The Fastest 2 Minutes in International Franchising

In 2014, EGS’ US franchisor clients are very busy finding licensees in over 25 countries. Our GlobalTeam™ of highly experienced international development project managers contributed to the following brief summary of the franchising environment around the world.

Asia	China	Food quality stinks; new F&B franchises shrink
	Japan	New, large scale US F&B investment
	Malaysia	Government barriers for foreign franchises
	The Philippines	New professional companies seeking US brands
	Thailand	What coup? New franchise investment by major groups
	Viet Nam	Just bring coffee brands
Americas	Argentina	You get paid in soybeans
	Brazil	95% local franchisors, government barriers to entry
	Canada	True regional development beginning
	Chile	Perfect market, except for the lack of people
	Colombia	Show me the money and where it came from
	Mexico	Selected areas booming
	Peru	GDP/capita growth and resulting investment wonderful
	USA	Franchise model in the birthplace of franchising in peril
Europe	Czech Republic	Small market, but a perfect European brand showplace
	Ireland	Investors not quite back to investing
	Germany	English not spoken and ‘We already have it’
	Poland	Good franchise growth outside Warsaw
	Russia	Really? Now?
	Spain	Fast recovery, many investors seeking brands
	Turkey	US F&B booming, despite tin pot ruler
	United Kingdom	Analysis paralysis. Build a pilot first, then investors
Middle East	Egypt	Next year, really…
	Saudi Arabia	New F&B brands entering. Permits to open units???
	UAE	Abu Dhabi and ‘More fast food, please’
Others	Australia	90%+ local, locals like local brands
	India	Separate universe
	New Zealand	The opposite of Australia, but few consumers
	Nigeria	Really???
	Pakistan	Not Karachi
	South Africa	90%+ local franchises to date, but a change is coming

 

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