Morning Advertiser:
The owners of the Jongleurs comedy brand are in talks with major pub operators to open two franchises by the end of the year, 15 in 2010, and a further 10 the following year.
Maria Kempinska and John Davy, the brand owners, are looking to run a joint venture with a leisure operator.
Davy said: “We are in talks with a couple of major pubcos at the moment with a view to either franchising the brand for sole operators, or offering a larger UK or territory licence.
“There is a lot of competition out there, but not much differentiation.â€
Davy said there had also been strong interest from individual operators.