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Theoretically, it’s easy to spot the difference between an engaged and a disengaged employee. You can look at their quality of work, willingness to collaborate, and overall behaviour in the workplace. But employee engagement can be difficult to quantify and measure – and disengaged employees are more likely to quit. Further if you are a franchisee managing multi-unit stores in the quick service restaurant (QSR) industry for example, your challenges are even greater. By Gareth Bakewell, Business Development UK, DTiQ
Plan-it Cards, one of the leading brands in the greetings cards industry, is excited to announce the relaunch of its franchise opportunity. Established in 2000, Plan-it Cards is an independent UK-owned family business, with Franchisor Jonathan and Irene Waterson now having joint ownership, and working alongside their son David who looks after IT and Innovation.
Network sales are up a record 23% year-on-year.
It’s official, the Berlin-street food brand Döner Shack is set to open with a bang on Baker Street on 27th March 2023, offering 200 free kebaps a day to celebrate its debut in London. The fast-casual brand that specialises in kebaps, chicken schnitzels and milkshakes, is an exciting new addition to the famous street and aims to change the perception of kebabs in the UK.
The fresh fries franchise, Awesome Chips, is inviting customers to celebrate NATIONAL POTATO CHIP DAY - March 14, 2023 - National Today, with a new Chip Pizza. The Awesome ‘Chipizza’ has now been added to the menu across its stores in London, Birmingham and Leicester.
When it comes to buying a business, it can certainly seem quite daunting. Whilst here at Signs Express we support you every step of the way, we want to ensure you’re getting expert advice at all times, therefore we partnered with Franchising Specialist Law Firm EMW Law to break down each stage of the legal process associated to buying a new business.
Driver Hire franchisees are benefiting from a major investment in new technology which is enabling them to expand their existing territories into previously hard to reach postcode areas.
The national homecare franchise business, Walfinch, has relocated its central office hub to a new site in Wantage, Oxfordshire, to support the business’ expansion aspirations to double in size within the next 24-months.
Burger & Sauce’s newest franchisee is to open in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham. Shahid Hamid will manage the new Sutton Coldfield Burger & Sauce set to launch on the high street at the end of March 2023.
Treating staff decently and paying them higher wages has helped Exeter cleaning company boss Caroline Spiller build a million-pound business – and win a major industry award. The owner of Betterclean Exeter & Taunton has won a Great British Franchisee Award –one of the highest honour in the world of franchising – for an approach to business that’s making her clients and cleaners far happier than the industry norm. Caroline is about to turn her attention to the dormant Taunton part of her territory and intends to double her annual turnover to £2 million by the end of next year.
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