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 INDIA FRANCHISE
NEWS ARCHIVE
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: : 2004
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Coffee World opens first outlet in Bangalore.
Launched by the promoters of Pizza Corner, international coffee chain
Coffee World has opened its first outlet in Bangalore in India. ....
[more]
30/12/04
Tommy Hilfiger to open store in Hyd. Hyderabad is now
set for a style makeover. The city seems to have become an attractive
destination for international and domestic clothing brands to set
shop. .... [more]
27/12/04
Cookie Man plans to open 20 more stores by March '06.
Australian cookie chain Cookie Man plans to open 20 more stores in
the country by March 2006. .... [more]
26/12/04
McDonald's reported to be planning many more outlets in India.
U.S. fast food chain McDonald's is planning to add about two dozen
outlets to its network of 65 restaurants in India. .... [more]
24/12/04
Yo! China plans 20 more restaurants. Moods Hospitality
Pvt Ltd, promoter of the Yo! China chain of restaurants, is on an
expansion spree with plans to add about 20 more outlets across the
country by 2006. .... [more]
19/12/04
Domino’s growth menu to include franchisees. After
eight years of operations in the country through company-owned outlets,
Domino’s Pizza India Limited (DPIL) is knocking at franchisees’
doors to push its pizza business further. .... [more]
11/12/04
Mumbai to groove to Hard Rock beats. One of the world’s
iconic restaurant chains, Hard Rock Cafe, is set to open its doors
in India. .... [more]
1/12/04
Country Club plans to take franchise road for expansion.
Country Club India Ltd has firmed up plans to take the franchise route
for expansion into various primary and satellite cities of India.
.... [more]
18/11/04
Pizza Corner plans foray into export markets. In the
next financial year, Pizza Corner is planning to set foot in export
markets such as Sri Lanka, China and Dubai. .... [more]
15/11/04
Benetton plans string of megastores. Benetton is planning
to spearhead a string of visible high street megastores across the
country, almost 20 of them by the end of 2007, through the franchisee
route. .... [more]
7/11/04
Domino’s eyes franchisee model to expand in India.
Nearly nine years after it set foot in the country, Domino’s
Pizza India Ltd is finally, kicking off its franchising strategy.
.... [more]
2/11/04
UK's Costa to serve coffee thru cafes in India. Leading
British cafe chain Costa Coffee plans to set up 300 outlets in India
over the next six years with the first 20 coffee stops coming up in
the national capital and its adjoining areas. .... [more]
29/10/04
Franchise India 2004 Awards announced. Integrated franchise
solution company Franchise India Holdings Limited has announced the
Franchise India 2004 Awards in New Delhi today. .... [more]
27/10/04
Dixy chicken soon for desi palates. British fast food
company Dixy Chicken has firmed up plans to set up shop in the country.
.... [more]
24/10/04
Live-In to shut down own stores; plans to run on franchisees.
Microtex India Ltd is discontinuing the company-owned stores of its
apparel brand, Live-In. The company is rejigging Live-In's retail
plans and would focus on franchisee run stores. .... [more]
20/10/04
Cookieman bakes fresh expansion strategy. It’s
good news for cookie lovers. Cookieman India Pvt Ltd is planning to
set up 50 franchisee-operated ‘Cookieman’ mother and satellite
stores in 10 major cities within five years. .... [more]
19/10/04
A café a day... keeps Sify ahead in the fray.
Its chain of cyber cafes or iWays is brewing success not only in the
major cities but also smaller towns. .... [more]
18/10/04
Intl. franchise show Franchise India returns to India.
Asian integrated franchise solution major Franchise India Holdings
Limited is organising its second international exhibition on 26 and
27 October in New Delhi. .... [more]
14/10/04
Barista to invest Rs 50-60 cr, looks at overseas pastures.
