Baguette Express franchise expands

Scottish based Baguette Express franchise has announced 18 new sites in 2010. The company intends to expand from 70 baguette franchise outlets to a total of 150 Baguette Express franchise stores in 3 years time expanding it’s franchise operations into England with 2 new outlets in London next year. To find out more about the …

CD franchise expands

The CD franchise, a business in which it’s franchisees sells CD’s online continues to growth and now has 20 franchisees in the UK. The start up costs are low at £2,995 and includes some initial franchise stock and according to the franchisor within a few months franchisees are earning over £200 per week, not bad …

Franchise UK launches franchise recruitment service

Franchise UK has launched a new franchise recruitment service. The service is headed by Joel Bissitt, owner of Franchise UK and a former Regional Chairman of the British Franchise Association. Joel comments ” Having many years experience within franchising and been responsible for franchisee recruitment on 3 continents I know the challenges that face a …

Chemdry Central scoop annual awards

Chemdry Central have won the prestigous Chemdry UK franchisee of the year award. All of the Chemdry franchise network of 135 franchises and 790 licences were considered and the Chemdry Central franchise won across numerous business disciplines including business planning, marketing and upholding the Chemdry franchise values. To find out more about the Chemdry franchise …

Dominos pizza franchise creates 39 new jobs

With the opening on a new Dominos pizza franchise in Saltney 39 new jobs have been created. AKS Partners, a family run business has 6 other Dominos pizza franchises. Dominos launched its pizza franchise in the UK in 1985 and now has 640 pizza franchise stores employing 20,000 people. To find out more about pizza …

UK bin cleaning franchise expands into Canada

UK bin cleaning franchise expands into Canada VIP bin cleaning, a UK based bin cleaning franchise cleaning both commercial and residential bins has just signed a master franchise agreement for Canada. The master franchise was signed with the UK franchise company and Bob Jacques who originally owned the VIP bin cleaning franchise operation for Ontario. …

Lawnmaster franchise gains ISO 9001

Lawnmaster franchise gains ISO 9001 Lawnmaster franchise has become the first lawn franchise company in the UK to become ISO 9001 certified, the internationally recognised standard for the quality management of businesses. The company, which is based in Denbighshire and run by husband and wife team Bob and Rachel Underhill, began treating lawns along the …

Back to the floor for Dominos boss

Back to the floor for Dominos boss Don Meih’s, CEO of Dominos Pizza recently took part in a local version of the popular TV program undercover boss. When the producers of the local version of Undercover Boss approached Domino’s Pizza chief Don Meij to take part, they knew they weren’t taking the easy route. It …

Canelle brings French beauty to the UK via franchising

Famous for its French hot waxing using special premium wax imported from France, Cannelle is focused on bringing the French beauty experience to the UK. Cannelle, a collection of beauty salons in Oxfordshire, is being launched as a franchise in across the UK. France Baudet, Owner of Cannelle, explains: “My mother never wanted me to …

New Year, new franchise?

New Year, new franchise? Having given advice to potential franchisee’s through the Franchise UK site and previously being a franchisor myself I know from experience that many people consider buying a franchise at this time of the year. Before you jump in and start making enquiries about franchises in the UK you should first consider …

Card connection in pole position for continued expansion

Leading greeting card publisher and franchisor, Card Connection’s franchisee for the Chelmsford/Colchester/Ipswich area has been racing ahead, following a track day at Silverstone with customer Culverhill Retail Spar. As part of UK Greetings, Card Connection sponsors one of the Porsche racing cars and franchisee Paul Davis was invited to attend a track day experience at …

Kingfisher seeks franchise partners

Kingfisher, a popular UK DIY retailer and parent company of B&Q, is on the hunt for local partners to create a franchise opportunity in a bid for international expansion. The firm, which also owns France-based Castorama, has major retail outlets in Poland and China as well. It will look to license new brands in new …