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Friday Franchising News – 14 December

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Friday Franchising News – 14 December
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The year is drawing to an end, but franchises aren’t slowing down one bit. Franchises still have a few surprises up their sleeves with new projects, positions, innovations, and celebrations to round out December. Catch up on this week’s most interesting news pieces in this Friday Franchising News.

Franchise Direct Celebrates 20 Years Online

Franchise Direct is delighted to be celebrating 20 years of connecting prospective franchisees to the businesses of their dreams. Our 14 multilingual websites cover Europe, North America, Latin America, Africa and Asia, and our extensive network of franchisors means that franchise opportunities can be found anywhere in the world. 2018 has been a record year for us. We are currently working with 1,400 franchise brands including big names like McDonald’s, Papa John’s and Subway. And according to Franconnect’s 2018 benchmark report, we close more franchise sales than any other franchise portal. We look forward to connecting you with more top franchise opportunities in the years to come!

Senior Manager at TaxAssist Accountants Elected to the Board of the bfa

David Paulson, Senior Manager, Global Franchise Recruitment at TaxAssist Accountants has been announced as a new board member of the British Franchise Association (bfa). The bfa is the ethical voice of franchising in the UK, representing all franchisor, franchisee and professional advisor members of the association. David is an experienced qualified franchise professional, and he has been at TaxAssist Accountants since 2009. His current role encompasses UK and International Development with responsibilities for franchisee and master franchise recruitment, training, project managing and providing ongoing franchise mentor support. David has recruited more than 90 franchisees in the UK including TaxAssist’s first £1million franchise resale. He has also recruited Master Franchisees for TaxAssist Accountants in Australia and Canada.

Bright & Beautiful Franchisee Takes Part in Charity Boxing Event

Chorley-based Bright & Beautiful franchise owner, Laura Brookes, had a knockout win on 8 December during the white collar boxing event aiding Macmillan Cancer Support. Laura had never stepped into a boxing ring before the event, and she only had a couple challenges for herself – to raise money for the charity and to get as fit as she could. The eight-week training programme prior to the match was tough but rewarding. Laura won her own fight with ovarian cancer thanks to the support she received from the hospital and from Macmillan. During the event, Laura had another win with raising over £750 for the charity.

ActionCOACH Crowned the UK’s Best B2B Franchise

ActionCOACH was awarded the UK’s Best B2B Franchise 2018 at the Best Franchise Conference and Awards. The award comes from an independent WorkBuzz Franchise Satisfaction Survey of the franchise network with scores benchmarked against other franchises in the category. ActionCOACH franchise partners were invited to rate their franchisor, its products and services and its infrastructure. The business coaching franchise placed in the Top 3 for franchisee satisfaction. A panel of franchise industry expert judges for the Lloyds Bank Best Franchise Awards then interviewed the Top 3 franchises and decided ActionCOACH was #1. This award completes another outstanding year for the ActionCOACH franchise.

The Avocado Show Makes a Documentary

The Avocado Show, a restaurant franchise dedicated to avocados and healthy food, have announced that they’re making a documentary about the global impact of the avocado. While the food’s increase in popularity has had a positive impact on health, the impact on the environment is increasingly negative as the world struggles to keep up with the high rate of demand. In the documentary, founders of the health food franchise, Ron Simpson and Julien Zaal, will be searching for a sustainable source of avocados that doesn’t have a negative impact on the world. The franchise wants to explore the negative impact that poor farming on avocado plantations has on the world and the possible solutions to this problem. The documentary is expected to release online in 2019.

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