Famous Brands has appetite for expansion

[Zeenat Moorad] Famous Brands (Fbr) has set itself an ambitious target of rolling out 90 new restaurants in South Africa, and a further 30 in the rest of Africa over the next six months, adding to its already bulging portfolio. 21 Oct 2011 12:57

Taste goes fishing

Taste Holdings is in negotiations to acquire the 160 franchised outlet businesses of The Fish and Chip Company. The chain is described as the largest chain by number of outlets and a market leader in the take-away fish category. Should the deal proceed, it will join Taste's subsidiaries - Scooters Pizza, Maxi's, St Elmo's Woodfired Pizza and NWJ brands. 18 Oct 2011 10:26

Excellent franchisors honoured

At its 21st FASA Awards for Excellence in Franchising, the Franchise Association of South Africa (FASA) named its 2011 winners at an awards event this past weekend. The Franchisor of the Year award, sponsored by Standard Bank, went to DoRego's. 18 Oct 2011 10:02

Taste Holdings profit up, acquisition in sight

[Zeenat Moorad] Taste Holdings on Wednesday, 12 October 2011, reported an impressive 51% rise in first-half profit, largely on the back of growth in its new food services division to which it supplies sauces, spices and pizza toppings. 13 Oct 2011 14:13

Advert calling for KFC franchisees fraudulent

KFC SA on Friday, 7 October 2011, said it had become aware of a falsified promotional pamphlet lobbying for potential new franchisees on its behalf. 10 Oct 2011 14:11

Reducing business failure through micro franchising

[Nomsa Masuku] Micro franchising could be an effective way to reduce the high failure rate among micro enterprises, because franchise businesses are subject to specific operational processes that make them sustainable. 10 Oct 2011 14:04

Tiger Wheel & Tyre

Be a hero... It's in your blood!

Leading wheel and tyre retailer, Tiger Wheel & Tyre, is once again teaming up with The South African National Blood Service (SANBS) on a blood drive throughout the month of October. This comes just in time for the countdown to the festive season, when available blood stocks will more than likely not meet the demand. 5 Oct 2011 02:11

2011 FASA Awards finalists announced

The finalists in the 2011 FASA Awards for Excellence in Franchising, now in its 21st year and presented by the Franchise Association of South Africa, have been released ahead of the awards ceremony taking place on Saturday 15 October at Montecasino where the winners in each category will be announced. 4 Oct 2011 13:10

Bizcommunity

Bizcommunity launches new dedicated sectors, newsletters

Bizcommunity.com - South Africa's largest online B2B publisher - is set to grow even more with the introduction of 16 new content channels, with weekly newsletters, as from last week Tuesday, 20 September 2011. 20 Sep 2011 15:45

Tiger Wheel & Tyre

Get some driving cred

Tiger Wheel & Tyre knows that advanced drivers make safer drivers. That's why we are giving away advanced driving courses in Johannesburg and Cape Town to 12 lucky winners. 20 Sep 2011 10:51

Ching ching for Zim's Nandos, Chicken Inn

[Tawanda Karombo] Cash is proving to be king for fast food operator, Innscor Africa, which runs franchise outlets for Nando's, Chicken Inn and Steers counters mainly in Zimbabwe, Zambia, Kenya and Ghana. 12 Sep 2011 12:42

Tiger Wheel & Tyre

Control your drive

Tiger Wheel & Tyre is offering great deals on their world-class range of Hankook Performance Tyres. 9 Sep 2011 10:09

It's party time at Bizcommunity! #happybiz10

On 20 August 2001, Andre Rademan and Ken van Ginkel sent out the very first Bizcommunity.com newsletter. Now, almost 10 years to the day, we're mixing up potions and even baking in preparation for our 'high calorie', 'light-fuse-and-stand-back' 10th birthday celebrations! [twitterfall] 22 Aug 2011 10:10

Assistance for new franchisees

Having worked closely with the dti for nearly a year to facilitate the process of providing assistance to franchise businesses, Freshstop has entered into a partnership with The Black Business Supplier Development Programme (BBSDP), which will support previously disadvantaged businesspeople who are interested in opening Freshstop convenience stores. 15 Jul 2011 12:38