Mumbai all set to witness 38th FRO

Franchise India will spread its Wings to Mumbai, a city of enormous business potential with its 38th biggest Franchise & Retail, Expo & Conference FRO 2011 on May 21 and 22, at Nehru Centre, Worli, Mumbai.

The show is presented by Franchise India and Indian Franchise Association (IFA) and supported by Ministry of Micro Small and Medium Enterprises, Government of India (MSME). The show will be inaugurated by Dr Nitin Kashinath Raut, Cabinet Minister for Employment Guarantee Scheme, Government of Maharashtra along with Gaurav Marya, President, Franchise India Holdings Limited and Ashna G. Sharan, CEO, Franchise India Exhibitions. The Guest of the Honor at the show will be Kiran Kulkarni, Executive Director, Maharashtra Centre of Entrepreneurship Development and R Sriram, Co-Founder, President, TIE, Mumbai.

FRO provides a direct opportunity to the investors and principals to come face to face and interact freely. Investor gets a wider platform to choose its principal as per their business needs and future perspectives and companies find their prospective franchise partners with opportunity to expand at multiple locations.

Commenting on the show, Gaurav Marya, President, Franchise India, says, “The two day show will encompass a direct access for franchisors to meet and interact with the potential franchise buyers across the single region of the country. There would be more than 150 exhibitors and more than 150 brands associated with us to make this event remarkable. Saying further, the 38^th edition will be bigger and wiser. We have benefitted over 3.5 lakh business investors with over 500 shows held both in India and overseas so far.”