The Franchising World lists top 100 franchises

The Franchising World, a leading franchise and business opportunity   magazine launched its annual survey on Top 100 franchise opportunity   brands in the country. The report extensively showcases top brands in   the franchise industry in the country under four different categories -   established, emerging, debutant, and international.

The   Franchising World Top 100 covers all the existing franchise   opportunities in the country that features across sectors like   education, F&B, health, automobile, financial, fashion, logistic and   travel. The annual survey has considered more than 1000 franchise   brands in the country and included national and international brands to   come out with the detailed findings.

According to the report, the   growth of the franchise industry in the country is pegged at 35 per cent   and it will continue to grow at the same pace in the years to come. The   report, further establishes that franchising is one of the most viable   mediums for brands to expand and tap the vast Indian consumer market.

Speaking   on the report, Gaurav Marya, President, Franchise India, said, “Franchise industry in the country has been growing at a positive rate   and most of the brands have been opting for the franchise route to tap   the vast Indian consumer market. Our report features brands from varied   backgrounds starting from an established, international, national to   emerging, these findings of the report re-establishes the fact that   franchise is the next route of growth for brands in the country.”

Highlights of the report:

New   education concepts are expecting a growth of 30-35 per cent, where as   established concepts anticipate one to 15 per cent growth in terms of   extending their franchise network in 2010-11.

Fashion and lifestyle franchising is expected to grow at 27 per cent in 2010-11.

Food and Beverage Industry Growth is expected 45 per cent for new market penetration through franchising.

The outlook for healthcare and wellness is at 25 per cent growth in 2010-11.

Franchising World’s top categories:

Established: This category of the survey focuses on the brands which have been into   franchising for more then 10 years and are well established. The brands in these categories are well established and are industry leaders and   have contributed to the growth of franchising industry in the country. Few brands which features in this categories are Amul, JK tyre, Kwality   Raymonds, VLCC, NIIT, Next and Tanishq.

Emerging: The emerging category features the new and vibrant brands that are on the   verge of becoming bigger brands. This category comprises the brands which have shown a positive growth in the last couple of years, which   include brands from various sectors like F&B, Financial, logistics etc. SAFEXPRESS, ICICI securities, Kodak, Gitanjali, Cox&Kings and Amara Raja are few of the brands which are part of emerging categories.

Debutant: This category features brands which are relatively new and have new concepts and ideas for growth. These brands are expected to grow exponentially   in the future. Most of the brands in these categories were launched in   2009 and have registered a phenomenal growth in a very short span of time. Few of the brands under these categories are Reliance world, NIIT-eGuru, Pidilite, DTDC plus point, 3M etc.

International: This category features some of the international brands which have opted for   the franchise model for growth in the country. These brands have their presence in the country for more than 10 years and have a proven success record. Adidas, Pizza Hut, Samsonite, Nokia, Subway, Levi’s and Baskin Robbins are few of the brands which are part of the international category of the survey.