What importance should you place on a work or income guarantee?

The Franchising Survey 2003 is covered in detail below. For our report on the 2024 survey, see Franchising Health Check

New Zealand has more franchise systems per capita than any other country in the world. Here is a guide to this exciting sector

21 March 2017 – Record net annual migration levels continue, Statistics New Zealand said today, bringing larger numbers of migrants into the countr...

Shift in Kiwi employee priorities: 45% say work-life balance comes before salary, study finds 

In a development with major implications for franchise governance and competition law in Aotearoa, the Commerce Commission has filed civil proceedi...

17 April 2022 – McDonald's spent a record amount on ingredients from Kiwi farmers, growers and bakers last year, with the majority being exported t...

Ready for a change? Is it time to get into a business of your own? Is a franchise a good option? What do you need to do first?

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 ...

Attracting potential franchisees means a franchisor needs to present their opportunity in the best possible light. That means showing them what it ...

January 2015 - How far are franchisors responsible for the employment issues of franchisees? It's a hot topic overseas with major implications for ...

14 November 2015 - Some of the people who have made huge contributions to the growth of franchising in New Zealand were honoured at the Westpac New...

After a career with CrestClean spanning three decades, Christchurch franchisee Grant Holland is taking many memories away from his work as he final...

August 2017 - Latest info from the Survey of Franchising reveals that the sector is a major employer and trainer of New Zealanders

April 2012 - Should McDonald's bring back Georgie Pie? Their new MD says they're damned if they do, damned if they don't. What are their options?

Are your customers ready to embrace facial recognition payment technology?

3 September 2022 – A new immigration scheme being introduced later this month could open up opportunities for larger investment franchises. Simon L...

In any franchise, the annual conference is always a major event. Here are some tips from an experienced franchisor on making the most of getting ev...

25 June 2020 – Franchisees could lose their businesses and staff their jobs after long-awaited rent relief legislation delayed again

27 July 2018 – Figures show increasing interest in franchising from potential buyers

From our archives - March 2006. Garry Donoghue oversaw the transformation of a company that started out as a simple buying group into the biggest r...

How do franchisors work out what is a viable territory for a franchisee? Do franchise buyers need a territory at all? Callum Floyd explains

Protect your own interests as you assess any franchise business opportunity. Translated versions of this article are available in Hindi, Traditiona...

Want to know what a franchise is really like? Ask the people who are already there

Franchising lends itself well to the international business environment - but how should you go about it? Stephen Giles and Win Robinson present a ...

Colin Taylor lifts the lid on leases in this personal view of the retail property market