Vietnam News: HCM CITY — With domestic and foreign brand names, services and fast food storming the Viet Nam market, franchising has developed into one of the most successful business models in the country, market experts say. Franchising is the authorisation given by a company for others to use its... More

Reuters: Wendy’s International Inc.on Monday named franchisee Dave Near to the new post of chief operations officer for the Wendy’s brand and said its executive vice president of operations is leaving the company. It was the second time in a week a major management change was announced... More

Business Report: Cape Town – Pick ‘n Pay Stores said last week that the high capital outlay deterred it from setting up its own centralised distribution system despite efficiency gains related to the system. Pick ‘n Pay chief executive Sean Summers estimated that it would cost more... More

Nz Herald: It’s essentially a slab of dough smothered in cheese and various toppings. Nevertheless, there’s big money to be made in pizza, still a favourite fast food with Kiwis. In the year to March, they spent close to $90 million at Pizza Hut – the largest of the local pizza... More

Warsaw Business: Mondo Italia Gallery, which is made up of a group of Italian clothes producers, is currently working on the establishment of a strong sales network in CEE. In Poland, the network will be built on a franchise basis. Company representatives said they already have entrepreneurs ready to... More

Gloria Jeans Coffee’s, one of the largest coffee chains in the world, will be opening its first outlet in Delhi by July this year. Speaking on the sidelines of the Franchise and Retail Expo, Gaurav Marya, president, Franchise India Holdings, which is also the main consultant to the group in India,... More

Daily Telegraph YOU can wash your clothes at a laundromat, spruce up your car at a carwash . . . and now Sydneysiders can avoid bathing the family pooch at home by visiting a DIY dogwash. The DIY Dog Wash in Castle Hill is the brainchild of Leigh Kostiainen, proud owner of Bowie the border collie and... More

Business Reporter Durban – Taste Holdings, which owns the Scooters Pizza and Maxi’s brands, will use the R30 million it hopes to raise through a listing on the JSE’s AltX exchange in June to make further acquisitions. Carlo Gonzaga, the managing director of Taste Holdings, said yesterday:... More

Msn Money: VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) – As a franchise operator of 1-800-GOT-JUNK, Calgary’s Dave Harrop thought he’d just be hauling away other people’s garbage — not bona fide treasures that would lead to a lucrative lifestyle. He once picked up 50 boxes of books... More

Franchising Fast food chicken franchising has come a long way from 1939, when Colonel Harlan Sanders introduced Kentucky Fried Chicken. Since then, brands like Church’s, Chester’s, and Popeyes have spread the gospel of fried chicken not only across the continent, but across the world. Fried... More

The inspiration came in 2000, when Jacob D’Aniello was sitting in bumper-to-bumper traffic on the outskirts of Washington. He heard a man talking on the radio about his job, which entailed picking up dog waste from neighbors’ yards. D’Aniello was dissatisfied with his work as an information... More

Stuff Vehicle Testing New Zealand wants to take over a testing station in Hamilton, claiming breaches of its franchise agreement. But the owner of Hamilton WOF in Claudelands is crying foul, saying VTNZ did not live up to its contract. The two parties are locked in battle in the Auckland High Court.... More