Some 30 food and non-food brands are being offered for franchising at the three-day Franchise Visayas 2016, which opened Friday at the Ayala Center Cebu. The event, organized by the Philippine Franchise Association (PFA), is a prelude to Franchise Asia Philippines 2016, considered the biggest franchise event in Asia which is set for July…
Franchising is arguably the easiest path to becoming an entrepreneur. By having an already established brands and a franchisors’ support network, one can almost eliminate the chance of failure by becoming a franchisee. According to a recent Franchise Association of South Africa (Fasa) survey, franchisees have a business success rate of 90%. This is…
BERNAMA – 8th APRIL 2016 SPECIALITY…D’Tandoor Putrajaya’s speciality dish, the 24-hour roasted whole leg of lamb called Raan Srikandi unveiled at the launch of its new menu on March 30, 2015. Pic: Mahyudin Mohamad foto BERNAMA KUALA LUMPUR, April 8 (Bernama) — Malaysian franchisors planning to venture abroad must always think outside the…
Kuala Lumpur, 2nd April 2016 – Malaysian business owners gathered here today to learn how to expand their businesses overseas through franchising by being certified in International Franchise Management (IFM), an enablement course organised by the Ministry of Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism (KPDNKK) and the Malaysian Franchise Association (MFA). The two-day intensive IFM Certification…
Bernama – 6 April 2016 KUALA LUMPUR, 5 April (Bernama) — Kementerian Perdagangan Dalam Negeri, Koperasi dan Kepenggunaan (KPDNKK) akan memperketat kriteria pemberian lesen perniagaan di Kawasan Keselamatan Khas Pantai Timur Sabah (Esscom) susulan insiden penculikan di perairan negeri itu. Menteri berkenaan Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin berkata pemberian lesen kepada peniaga di kawasan perairan…
My Metro – 6 April 2016 Kuala Lumpur: Perbadanan Nasional Bhd terus membantu usahawan tempatan untuk menyertai industri francais menerusi Program Sembang Santai Francais (SSF) yang diadakan sepanjang tahun ini secara bersiri. SSF yang akan diadakan sebanyak lima siri tahun ini akan membabitkan sekitar 50 peserta setiap sesi yang mana peserta program berkenaan di…
BERITA HARIAN – 6 APRIL 2016 MENTERI Perdagangan Dalam Negeri, Koperasi dan Kepenggunaan (KPDNKK), Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin. KUALA LUMPUR: Perbadanan Nasional Bhd (PNS) melancarkan siri program baharu “Sembang Santai Francais” (SSF) yang akan dianjurkan setiap dua bulan sehingga akhir tahun ini. Menteri Perdagangan Dalam Negeri, Koperasi dan Kepenggunaan (KPDNKK), Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin,…
NEW STRAITS TIMES – 5 APRIL 2016 SHAH ALAM: For many young entrepreneurs, starting a food truck business is a trendier alternative to opening a stall on the streets. Food truck operator Azree Azhar, 29, opened his first franchised food truck in October last year at SACC Mall here. Azhar, who sells creamy…
UTUSAN MALAYSIA – 4 APRIL 2016 KUALA LUMPUR 3 April – Kumpulan Halcent (Halcent) bercadang untuk mengambil alih hotel di blok F Abraj Tower, Arab Saudi melibatkan urus niaga bernilai 3.8 bilion riyal (RM4.11 bilion). Abdul Halim Navaghani Pengarah Urusannya, Datuk Dr. Abdul Halim Navaghani berkata, buat masa ini perbincangan masih lagi berjalan…
Portland Press Herald – 31st March 2016 CHICAGO — McDonald’s is looking for franchisees in Asia as part of a plan to open 1,500 restaurants in China, Hong Kong and Korea over the next five years. McDonald’s, based in suburban Chicago, has about 36,000 restaurants around the world — 2,800 of which are in…
