Franchising is the  when the owner of a business (franchisor) gives another person (franchisee) the right of using their business name and along with it, the ability to produce and sell their products.

In return for this right the franchisee is required to pay an ongoing royalty fee and usually a certain percentage of sales.

Franchises can be found in almost every industry from cleaning services to tax services. Of all these, one of the most successful is that of the food and beverages industry. People need to eat, and restaurants take advantage of that by providing a variety of food to cater for everyone’s needs.  In the UK, the food and drinks sector turns over a total revenue of about ￡30 billion a year, in the USA  the figure was 558 billion USD for the year of 2008. This just goes to show how lucrative the food industry is.

Food franchises are becoming increasingly popular due to the profitability that is available in the   food and beverages industry. There are lots of types of food franchises including: restaurant franchises, ice cream parlors franchises, bakeries, mobile food stands, healthy and organic foods, fast food, etc..

Many big brand restaurants offer franchise opportunities as part of their on going expansion attempts and to promote their brands to new areas. Examples include McDonalds,, pizza hut ,burger king, KFC to name but a few.

Running a food franchise has numerous advantages, some of which are listed below:

· Food is Always in demand: we cannot survive without food, even in a poor economy people will still want to eat so in a way it’s a recession resistant industry.

· Low Failure Rate - When you buy a  food franchise or most other franchises for that matter, you don’t have to worry if your business will be accepted by the public because the worrying has already been done for you, as the franchise you are buying has already proven that its has been accepted by the public and thus successful.

· Support from the franchisor, another perk of buying a food franchise is that from the beginning the franchisors offers all the help and support the franchisee might need form training to financial assistance, marketing and recruiting employees. They help the franchisee in what ever way possible to ensure that they succeed, which means higher royalty fee and more franchise applicants for them.

But all this does not come for free there are some costs that the franchisee will have to bear.

· Things must be run to a set protocol:  one of the biggest prices that one has to pay when buying a franchise is that things must be done in their way. Franchisors are very keen on this so as to keep their brand name strong and still have control over the business

· Franchise fee, if the business is very successful and well known then the cost of purchasing the franchise and other on going cost, such as royalties, profits percentage payments are going to be high.

The process of applying for a franchise in the food industry generally involves a person filling out an information request form which tells the franchisor that you are interested; the franchisor then sends you an information package and a franchise disclosure document. At this time the franchise recruiter will contact you to answer your questions and perform evaluations which may include interviews.

Franchising is  when the owner of a business (franchisor) gives another person (franchisee) the right of using their business name and along with it, the ability to produce and sell their products. In return for this right the franchisee is required to pay an ongoing royalty fee and usually a certain percentage of sales. 

Franchises can be found in almost every industry from cleaning services to tax services. Of all these, one of the most successful is that of the food and beverages industry. People need to eat, and restaurants take advantage of that by providing a variety of food to cater for everyone’s needs.

 In the UK, the food and drinks sector turns over a total revenue of about ￡30 billion a year, in the USA  the figure was 558 billion USD for the year of 2008. This just goes to show how lucrative the food industry is.

Food franchises are becoming increasingly popular due to the profitability that is available in the   food and beverages industry. There are lots of types of food franchises including: restaurant franchises, ice cream parlors franchises, bakeries, mobile food stands, healthy and organic foods, fast food, etc.

Many big brand restaurants offer franchise opportunities as part of their on going expansion attempts and to promote their brands to new areas. Examples include McDonalds,, pizza hut ,burger king, KFC franchise to name but a few. 

Running a food franchise has numerous advantages, some of which are listed below:·

• Food is Always in demand - we cannot survive without food, even in a poor economy people will still want to eat so in a way it’s a recession resistant industry.
• Low Failure Rate - When you buy a  food franchise or most other franchises for that matter, you don’t have to worry if your business will be accepted by the public because the worrying has already been done for you, as the franchise you are buying has already proven that its has been accepted by the public and thus successful.
• Support from the franchisor - another perk of buying a food franchise is that from the beginning the franchisors offers all the help and support the franchisee might need form training to financial assistance, marketing and recruiting employees. They help the franchisee in what ever way possible to ensure that they succeed, which means higher royalty fee and more franchise applicants for them.

But all this does not come for free there are some costs that the franchisee will have to bear.

• Things must be run to a set protocol - one of the biggest prices that one has to pay when buying a franchise is that things must be done in their way. Franchisors are very keen on this so as to keep their brand name strong and still have control over the business
• Franchise fee - if the business is very successful and well known then the cost of purchasing the franchise and other on going cost, such as royalties, profits percentage payments are going to be high.

The process of applying for a franchise in the food industry generally involves a person filling out an information request form which tells the franchisor that you are interested; the franchisor then sends you an information package and a franchise disclosure document. At this time the franchise recruiter will contact you to answer your questions and perform evaluations which may include interviews.