Helping franchisees #7 – Preparing to Re-open
Article
How are franchisors helping their franchisees prepare to re-open once we move down from Level 4? BurgerFuel has been working on it from the start o...
MANAGING CASH FLOW EFFECTIVELY
Advisor Profile
Westpac’s Daniel Cloete provides a quick guide to managing cash flow for franchised businesses.
Kiwi battlers - the pioneers who brought McDonald’s to New Zealand
Article
A book published in 2011 by Rosemary Hepözden tells the story of how McDonald’s came to New Zealand and documents its first 35 years here. In this ...
overseas franchisees call for GREATER PROTECTION
Article
May 2011 - A US body called the Coalition of Franchisee Associations has called for the introduction of a ‘Bill of Rights’ for franchisees, while a...
DECAMPING FRANCHISEE leaves gym franchisors fuming
Article
June 2011 - A franchisee stripped bare an Auckland gym in an overnight raid that has left the franchisors with a bitter taste
Franchisors cautious before coalition policies clarified
Article
Updated 27 October 2017 - Pre-election uncertainties caused a slow-down in business confidence which extended into the post-election period. How wi...
Changing traffic, changing business
Article
Geotech have been mining their data to outline some post-pandemic shifts in New Zealand’s retail landscape
Landlords & Leasing
Article
Colin Taylor lifts the lid on leases in this personal view of the retail property market
OVERSEAS EXPERIENCE
kiwis going global
Article
December 2010 - How realistic is it for New Zealand-based franchises to dream of global expansion? Simon Lord talks to two companies on the export ...
Bounce Back
Article
Some sectors have been doing it tough, some have never had it so good. Which franchises are looking forward to good times ahead – and what should b...
multi-unit franchising
FAD OR STRATEGY?
Article
Good franchisees are hard to find, so should they be encouraged to own more than one outlet? Win Robinson considers the issues.
Franchise restraints: case-by-case approach means outcomes vary
Article
October 2016 – Deirdre Watson shares three lessons on the most recent High Court cases involving restraints of trade and good faith in franchising
New rules on rent relief – 5 key aspects for franchisees
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3 November 2021 – A new Bill has seen commercial lease abatements implied into leases as a way of requiring landlords and tenants to agree fair ren...
Symposium Debates Franchise Law Options
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June 2009 - The symposium on Franchise Law Reform held at the University of Auckland brought together some of the top legal minds in franchising to...
Anchor Franchise
Opportunity
Market leader in sales and distribution of dairy products and beverages throughout New Zealand including Anchor, Primo, Mammoth, Mainland, and Kapi...
Cleancorp
Opportunity
Cleancorp offers commercial cleaning franchises. Seeking committed people to deliver great service. We source and acquire commercial cleaning contr...
Franchisees to continue as Fastway sold overseas
Article
22 January 2015 - Fastway, one of New Zealand’s best-known home-grown franchises, has been sold to a global company based in Dubai but franchise ag...
NZ Franchise Awards 2018 - Results - IT’S BUSINESS TIME
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10 November 2018 – Business-to-business franchises proved there’s more to franchising than burgers when they took out the top titles at the Westpa...
Seven Ingredients To Financial Success
Article
Too many businesses decline or fail to perform as well as they could because the owners or managers lack financial skills and the ability to pay at...
ten years of change -
IMPROVING THE MODEL
Article
In the second part of our review of the last decade in New Zealand franchising, we look at the way that systems and perceptions have changed
Interim injunctions
Article
December 2024 - Khushbu Sundarji and Stewart Germann review two recent franchising cases involving obtaining interim injunctions.
Employment Law Changes - training material
Article
The following material has been provided by Employment New Zealand to help business owners and franchisors understand the impact of the changes to ...
Racing Ahead
Article
How buying a franchise can put you in control of achieving your personal and financial ambitions
Cookie Time
Opportunity
A Cookie Time franchise offers business ownership plus support from an iconic Kiwi company, home to much-loved brands including Cookie Time, Bumper...
2003 Survey of Franchising - Highlights
Article
The Franchising Survey 2003 is covered in detail below. For our report on the 2024 survey, see Franchising Health Check
Rights & Wrongs
Article
June 2020 – Stewart Germann and Khushbu Sundarji review lessons from three recent cases involving well-known New Zealand franchises.
The Right Side of The Law
Article
December – 2022 Might some franchisors’ attempts to help their franchisees with financing, pricing or selling cause them to fall foul of some unexp...
Coffix
Opportunity
Offers exceptional Fairtrade coffee at a fair price. Ethical and environmentally responsible company.
MORE NZ LEGISLATION could affect franchisors, franchisees
Article
June 2013 - Two proposed changes with consequences for franchising are currently winging their way through the legislative channels
Report recommends more changes for Australian franchising
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16 March 2019 – The final report from Australia’s Parliamentary Inquiry into the franchise sector there makes sweeping recommendations but the tim...