New inquiry for Australian franchise sector
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March 2018 - Australian franchising faces a fourth national franchise enquiry in 12 years after Fairfax media reports. Jason Gehrke provides a summ...
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Opportunity Profile
New Pit Stop Petone owner among a growing number of ambitious young franchisees
Franchise Awards move online
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1 February 2022 - The Westpac New Zealand Franchise Awards will take place as an online-only event on 6 March.
Franchise Conference 2022
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June 2022 - Future focus backed by impressive line-up of speakers at New Zealand's national franchise conference. Earlybird booking rates are now a...
Helping franchisees through Covid-19
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How does being part of a franchise help when the unthinkable happens and the whole country goes into lockdown? We’ve been finding out what franchis...
New law to protect franchisees continues legislative intervention in US
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June 2013 - As regulation of various kinds continues to be discussed in NZ, a new bill passed in the Californian Senate 'gives a bullet to franchis...
Young wahine Māori rises to franchise ownership
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...and plans to bake te ao Māori into her business
What's The Best Franchise For You?
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With hundreds of franchise opportunities to choose from, how do you choose one that's going to perform for you? Here's our road map to starting up ...
Today's the day - new AEWV rules apply
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Almost a year after sweeping changes to the Accredited Employer Work Visa (AEWV) were announced, new rules are in place.
The outlook for franchising in 2022
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23 February 2022 – Westpac’s latest quarterly Economic Overview looks at what lies ahead as New Zealand faces Omicron, and the Franchising Confiden...
An introduction to franchising in New Zealand
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New Zealand has more franchise systems per capita than any other country in the world. Here is a guide to this exciting sector
Shear nerve - franchise lawyer fleeced in ram raid
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13 October 2023 – A giant sheep sculpture has been stolen from the garden of lawyer Stewart Germann
Rubbish regulation could pack a punch
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August 2019 – The Ministry for the Environment is seeking submissions after publishing a consultation document which would see retailers and hospi...
World's top-valued food brand named
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July 2019 – The world’s biggest food franchise is also one of the ten hottest brands on the planet, according to a recent report
Eat Fighter: rivals co-operate in battle of the brands
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7 October 2020 – Two of New Zealand’s best-known food franchises are going head-to-head to win customers
Beer boss goes to Hell
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7 March – Hell’s new CEO, Josh Drake, is swapping craft beer for pizza as the former Panhead GM takes on the challenge of leading one of New Zealan...
Australia's 7-Eleven scandal
has wider implications
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Australia's 7-Eleven employment scandal is starting to raise wider questions about the roles and responsibilities of franchisors and master franchi...
The Recipe - Change And Success In The Food Biz
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Food franchises have always been popular – after all, everyone needs to eat. But hospitality is going through massive changes, so what do new buyer...
Cookie Time sandwiches scoop ice cream medals
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August 21 – Cookie Time’s new Cookie Sandwiches have taken out Gold and Silver medals in the prestigious New Zealand Ice Cream Association Awards
Customers to get the credit for new franchisees
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25 March 2021 – Mobile franchise Harrisons is offering an incentive to customers to help find new franchisees
McDonald's spends half billion dollars on NZ ingredients
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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...
Confidence down – better to come?
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24 October 2019 – Things will look worse before they look better, says an economist, but the latest survey suggests franchisors are not yet convinced
New line of credit meets small businesses’ need for flexibility
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4 July 2022 – Small business lending specialist, Prospa, has launched a new Line of Credit product which allows business owners to tap into flexibl...
Refresh, Revive, Renew
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Want to choose where you work, when you work and who you work with? Buying a franchise allows you to make a new start in your own business
New year? New start!
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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?
Franchise Awards 2017 RESULTS - CABIN FEVER
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11 November 2017 – There were double celebrations for Just Cabins after the extra room specialists took out both Supreme titles at the Westpac New ...
Business as usual after fire guts franchisees' building
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1 February 2019 – Sometimes, it’s the unexpected things that pay off when you buy a franchise
franchising for CHINESE IMMIGRANTS
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March 2011 - Chinese immigrants are increasingly turning to franchising as a way of getting into business in New Zealand. Simon Lord hears expert o...
MCDONALDS RETURNS TO NEWMARKET
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Auckland Council grants consent for a stand-alone new drive-thru McDonald's restaurant on a corner site off Broadway
DESTINY
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How can buying a franchise change your life and help you achieve your goals?