08.01.2006
RE/MAX Austria: 1,000 estate agents required by 2010
According to reports in the media, RE/MAX Austria, the franchise estate agency system, shall be needing up to 1,000 new estate agents over the next five years in order to be able to fulfil its expansion plans. The company has recently set up an estate agency college to train people joining the branch for the first time as well as to train qua... » Read more
06.01.2006
Franchise Expo Paris: free business pass allows free entry to the fair
The Franchise Expo Paris, one of the largest international franchise exhibitions, is offering those interest their so-called business pass free of charge. This offer shall end on 24th February 2006. Carriers of the business pass not only save money as they need not pay for the entrance ticket and receive a free copy of the exhibition catalogue b... » Read more
30.12.2005
German industry turning more and more to franchising
According to reports in the media, German industrial companies are looking more and more to becoming active themselves as retailers. To achieve this, many are choosing franchising as the means to increase sales, to win over new customers and to provide better customer care. Examples of this trend include franchise systems such as "Point of Colour" ... » Read more
20.12.2005
Dunkin' Brands sold to US investors
The French spirits producer, Pernod Ricard, has sold its franchise business, Dunkin' Brands, to US American financial investors. According to a report in the Handelsblatt, the purchase price amounted to 2.425 billion dollars. The buyer consortium consisting of Bain Capital Partners, Carlyle Group and Thomas H. Lee Partners has said that it is ex... » Read more
13.12.2005
CAMPINGPLATZPROSPEKTE – camping site brochures for Europe
With its Internet portal, CAMPINGPLATZPROSPEKTE, the Camping Medien Verlag publishing house is aiming to provide those holidaymakers looking for a suitable camping site in Europe with a wealth of information. By clicking on the map of Europe, the visitors narrow down their search for individual camping sites and then download the relevant brochu... » Read more
11.12.2005
PC-Spezialist working together with the "Hand in Hand for Children" Charity
PC-Spezialist, one of Germany’s largest franchise systems retailing IT and digital home entertainment products, began a campaign on 07 December giving its support to the charity organisation, Hand in Hand for Children e.V.. It is selling a special Christmas CD with the proceeds being given to the charity. The Hand in Hand for Children e.V. chari... » Read more
09.12.2005
Joey’s Pizza: 25+ new franchise partners and 17% growth
Joey’s Pizza currently has 104 branches across Germany and employs around 3,000 full and part-time staff. This franchise company, which was founded in the German city of Hamburg in 1988, has continued to grow this year by almost 17 percent with more than 25 new partners joining the network. One of the reasons for the growth has been put down t... » Read more
08.12.2005
Fastway Couriers: four new branches in five months
Fastway Couriers has succeeded in starting up four new Fastway regions in Germany over the last five months and so closing the gaps between their different branches. A team of nine men and women are working within the network across the country following the company’s motto "Collected in the morning – delivered in the afternoon " for its local "... » Read more
05.12.2005
FranchiseKey helping to find partners abroad
The English version of the international portal, www.FranchiseKey.com, has now been launched onto the Net under the motto "Select The Best... Worldwide!". FranchiseKey provides franchisors with support helping them to find partners abroad and is, therefore, making a contribution towards internationalising franchising. This new website supplement... » Read more
28.11.2005
Hooters opens first sexy restaurant in Germany
The American restaurant chain, Hooters, has opened up its first restaurant in Germany. According to a report on the Internet portal, cafeFUTURE.net, the restaurant can be found in the town of Neunkirchen close to the US Ramstein airbase so that in all probability around half the guests shall be American soldiers and their families. Other locatio... » Read more
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