Coffee retailing major, Barista, is planning to enter other Asian
markets like Indonesia, Thailand and Nepal. .... [more]
7/10/04
Pizza Hut plans 25 new India units. Pizza Hut plans
to increase the number of its restaurants in India to 100 from 75
by the end of this year. .... [more]
1/10/04
Windshield to open 108 outlets. Shield Autoglass, car
glass repair and replacement firm, is opening 108 specialised outlets
under Windshield Experts brand with an investment of 21 crore for
a pan India presence. .... [more]
26/9/04
Topping Up: Pizza Corner Plans Major Overseas Push.
Homegrown quick service retail chain Pizza Corner is now eyeing a
slice of the overseas food retail market. .... [more]
21/9/04
Ma Foi makes its Vijayawada foray. The Rs 84-crore Ma
Foi Management Consultants Limited, India’s largest HR service
provider, commenced its operations in Vijayawada. .... [more]
20/9/04
KFC To Open Outlets In Pune. After lying low in the
country, KFC is all set to tickle taste buds with its winged offerings.
KFC is opening two outlets in Pune and is also coming to Mumbai. ....
[more]
17/9/04
Pizza Corner parent set to launch coffee chain. Global
Franchise Architects, the parent company of Pizza Corner India (P)
Ltd, which has just emerged from a major restructuring exercise, is
all set to launch its second retail fast food chain - Coffee World
- in India. .... [more]
10/9/04
McDonald's yet to break even in India. Nine years after
the Big Mac first set up in India, the burger giant has yet to make
a rupee as net profit. .... [more]
4/9/04
Medicine Shoppe’s India network now 3rd largest in the
world outside US. The Medicine Shoppe India, the largest retail
pharmacy chain of India and the Indian arm of The Medicine Shoppe
International, is implementing a Rs 50 crore expansion programme to
make it a 500-outlet retail chain by 2009. .... [more]
31/8/04
Franchise India joins forces with Franchiseek International.
Franchise India Holdings Ltd has agreed to a joint association with
International franchise recruitment and opportunities website www.franchiseek.com
for the promotion of franchising and franchise opportunities in India.
.... [more]
29/8/04
A World Of Coffee After A Corner Of Pizza. Even as Starbucks
waits in the wings to enter the Indian food retail market, competitor
Coffee World has found its way into the country. .... [more]
26/8/04
Companies to adopt franchisee model. After the information
technology sector and food retailers, it is the turn of the construction
sector to learn and implement the famed McDonald's franchisee model
of expansion. .... [more]
26/8/04
Barista on an expansion binge. India's answer to Starbucks
Coffee Chain - Barista Coffee company is on an expansion binge. The
retail coffee pub chain is set to add another 60 odd stores during
this fiscal. .... [more]
25/8/04
karROX plans to expand franchise network. karROX Technologies,
engaged in providing high-end training in software, is introducing
a new concept of an IT training mall across the counrty. .... [more]
21/8/04
Castrol branches out into services biz. Charting out
a new growth strategy, Castrol India Limited today entered the services
business to enhance the brand loyalty and market-share, unveiling
plans to launch branded motorcycle servicing workshops. .... [more]
13/8/04
Dialforhealth to expand franchisee network to 1000 plus pharmacy
stores. The Ahmedabad-based Dialforhealth India Ltd, a wholly
owned subsidiary of Zydus Cadila, is working on a plan to have a chain
of 1000 plus franchisee network soon. .... [more]
13/8/04
New helpline for Pune's motorists. Carhelpliine has
launched a 24-hour car break-down service on roads for customers in
Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad. The service company is a franchisee of
Top Gear, the car helpline in Mumbai. .... [more]
10/8/04
Are you ready for (oom)f. Bars & Lounges? FTV India
is in talks with potential franchisees for a series of 'f. Bars &
Lounges' - plush places for the fashion conscious. .... [more]
9/8/04
Coffee Day Plans To Introduce Vending Machines For Households.
The southern coffee business major, Coffee Day, is looking at a new
market for its hot beverages - small vending machines for the household
segment. .... [more]
6/8/04
New Horizons to expand operations in south India. New
Horizons India Ltd., a computer training provider, said Wednesday
it had decided to expand its operations significantly in south India
with a view to corner a larger slice of the IT education market. ....
