. The transport & logistics recruitment franchise business is celebrating another record breaking year. Turnover for the twelve months to the end of March 2018 increased by £8m to £108.5m – an 8% increase on 2016/17. Driver Hire’s 92 franchised offices contributed to the record-breaking figures with some outstanding individual performances; just short of half the network passing £1m turnover and 13 Driver Hire franchisees hitting £2m+...

Smoothie Factory International, a leader it today's juice bar industry, today announced the opening of its latest store in Sydney's eastern suburb, Bondi Beach. The new store opened Friday and is located at the iconic Westfield Bondi Junction Mall situated in one of the city's most desirable areas. The mall is only 6 kilometers from the Sydney Central Business District and home to Australia's leading retailers.The new store is 50sm in size and features a unique design in the shape of an apple wh...

Ever thought about making a living from your favourite holiday? Well that’s exactly what The Christmas Decorators are offering you. And no one knows more about Christmas interior and exterior design for the festive period than the franchise network at The Christmas Decorators. So come to the last Open Day of the year on April 25th 2018 and join us at our head office in Liverpool where you can see the UK’s largest Christmas showroom and learn all about the business and how to become a franchisee...

Raja Suriyar and Hicham Al Maghouch commenced trading on the 26 March after completing their initial 6-week franchise training course with the Accountancy franchise TaxAssist. They were joined on the franchise training course by a third franchisee who will commence trading shortly and a further two new franchisees who will be completing on purchasing existing TaxAssist practices in the near future. Raja and Hicham will hit the ground running as they will benefit from the publicity generate...

Many talented individuals, including Callum Green, an employee from the ChipsAway North Tyneside franchise territor, recently competed against each other at the Skill Auto national finals held at the NEC, in categories such as Automotive Technology, Refinishing, Body Repair and Heavy Vehicle Engineering! Callum performed brilliantly even under intense pressure and scrutiny from the judges, to go on and win Silver, and also a place in the World Skills UK Squad! Callum firstly had to com...

Just months after unveiling its striking new global branding, Tutor Doctor is making headlines again as its new online learning platform has been shortlisted in the 2018 bfa HSBC Franchisor of the Year Awards. Tutor Doctor is already recognised as the leading person-to-person, in-the-home provider of supplementary education in the UK. By implementing world-leading technology, the brand now also delivers this same service ‘into’ the home; giving customers ultimate choice and flexibility. “We in...

The UK’s largest network of small franchise business accountants has started advertising across a number of terrestrial and digital TV channels. The TaxAssist Accountants franchise group has invested in a TV advertising campaign to raise brand awareness as part of the national marketing package offered to its 200-stong franchise network. This is complemented by a newly designed website and new online and offline marketing materials. Celebrated as a forward thinking and digital-ready netwo...

Shakeaway's global expansion continues with a new store location in Taj Mall, Amman, Jordan. This is the second branch to open in Jordan with the first branch located at the Muna Abdoun Building on Sa’ad Abdouh Shamout Street.At our amazing grand opening on Thursday 22nd March, the response from customers was fantastic, with the first 50 lucky customers in the queue receiving a free milkshake! Our amazing shakettes served the best hand made to order milkshakes, real fruit smoothies, fit &...