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 IRELAND
FRANCHISE NEWS ARCHIVE
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: 2004/2005
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How do I turn my brand into a franchise? Franchising
is a fast way to grow and can pay dividends - but only for the right
business, says Sandra O’Connell. .... [more]
13 Nov, 2005
BoI launches €100m franchise-sector fund. Bank
of Ireland will launch a €100 million fund for the franchise
sector this week. The fund comes as the number of franchises in Ireland
tops 250. .... [more]
6 Nov, 2005
Boylesports in novel shop franchise offer. Bookmaker
Boylesports is planning to franchise its betting shop operation in
a major new departure for the industry. .... [more]
15 Sep, 2005
A Spar rebrand for Maxol's new service stations. Stores
at Maxol's 13 recently acquired Esso service stations in Northern
Ireland are to be rebranded as Spar. .... [more]
6 Sep, 2005
O'Briens launch new store in Craigavon. Sandwich bar
chain O'Briens is launching a new store in Craigavon today which will
be the largest of its 13 outlets in Northern Ireland. .... [more]
24 Aug, 2005
British expansion drives Eason's sales to €464m.
Sales at bookseller and newsagent Eason & Son are up 22 per cent
to €464 million, mainly due to its acquisition of the British
Bookshops chain in England. .... [more]
12 Aug, 2005
Gloria Jean's to take on Starbucks. Gloria Jean's Coffees
plans to compete head-to-head with Starbucks for domination of the
Irish coffee house market. .... [more]
22 Jul, 2005
BoI launching franchise fund. Bank of Ireland is to
launch a second €100m fund for start-up businesses in the franchise
sector. .... [more]
17 Jul, 2005
Compass to extend deal with O'Briens. Compass Group
is reportedly in talks to expand its franchise deal with Irish sandwich
bar chain O'Briens. .... [more]
30 Jun, 2005
DIY group 4HOME to create 100 jobs. Irish owned group
DIY group 4HOME Superstores plan to create 100 jobs in three new stores
around Ireland. .... [more]
27 Jun, 2005
O'Briens to take bigger bite of UK sandwich market. The
Irish sandwich bar chain O'Briens is eyeing acquisitions in the UK
to help it hit its target of doubling in size over the next five years.
.... [more]
31 May, 2005
Athletic chain franchise off the blocks in Belfast.
Athletic equipment specialist Up & Running has opened its first
franchise in Northern Ireland. .... [more]
18 Apr, 2005
Curves row over pro-life gifts of boss. Their motto
is no mirrors, no make-up, no men. It may sound like a feminist fantasy,
but now Irish women are getting worked up about the philosophy behind
Curves fitness centres. .... [more]
10 Apr, 2005
US gym chain plans 35 Irish outlets. US gym franchise
chain Cuts Fitness for Men has set up its first European outlet in
Dublin. .... [more]
10 Mar, 2005
Ulster picked to launch Mark Elliot franchise. Furniture
chain Mark Elliot has selected Northern Ireland as the location for
its first franchise operation. .... [more]
25 Feb, 2005
INTEREST: Chain reaction. Apart from publishing, no
other industry can be as volatile or unpredictable as the restaurant
business. .... [more]
20 Feb, 2005
Cendant group takes over Ramada operation. The keys
to 204 Ramada hotels, including 37 new hotels planned for Ireland,
have changed hands. .... [more]
21 Jan, 2005
O'Briens makes first Spanish move. Sandwich chain O'Briens
opens its first Spanish store in Puerto Banus in the Marbella region
today. .... [more]
6 Dec, 2004
Prem Group plans 68 new hotels in Ireland and UK. Hotel
Management specialist, Prem Group has announced a €350m investment
programme and plans to open 18 new hotels in Ireland and 50 in the
UK in the next five years. .... [more]
6 Dec, 2004
Ireland's Two Bewley's Cafes to Close. The owners of
Bewley's Oriental Cafes, Ireland's famous tea and coffee shops, announced
Friday that their two flagship cafes in central Dublin will shut next
month. .... [more]
29 Oct, 2004
Minister announces top franchises. Micheál Martin,
Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, presented the Irish
Franchise Awards 2004 at the Burlington Hotel, Dublin last night.
.... [more]
19 Oct, 2004
Ramada chain to open 30 hotels in Ireland. The Ramada
International hotel group has announced plans to open 30 hotels in
the Republic and seven in the North over the next three years. ....
[more]
28 Sep, 2004
Word on the streat is ... franchise. An Ulster café
chain is challenging global companies in the highly competitive franchising
marketplace. .... [more]
27 Sep, 2004
‘If O’Briens doesn’t improve soon, it’s
because I’m crap’. Brody Sweeney’s admission
that the food at his O’Briens Irish Sandwich Bar has become a
bit “bland” is startlingly frank. Sweeney, who founded O’Briens
in 1988, is now introducing a new menu and will roll out a major store
revamp. .... [more]
26 Sep, 2004
Franchise award nominations launched today. The Irish
Franchise Awards 2004 were launched today to recognise businesses
and individuals for the development of the franchise sector in Ireland
over recent years. .... [more]
16 Sep, 2004
Tony Roma's Signs New Development Deal for Ireland.
Romacorp, Inc. announced that it has signed an agreement with Drumard
Trading LTD for the development of Tony Roma's restaurants in Ireland.
.... [more]
28 Jun, 2004
Dairygold invests €30m in 4Home DIY chain. Dairygold
is investing €30m into its new DIY/Homeware chain, the 4Home
division, which it says will create over 600 new jobs in the next
three years. .... [more]
10 Jun, 2004
BOI launches new franchise package. Bank of Ireland
Business today announced details of a new financial package aimed
specifically at the franchising sector. .... [more]
2 Jun, 2004
Irish food chain eyes up Hungary. Irish sandwich and
café chain O’Briens has started its assessment of the
Hungarian market. .... [more]
28 May, 2004
DNG kicks off franchise campaign. Douglas Newman Good
(DNG) has launched a nationwide marketing campaign to encourage estate
agents to join its network, as part of the company's expansion plans.
.... [more]
20 May, 2004
SuperValu-Centra to open more doors. Musgrave SuperValu-Centra
is pushing ahead with plans to have at least 150 Ulster stores under
its wing by the end of next year, it has emerged. .... [more]
11 May, 2004
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