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When franchises advertise ‘opportunities nationwide’, they mean it. Simon Lord finds good reasons why business buyers should look outside the cities

Bad publicity can happen to any company at any time. We look at some recent situations and offer practical advice for franchisors and franchisees o...

4 February 2016 - McDonald’s New Zealand is to invest millions of dollars in a nutritional improvement programme that will see reductions in sugar,...

Good franchisees are hard to find, so should they be encouraged to own more than one outlet? Win Robinson considers the issues.

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

Glenice Riley suggests some smart things to think about when buying a franchise

Alistair van Schalkwyk of ASCO Legal explores the legal considerations and best practices to follow when you consider buying a franchise in New Zea...

11 November 2017 – The Franchise Association has awarded Life Memberships to three people who have made considerable contributions to the growth of...

Philip Morrison provides an introduction to what you need to think about when franchising a business

Murray Streets explains how to turn your franchise business’s brand visibility into customer growth

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

A draft bill before the Commerce Select Committee could see franchisors having to apply for exemption from laws designed to prevent collaborative a...

Meredith Taylor and Nathan Bonney outline what to expect from the moment you first contact a franchise and say, ‘I’m interested in your opportunity’

September 2019 - Food and franchising go together like fish and chips, but the market’s changing faster than ever. Simon Lord looks at some of the ...

Life-work balance is now considered the number-one motivator for employees all over the world, with workplace flexibility outranking salary in impo...

March 2005 - Out of school and into business? Teens and 20s are increasingly finding franchising offers a great way to get into a business of their...

December 2025 - Continuing  a festive season tradition, KidsCan and The Coffee Club have announced the young winners of their Christmas Cup design ...

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

Abhay Kolhe of MBIE’s Employment System Guidance & Engagement team provides case studies and useful planning tools to help franchisors and fran...

June 2011 - A franchisee stripped bare an Auckland gym in an overnight raid that has left the franchisors with a bitter taste

The Sparkies were sparkling and Jesters came out laughing at the 2005 Westpac New Zealand Franchise Awards