Kolkata to host the 27th FRO Expo 2010

India's biggest multi-city Franchise and Retail Show, FRO Expo 2010, will begin on April 10 and 11, 2010 at Swabhumi in Kolkata for the fifth consecutive year. The show is supported by the apex body of franchising in India, Indian Franchise Association and co-organised by Asia's largest integrated franchise and retail solution company, Franchise India. The show has become a successful platform for brands from multiple sectors to showcase their franchise opportunities to the investors.

Over the years, Kolkata has been the main business, commercial and financial hub for eastern India and north-eastern states. Kolkata is fast becoming one of the emerging destinations for seeking business opportunity in the franchise sector. The FRO expo is expected to capture huge participation from a large number of entrepreneurs, well- established businesses across sectors like Lifestyle, Food & Beverage, Education, Health & Wellness, Retail, Entertainment and so on. However, FRO 2010 will emerge as a great hope for all the people who either are seeking a fresh business option or want to expand their existing venture. The event will also showcase a variety of innovative business concepts, trends, and improvements in franchise and retail business making it an enriching experience for the participants and the visitors.

The FRO 2010, spanning two days, will provide enough scope for brands as well as thousands of investors to look out for prospective business avenues. Some of the participants are ICICI Securities, I Play I learn, Next, Jetking, Eurokids, VETA, Orion calltech ,Coffee Day Xpress, Angel Broking ,Re-feel Cartridge, Club laptop, Tigers, Re/Max, Ashika Fashions and many more. Along with this, the event will also witness many brand launches such as YA YA and Dhananjay Apparels.

The key objective of the show is to educate entrepreneurs about the advantage of enhancing the growth and management of a small business by buying an established franchise concept in this exciting, escalating market.

The two-day sessions will pave the way for propelling hopeful capitalists into the business realms of starting, running and expanding a business.Ashna G Sharan, Chief Operating Officer, Franchise India opined, 'Kolkata gives us a great hope as one of the major destinations to conduct a business. We are confident that the show will provide excellent business to every brand that is taking part in the show. In the recent times, we have seen an increasing acceptance of the franchise model as a key concept for growth in most of the industries and I remain confident that this trend will continue. Franchise Expo gives an ideal opportunity for business visitors to discover a variety of business concepts showcasing Indian and international and retail ideas. FRO Kolkatais an ideal opportunity for business visitors to discover a variety of business concepts showcasing a plethora of business concepts and retail ideas.'

For further information, please contact:

Payal Gupta- PR & Corporate Communications Strategist, gpayal@franchiseindia.net