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Subway opens first UK store in partnership with Applegreen Multi-million pound rebranding at Interlink Express Starbucks opens its first UK franchise store Winners chosen from hands-on experience at the 2012 Best Franchise Awards Snappy Snaps sold to Timpson, the shoe repair chain BBC celebrity, Nick Robinson, keynote speaker at BFA event Fred Turner pioneer of McDonald USEafranchise is back with a bang! Enterprise Rent-A-Car launch franchise
 

Subway opens first UK store in partnership with Applegreen

Subway has opened its first UK store in partnership with Ireland’s leading independent forecourt retailer, Applegreen. The store opened in one of Applegreen’s leading service station locations, Uckfield, East Sussex.

Multi-million pound rebranding at Interlink Express

Parcel carrier, Interlink Express, part of the GeoPost group and one of the UK’s largest franchise operations, has unveiled a multi-million refresh of its corporate branding.

Starbucks opens its first UK franchise store

Starbucks, the high-street coffee chain, has opened its first franchised store at Liphook, Hampshire. This is the first of an eight-store deal with 23.5 Degrees, a partnership of three local entrepreneurs, Anil Patil, Satwinder Sandhu, and Mark Hepburn.

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Winners chosen from hands-on experience at the 2012 Best Franchise Awards

Based on feedback from more than 2,000 franchisees, Smith & Henderson has announced the winners of its 2012 Best Franchise Awards, sponsored by Lloyds TSB Commercial and supported by Franchise World.

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Snappy Snaps sold to Timpson, the shoe repair chain

Snappy Snaps, the high street photo processing and photo gift franchise, has been bought by Timpson, the shoe repairer, key cutter and watch repair retailer.

Nick Robinson

BBC celebrity, Nick Robinson, keynote speaker at BFA event

Nick Robinson, the BBC political editor and popular commentator on radio and TV, will be keynote speaker at the British Franchise Association (BFA) annual conference, which is being held this year in London at Senate House, University of London, on July 4-5.

Fred Turner pioneer of McDonald’s growth

Fred Turner, who played a key role in the growth of McDonald’s and was the architect of its “quality, service and cleanliness” (QSC) policy, has died aged 80.

USEafranchise is back with a bang!

The newly revamped version of the consumer facing portal USEafranchise.com is back with a vengeance. With a host of new features, benefits and articles, the revised site promises to shout out the ‘use a franchise’ message to the UK population.

Enterprise Rent-A-Car launch franchise

Enterprise Rent-A-Car for the first time in its 55-year history has begun to franchise by appointing Guerin Car Rental Solutions as its franchisee in Portugal.

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Enterprise Rent-A-Car launch franchise

07 December 2012

Enterprise Rent-A-Car for the first time in its 55-year history has begun to franchise by appointing Guerin Car Rental Solutions as its franchisee in Portugal.

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Papa John’s pizza delivery success

27 November 2012

Papa John’s has won the pizza delivery chain award of the Pizza, Pasta and Italian Food Association for the fifth time in nine years.

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Labels4Kids franchise labelled for global success

09 November 2012

Labels4Kids, an award-winning e-commerce business, supplying quality personalised identification products, is taking steps to boost its brand and business offering with a network of master franchisees.

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Domino’s Pizza franchisee, Lisa Tobias, chosen as a finalist in the 2012 NatWest everywoman Awards

02 November 2012

The finalists in the NatWest everywoman Awards – the UK’s leading programme for championing female entrepreneurship have been announced.

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Fastsigns franchisee in Sheffield passes ISO 9001 audit with flying colours

16 October 2012

ISO 9001 assesses the efficiency and productivity of an organisation, and is a valuable certificate for a business to have as it demonstrates that quality systems are in place to ensure that a consistent level of service is provided to customers.

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British Franchise Directory & Guide 2013

10 October 2012

If your tour of the recent franchise exhibition in Birmingham didn’t turn up a handful of franchises in business sectors of interest to you, or leaves you short of general advice on the franchise sector, get a copy of the new 2013 edition of the British Franchise Directory & Guide.

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Autosmart’s Keith Ellwood named Franchisee of the Year 2012

08 October 2012

Keith Ellwood of Autosmart, the van-based supplier to the automotive industry, was crowned as the Franchisee of the Year Gold Award Winner, as well as the Scotland and Northern Ireland Regional Winner, at the 2012 BFA/HSBC Franchisee of the Year Awards, supported by Express Newspapers.

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Cost-saving Roomzzz Aparthotel opens in listed building

28 September 2012

The trailblazing Roomzzz Aparthotel, which is well known for its dedication to innovative expansion techniques reports continuing success with its franchise strategy that has driven its fast-track expansion across the UK and a new opening in Newcastle.

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Rewards in business market for Cartridge World franchisee

26 September 2012

In the current economic climate, making any business work can be a challenge, but Cartridge World, the ink and toner cartridge refilling and recyling retailer, franchisee Gary Kirkby believes the secret to success is through the business-to-business market.

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Franchise Opportunities Live soars to success at Heathrow

25 September 2012

Major franchises and an extensive programme of seminars produced a host of satisfied visitors at the inaugural Franchise Opportunities Live event at the Radisson Blu Edwardian, Heathrow.

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Spice 2 Go launches Indian takeaway franchise

12 September 2012

Spice 2 Go, formerly Masala 2 Go, is an Indian takeaway franchise that aims to restore the popularity of Chicken Tikka Masala in the UK.

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Recession-proof business in growing care sector

11 September 2012

A Kare Plus franchise offers you the chance to build a virtually recession-proof business in a high growth, sustainable sector. Massive changes within the health service and an ageing population are creating huge market potential for well qualified businesses to provide high quality care services.

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Phil Vickery, former England rugby captain, joins SureLet

24 August 2012

Rugby union legend Phil Vickery has joined SureLet, the lettings agency franchise, as a director. After a hugely successful career in rugby, starting his own clothing range, Raging Bull and winning BBC Celebrity MasterChef in 2011, Vickery was ready for a new project.

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Minster awards 2011

Quality has paid off at Minster with sales exceeding £30m

23 August 2012

The franchisees of Minster Cleaning Services, the office and commercial cleaning firm, were praised by Mike Parker, managing director, at their annual awards conference for the quality of their work having led to the network reaching annual sales exceeding £30m.

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Aspect.co.uk, the property maintenance franchise, rolls out nationally

23 August 2012

Aspect.co.uk, the property maintenance and refurbishment firm serving the domestic and commercial markets inside the M25, is rolling out its franchise throughout the country and looking for candidates with the ambition to build multi-unit, van-based businesses.

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