[more]
28/7/04
Coffee Day Xpress installs 150 kiosks in record time.
Coffee Day Xpress has further strengthened its position in the market
by reaching the prestigious milestone of 150 Kiosk installations in
the 7 top metros within record time. .... [more]
27/7/04
Restaurant chain with Krishna consciousness. Jashomatinandana
Das is convinced it is the Lord’s will that the International
Society for Krishna Consciousness should be setting up a chain of
eateries in India. .... [more]
23/7/04
It's destination India for global retailers. India is
fast emerging as a major destination for global retail giants to meet
the needs of a growing breed of middle-class Indians with more disposable
income to spend on consumer goods. .... [more]
19/7/04
Style Spa Furniture plans expansion. Zuari Investments
Ltd of the KK Birla Group has infused additional equity into Style
Spa Furniture Ltd to fund the furniture chain's expansion plans and
pay off debts. .... [more]
15/7/04
Golds Gym enters into strategic alliance with precor.
Gold’s Gym and Gympac have entered into a strategic business
Alliance, recently, for management of Indian Corporate Gyms. ....
[more]
15/7/04
McDonald’s Plans More Eateries, Franchise Model.
McDonald’s India - represented by two joint ventures - has now
begun exploring the option of developing a franchisee model. ....
[more]
6/7/04
Tatas launch no-frills hotel in Bangalore. First, it
was the aviation sector that launched the “no-frills” concept.
Now, it’s the turn of the Indian Hotels Company Ltd, a division
of the Tata Group, to usher in the same concept, albeit in the hospitality
sector. .... [more]
26/6/04
Rearranging Home Store. In a bid to become a leaner
organisation, Home Stores (India) Ltd has shut down four of its own
stores and five franchisee outlets. .... [more]
23/6/04
Nod to franchisees by Punjab Vigilance. Granting relief,
the Punjab Vigilance Bureau today allowed the franchisees of Hot Millions
in Phase III B2 to continue functioning. .... [more]
9/6/04
Maxima Quartz to set up 100 franchisee outlets. Watch
company Maxima Quartz would set up about 100 franchisee outlets across
the country and add about 800 new models even as it was exploring
possibility to introduce two new brands. .... [more]
6/6/04
McDonald's to expand in India, export local recipes.
US-based global fast food giant McDonald's will expand its operations
in India "very aggressively" in response to a growing fast
food culture in its cities and towns. .... [more]
30/5/04
Pizza Majors To Deliver On New Value Propositions. Even
as Domino’s Pizza India Ltd is in the process of recruiting an
additional 400 employees, Yum! Restaurants International is planning
to penetrate deeper into smaller cities. .... [more]
17/5/04
Marks & Spencer gets ready for sourcing base in
Bangalore. Marks & Spencer, the UK-based retailer with over 540 stores
in 30 countries, is setting up a sourcing centre in India for direct and increased
operations from the country. .... [more]
10/5/04
Ice-cream companies taste success. Ice-cream
companies in Gujarat are registering an upswing in business, thanks to the rising
temperature. .... [more]
3/5/04
Salons to spruce up Lakme growth. Lakme Lever,
which saw a 32 per cent growth in 2003-04, plans to concentrate on growing the
salon business through its Lakme Beauty Salons. .... [more]
18/4/04
Sterling buys Barista Coffee for Rs30cr. Sterling
Group is believed to have paid Rs 30 crore for acquiring the entire 65.45 per
cent stake of Turner Morrison in Barista Coffee outlet chain. .... [more]
13/4/04
Bollywood bigwigs join hands to set up eyewear, optical
products retail venture. The Bollywood brigade have joined hands to set
up Shades, a retail venture that will bring under one roof latest eyewear and
optical products from over 150 international brands. .... [more]
8/4/04
Maya Academy plans overseas foray. The Maya
Academy of Advanced Cinematics (MAAC), plans to expand its operations both in
the domestic market as well as beyond Indian shores this year. .... [more]
5/4/04
Baskin Robbins turns around after 11 years.
