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November 2022 – Franchise New Zealand wins the Service Provider of the Year Award for the second time running

31 March 2014 – The High Court has declined to grant an interim injunction restraining an ex-franchisee from continuing to trade following the expi...

An Australian survey finds franchises have better revenue performance than the average non-franchised SME, with more forward planning enabling them...

Fred DeLuca, the founder of Subway, died on 14th September 2015 after being diagnosed with leukaemia two years ago. He was 67.

In the second of two articles from 2005 on building a global franchise, the founder of Fastway Couriers, Bill McGowan, discusses the development of...

The Westpac New Zealand Franchise Awards are a chance for the franchise whanau to get together, network, exchange stories and gossip and party into...

10 May 2018 – The latest GDP estimates from the MBIE show New Zealand’s regions to be growing strongly over the past five years with parts of the S...

2 October 2019 – The Commerce Commission has warned Hell Pizza that its advertising of the “Burger Pizza” was, in the Commission’s view, likely to ...

It’s been 10 years since the start of the new millennium. Simon Lord examines what the decade has brought for franchisors and franchisees

The US Embassy is inviting New Zealand franchisors and investors to attend the International Franchise Expo in New York as a member of the US Embas...

A new account of the complicated role the fast-food industry plays in African-American communities has been awarded the USA's top prize for journalism

September 2012 - Lessons from the University of Life: New Zealand’s oldest and youngest franchisees share their experiences

6 November 2023 – Australia already has one of the most regulated franchise sectors in the world. Now the ACCC wants to introduce a licensing syste...

In a well-attended webinar held yesterday, organised by the U.S. Commercial Service and the International Trade Organisation, U.S.-based franchisor...

The Franchise Council of Australia has named the winners of its 2010 Excellence in Franchising Awards.

Over ten years, Fred Berni has identified the critical characteristics which high-performing franchisees have in common. In this article, he shares...

With hundreds of franchise opportunities to choose from, how do you choose one that's going to perform for you? Here's our step-by-step guide to st...

May 2009 - More people want franchises - but can they find funding?

March 2011 - Gary Tempero is a Provender franchisee in Christchurch who wrote this account of the day the earthquake struck for the franchise’s new...

June Claunch helped many children get a better start in life through her sKids after-school programmes

A solicitor who encouraged a franchisee to be dishonest to avoid falling foul of a restraint of trade provision has had their name withheld

From the archives June 2013 - McDonald’s are looking to dominate a new market by bringing back one of NZ’s best-loved brands. Simon Lord takes a de...

March 2016 - Simon Lord finds new safety legislation can be a bonus for franchisors and franchisees – if you do it right

Mature franchisees require a different type of support if they are to go on growing, suggests Greg Nathan

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24 May 2018 – The latest Quarterly Economic Overview from Westpac suggests New Zealand is on track for moderate growth over the next few years but ...

Estelle Logan outlines some of the ways that buying a franchise can make going into business for yourself an attractive option

18 June 2019 – A new survey shows that running your own business can be stressful and frustrating. How does being part of a franchise help?

Westpac’s Franchise Team has been working with franchisors and franchisees throughout New Zealand to find practical solutions to the cashflow crisi...

2 August 2021 - Vehicle glass repair and replacement company Smith&Smith has acquired Exceed, the nationwide window and door hardware repair fr...