Franchise Talk

Australia’s Top 10 Franchisors

October 10th, 2008 | Author: Jack

SmartCompany.com.au:

1. Souvlakihut
Founded by Bill and John Fotiadis, Souvlakihut launched in the Melbourne suburb of Hillside in 2004. It has 16 franchises.

2. Quest Serviced Apartments
Quest is one of Australasia’s largest and most successful serviced apartment group and has been operating for nearly 20 years. It has 120 franchises.

3. Frontline Recruitment
Frontline Recruitment Group was founded in 1995. It has 30 franchises.

4. Ecowash Mobile
In just four year, waterless carwash group Ecowash Mobile has grown into an international franchise operation servicing Australia, the Middle East, Europe and the US. It has more than 100 franchises.

5. Beaumont Tiles
Beaumont Tiles is one of Australia’s leading tile groups. It has more than 80 stores across the country.

6. Xpresso Delight
Xpresso Delight sets out to transplant the cafe experience directly into the workplace with no upfront costs or fees for users. It has 92 franchisees providing over 4.5 million cups of coffee per year.

7. Mortgage Choice
Mortgage Choice was established in 1992 and is now listed on the Australia Stock Exchange. It has more than 400 franchises.

8. ANZ Mortgage Solutions
Launched in 2004, ANZ Mortgage Solutions (called ANZ Mobile Lending) is ANZ’s mobile home loan franchise operation and was the first franchised mobile home lender for the big four Australian banks. It has 136 franchises.

9. Mrs Fields Gourmet Cookies
Mrs Fields commenced operations in Australia in the 1980s. In December 1994, Cookies Australia acquired the Australian master franchise rights, making it a 100% Australian-owned company based in Sydney. It has 17 franchises.

10. Worldwide Online Printing
Worldwide is a $65 million group of 90 franchised print communication centres.