Baskin Robbins, for the first time in its 11-year history, has managed a turnaround.
.... [more]
3/4/04
Cookieman Whips Up New Growth Recipe. The Chennai
headquartered Cookieman India Ltd, a joint venture of the Australia-based store
CookieMan, is on a major expansion spree. .... [more]
2/4/04
Agrani plans to open 60 more tech stores. Agrani
Convergence Ltd, which runs the 'Agrani Switch' chain of telecom and entertainment
retail stores, plans to increase the number of outlets. .... [more]
2/4/04
New magazine launched for franchise biz. Publishing
House exchange4media today launched their latest initiative 'Franchise Plus',
a business opportunity magazine. .... [more]
29/3/04
Reliance WebWorld Express Set To Enter Small Towns.
Reliance Infocomm has drawn up its plan for the “WebWorld Express” retail
project which is expected to increase visibility and penetration for its Reliance
IndiaMobile (RIM) service. .... [more]
29/3/04
Franchising: Birth of a new salesman. Essentially
a business model, the franchising industry in the country is estimated to be around
Rs 10,000 crore per annum and growing at the rate of 25 per cent annually. ....
[more]
26/3/04
Music World plans network expansion. RPG Group
company Music World Entertainment Limited, is planning to expand its network through
franchisee model, expecting at least 25 per cent growth in revenue during the
next financial year. .... [more]
25/3/04
Gujarat Gas to open 25 CNG stations in state.
Gujarat Gas Company, India’s largest gas distribution firm, is on a major
expansion drive. .... [more]
22/3/04
Finally, Baskin Robbins Likely To Clock Profit This
Fiscal. Baskin Robbins, the global ice-cream chain that failed to cut
much ice in the Indian marketplace in its 11-year stay in the country, has finally
managed to cream up some profits in the financial year 2003-04. .... [more]
17/3/04
Titan plans luxury umbrella brand. The Rs 800
crore Titan Industries is all set to launch its third major umbrella brand - after
Titan and Sonata - during the first half of the next financial year. .... [more]
16/3/04
Fashioning a fresh course. Buddy Davis fashionwear
is extending its brand to lingerie, deodorants and accessories and is set to expand
its operations in India and overseas. .... [more]
10/3/04
Muktesh Pant’s Yogic Pose Begins. Barely
four weeks after the formal announcement of US-based Reebok International chief
marketing officer Muktesh Pant stepping down to start a global yoga training venture,
he has already got off the ground. .... [more]
8/3/04
Coffee major mulls flotation. Amalgamated Bean
Coffee Trading Company Limited), a Rs 250-crore, closely-held company, is mulling
an initial public offer. .... [more]
7/3/04
Out of the shade. Kapoor Lamp Shades eyes hotel
lighting contracts abroad and plans to open shops in Colombo, Bahrain and Johannesburg.
.... [more]
20/2/04
Ready-to-eat, Chinese style. Moods Hospitality
Ltd, which runs the quick-service Chinese restaurant chain Yo! China, is in a
diversifying, well, mood. .... [more]
13/2/04
Valvoline plans auto care chain. With the number
of vehicles on the roads rising by the day, and most vehicle owners left with
little time to take their car or bike for servicing, here’s some good news.
Get ready for a dose of quick servicing chains akin to the west. .... [more]
6/2/04
Targeting New Market Segment With Coffee Day Xpress.
Buoyed by the instant response received from the market, Coffee Day Xpress has
embarked on a major expansion drive. .... [more]
2/2/04
Barista brews buyouts. Barista Coffee Company
may follow the Starbucks model of buying out coffee chains to become the second
largest chain after Starbucks in the next 10 years. .... [more]
22/1/04
Leading a one-stop solution shop. From being
a part-time consultant in 1994 to the seat of the managing director of Vivace
Solutions, Vishal Sethi has travelled a long way. .... [more]
22/1/04
Stuck in the deep freeze. After nine years
in India, Baskin Robbins still isn’t selling enough scoops of ice cream.
.... [more]
17/1/04
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