Foodie Profits From Food Fad

For Ashish Dhall, North Indian and Mughlai cuisine has always been a passion. Interestingly, he has now turned this into a successful business venture in the form of Tandoori Trumpets

Popping Profit

From being a very humble roadside snack, popcorn has turned into a gourmet option with a vast variety of flavours that add an extra zing to its basic taste.

Feasting On Fast Food

Such has been the vast change in the food habits of Indians, especially the young and working, that quick service restaurants today make for the best business opportunity. In this growing space, AGSmarty Food and Beverages LLP has taken huge strides in terms of expansion and is now looking to have a bigger footprint across India with franchise partners.

Franchising Today, Tomorrow!

What makes franchising a viable business model is understanding of local markets and retail the merchandise as per the catchment’s need and aspiration.

Beyond The Borders

Building a brand to transcend borders inevitably means building flexibility into a system whilst maintaining the fundamental brand standards wherever the system is operated. How do you build a franchise that transcends borders?

Picking The Perfect Partner

When you opt for a franchise business, it will become your baby, a business that you will watch grow and love and hopefully with a little hard work and research, be successful. But how do you go finding the perfect franchise partner?

Forging The Right Partnership

Delivering success through a franchising business model

Putting The Best Foot Forward

German sportswear brand PUMA made its India entry in 2006. Twelve years later, it now owns 360 stores across India. The brand’s Managing Director Abhishek Ganguly says the company aims to continue dominating the sports performance market in India.

Driving Development Far And Wide

Micro-franchising is not just a subset of franchising. In fact, can be a key trigger to reduce poverty and provide entrepreneurship opportunities to the less privileged in rural areas.

Can Franchising Be The Solution To India's Unemployment Challenge?

India tops the list of the fastest growing economies in the world for the coming decade and is projected to grow at 7.9% annually, ahead of China and the US, according to a Harvard University report.

On The Right Path ​​​​​​With Raymond

With the opening of Raymond’s first ever Mini TRS in Nalgonda, Telengana, Tharun Rao, Franchisee, The Raymond Shop, is targeting to penetrate deeper into emerging towns with similar format stores within the next two years.       

Pharmacy Makes For A ‘Healthy' Business

If there is one product that never goes out of demand and is completely recession-free or any other economic factors, that’s medicine. With handsome margins and profits, setting up a pharmacy store deserves serious thought.

Beauty Is Not Just Skin Deep

Tanya Krishna reports about the growth in the Indian beauty industry and the trends that have triggered this rapid rise

Salons And Spas On A Shining Trail

Tanya Krishna reports about the changing retail trends in the salon and spa industry

When Food Turns Into A Health Fad

The latest trend in the food industry that includes eating out is that of snacking or dining at health food cafes where the owners tie up with nutritionists to serve delicious, organic and healthy cuisine to those who are keeping a strict control on their bodies and fitness. Aysha Anam

Giving Healthcare A New Dimension

With heavy urbanization and modernization altering the lifestyle of people and technology opening up a number of innovative cost-effective treatments, the way healthcare is getting delivered in India is now undergoing a major transformation, reports Zarafshan Shiraz

Yoga Finds A Fit Way To Make Profits

Yoga is not merely a way to keep fit and healthy. It has turned into an industry, and a very competitive one at that. Aysha Anam

Making Information Technology A Gateway To Global Opportunities

A unique aspect of the Institute of Advanced Networking Technology is that it offers integrated certifications in IT training at probably the lowest price in the IT education industry. As this profile of the company indicates, it is driven by the need to create employment opportunities for the increasing youth population of the country

Renault Rides With Iron Man And Captain America

Even as movie buffs around the world gear up for yet another blockbuster from Marvel Studios – Avengers: Infinity Wars – brands have started monetizing on the franchise. Of late, French multinational automobile manufacturer Renault has associated with Disney India to launch KWID Super Hero Edition. Sumit Sawhney, Country CEO and MD, Renault India Operations, believes that this association has instigated a new chapter of brand licensing in India.

So What Makes For A Successful Franchisor-franchisee Bond?

The relationship between a franchisor and a franchisee does not start and stop with business terms. Many other elements have to be invested to be able to create a successful partnership that can weather all storms By Aysha Anam

Copycat Strategy Leaves New Age Brands Lifeless

Nusra reports about how duplicating a successful internationally renowned and ‘customized for India’ model does not work for all brands, citing incidents about why certain leading brands have closed their doors in India

Opt For The Omni Channel

Given the current trend in retail marketing, a winning strategy should be adopt all the channels in order to increase the basket size and revenues, suggests Shipra Bansal, Senior Manager – Consulting & Strategy, Francorp

Going Touristy With Tourient

Come vacations and there is always a surge in travel bookings. With India’s tourism industry on a high, Zarafshan Shiraz finds out how the old school has been brushed aside by the digitally active Tourient

Baking A Perfect Business Formula

With cafes and bakeries mushrooming in every nook and corner of the country, Zarafshan Shiraz finds out from Manish Somani, Director, TGB Bakers and Confectionary (P) Ltd., what is their retaining mantra

Kid's Retail Franchise: Rides High on the Low Cost Factor

Riding high on the growth of the purchase power, discretionary spend of aspirational wealthy middle class parents, Kid’s Retail is sure to experience unprecedented growth. Every brand worth its salt in the kid’s retail segment is banking heavily on franchising and licensing for their expansion. Good news for investors is that kid’s retail franchise demands low investment and assures high returns.

Understanding Territorial Exclusivity Rights

In a franchise setup, one of the significant areas that need specific evaluation by a franchisee is the right to be granted an exclusive territory of operation to the exclusion of the right of the franchisor to set up other franchisees. Read on to know more about granting exclusive territorial rights.

Growing The Right Way

The things you need to know before expanding your business via franchising

Fuelling The Growth Via Franchising

With growth numbers and initiatives by the Centre, organizations across the world have been tracking the Indian market closely

Empowering India Via Education

As a challenging education system awaits students in big schools, the quality stint during preschool stage is now having great importance. However, the preschool segment of the Indian education industry continues to primarily be an unorganized sector. The gross enrollment rate in the preschool segment is as low as 18-20 per cent. According to a research report, the preschool market is set to thrive in India, with market revenue anticipated to grow at a CAGR of around 20 per cent by 2020. Owing to the increased awareness of quality preschool education, Shanti Juniors, one of the existing players of this industry, is all set to expand its wings pan-India.

Tailoring The Success

From a single store in 2002 to more than 400 outlets in domestic and international markets and over 2,000 point of sales, TCNS Clothing has come a long way. Anant Daga, MD, TCNS Clothing, shares the company’s future plans