Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Maverick Franchise Brands launches India Franchise Rankings 2010

Mumbai, India 2nd March 2010: With an aim to encourage and promote best practices in franchising in India, Maverick Franchise Ventures (MFV India) announced the launch of the first-of-its kind 'India Franchise Rankings 2010'- awards to honour the achievements and the entrepreneurial spirit of Indian franchisors. India Franchise Rankings 2010 is an annual exercise aimed at encouraging franchise companies. 

Despite there being several initiatives to award franchise brands, none of them have the a clear methodology on the basis of which they are ranked. The current awards gauge franchise recruitment progress and is where number and expansion driven, leaving behind a lot of more important parameters, no. of franchisee locations closed, franchisee profitability and success ratios. 

The franchisee - entrepreneur of today complements the core Indian values of respect, freedom and hard work. Franchising shapes the lives of 85,000 Plus Franchisees across India, these franchisee - entrepreneurs transform and mould the franchise system and spreads the same entrepreneurial idea, within their family. 
Considering the undividable association of celebration and entrepreneurship, MFV India decided to salute these 'solid gold franchisors' and acknowledge their contribution to the Indian Economy.

Speaking on this occasion, Dhawal Shah, Founder of MFV India said, that, 'We are pleased to launch the inaugural India Franchise Rankings 2010. Today's franchisees and businessmen are always on the lookout for franchise and business opportunities, but are not aware of various companies. With our propreitory index, we have developed a methodology for evaluating and assessing India's leading franchise companies'. 

Silvio Zannoni, one of the investors in Maverick Franchise Ventures, on this occasion said that, 'Our Partnership with Way2Franchise.com has been quite successful in helping us launch unique-first initiatives like the India Franchise Rankings, Similar to our online franchise portal in Italy, we will definitely see us increase our market share in India as well.  

Since, November 2009, the MFV India Team has been constantly examining franchisors and confidentially surveying franchisees. Participation in the franchisee’s surveys is anonymous; franchisees receive codes for confidentiality. Some of them, that prefer to speak over the telephone are not asked for their identity or location. Here is how we compile this mega-list--the first, best and most comprehensive franchise ranking in India. The process began in November 2009, when we asked franchisors to participate in this year's survey. Each submission was vetted before being entered for data analysis, with 164 companies making the first cut. Of those, the top 100 companies made the Franchise 100 ranking, based on franchisee satisfaction and profitability.

Geetanjali Mehlwal, a legal expert and an experienced franchise veteran said that, 'India Franchise Rankings is a much needed initiative that will benefit everyone in the franchise industry in India as well as provide foreign franchisors with a fair idea about the performance of the Indian franchise industry'

All companies, regardless of size, are judged by the same criteria: objective, quantifiable measures of a franchise operation. The most important factors include financial strength and stability, growth rate and size of the system. We also consider the number of years a company has been in business and the length of time it's been franchising, start-up costs, percentage of terminations, and whether the company provides financing. 

All the factors are plugged into our proprietary methodology, with each eligible company receiving a cumulative score. The 100 franchises with the highest cumulative scores become the India Franchise 100. Remember that the India Franchise 100 is not intended to endorse, advertise or recommend any particular franchise. It is solely a research tool you can use to compare franchise operations. MFV India stresses that you should always conduct your own independent investigation before investing money in a franchise. 

The winners of the inaugural annual India Franchise Rankings 2010 Competition honoring excellence in franchising are: 

1              Raymonds
2              Angel
3              Subway
4              Eurokids
5              NIIT
6              Helen O Grady
7              Siyarams
8              Aptech Computer Education
9              Coffee Day Xpress
10           Reliance Money
11           Koutons
12           Career Launcher
13           TIME
14           Motilal Oswal
15           Institute of Management Studies
16           Spykar Jeans
17           Max Mind Abacus
18           Kwality Walls
19           Bachpan Play School
20           Levis
21           ICICI Securities
22           Animaster
23           N Power
24           The Apollo Clinic
25           VETA
26           Jawed Habib Hair Xpreso
27           Podar Happy Kids
28           Golds Gym
29           Cartridge World
30           Easy Bill
31           Sharekhan
32           Suvidha
33           Academy Of Broadcasting
34           Flair English
35           India Infoline
36           Karrox
37           Snap Fitness
38           Srinathjis
39           Way2Wealth
40           Abacus Mental Mathematics Academy
41           US Dollar Store
42           Texas Chicken
43           US Pizza
44           K Lounge
45           Sykes and Ray Equities
46           Fashion and I
47           Sarva Jal
48           The Loot Store
49           VLCC
50           Institute of Computer Accountants
51           English Express
52           Sykes and Ray Equities
53           Remax
54           Go Chaatz
55           iPlayiLearn
56           LJ Hooker
57           Avalon
58           Ace Tours and Travels
59           Clipso beauty School
60           Jumbo King Foods
61           Desk to Desk Couriers (DTDC)
62           Belmonte Apparel (S. Kumars)
63           Animation Traning School (ANTS)
64           Oxford Book Store
65           Zapak Gameplex
66           Time Zone India
67           Frameboxx
68           Castol Bike Zone
69           Tanclean
70           SVK Institute of Management
71           Pizza Corner
72           Re-Feel
73           Jetking Infotrain
74           Ideal Play Abacus (IPA)
75           Comfort Securities
76           Sagar Ratna
77           Sykes and Ray Equities
78           Mahindra First Choice
79           Zee Institute of Creative Arts
80           Russell's Institute of English
81           Geetanjali Group
82           Dandy Collection
83           Adidas
84           Kaati Zone
85           Gini and Jony
86           Kidzee
87           REBI
88           Baskin Robbins
89           Java Green
90           Slice of Italy
91           ABC Montessori
92           Western Union Money Transfer
93           Multi Utility Solutions
94           Appin Knowledge Solutions
95           Talwalkar's Gyms
96           Ventura Securities
97           Reebok
98           Sharkey's Cuts for Kids
99           Tropical Sno
100         Vichare Couriers

Notes to Editor: 
Maverick Franchise Ventures India (MFV India) 
MFV India (FranchiseExpo.in and Way2Franchise.com) is the leading knowledge company in the franchise industry, assisting prospective franchise buyers with the help of rating and analysis tools for India's leading franchise systems.

Legal Disclaimer: 
Before making any commitment, or paying any money, it is essential that prospective buyers make their own careful enquiries, discuss the franchise opportunity with any other franchisees and take appropriate professional advice from an experienced lawyer and accountant. Neither Way2Franchise.com Corp. or Maverick Franchise Ventures Pvt. Ltd. nor any of its sponsors or endorsers or related companies will be responsible or liable for losses, costs and expenses, including consequential losses and any failure of business which may result from the use of this information or the use of or reliance on data contained in it.

India Franchise Rankings - Franchise Opportunities Rank 51 to 100

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