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This most prestigious award, which is sponsored this year by FNB, celebrates the success of the franchisor who has made a significant impact in the marketplace and who has, through effective business management and marketing, achieved outstanding financial results and a significant growth in his sector.
Franchisor of the Year, FASA’s most prestigious award, which was sponsored by First National Bank, celebrates the success of the franchisor who has made a significant impact in the marketplace and who has, through effective business management and marketing, achieved outstanding financial results and a significant growth in his sector.
Winning this prestigious award was Pick n Pay whose franchise division has been a proud example of how franchising can be both ethical and profitable.
The success story of Pick n Pay is legendary especially the equitable way they have managed to operate a successful corporate business and grow a strong and profitable franchise division. The passion that everyone within the group – from the Chairman down - has for their franchisees’ success is reflected in the success of their 249 franchise stores.
According to Neal Quirk, Franchise Director of Pick n Pay, “We at Pick n Pay live our values and principals in all dealings with the various role-players. Our franchisees are well selected, trained, supported and provided with a successful model. Success for us and our franchisees is the result.”
A successful Franchise Academy trains, develops and empowers previously disadvantaged people with the objective of developing franchisees. It leads the field in entrepreneurial empowerment with its Family stores targeted at growing black entrepreneurs. The company’s Franchise Academy enrolls historically disadvantaged individuals, including former employees, who, on completion of training, get to be shareholders in their stores. In addition, Pick n Pay has a twinning program in place where graduates are partnered with more experienced traders to gain experience and minimize the risk of failure.
Pick n Pay continues to expand this successful format, with plans to open around 40 new Family stores, including Score conversions.
NWJ QUALITY JEWELLERS
NWJ prides itself in being the innovators of jewellery franchising in South Africa. They have successfully grown the brand, through the franchise model, and are celebrating 25 years of thriving retailing with nearly 80 stores throughout South Africa. With its own manufacturing arm, NWJ is able to be ‘first to market’ with new products and trends offering their customers quality, value & choice. And the best thing about NWJ Jewellers in these trying times – their merchandise does not deteriorate, can be recycled if necessary and their stock always appreciates in value.
POSTNET
Started fourteen years ago, PostNet today is a nationwide chain of 226 individually owned business operators providing a range of relevant business solutions – its most recent being the first retail Channel partner to Neotel, South Africa’s new telecommunications operator. Through innovative product offerings that have opened up new revenue streams for franchisees Postnet SA is continually reinventing itself, never losing sight of the customer.
MAXI’S RESTAURANT
Maxi’s is one of the food franchise success stories – that of a long-standing family restaurant franchise that was taken to new heights by the dynamic Taste Holdings group. In the space of a year, Maxi’s acquired six BJ’s sites in Caltex service forecourts on national routes. It is also the proud brand that is housed in The M1 Bridge in Midrand and continues to show exponential growth.
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