Franchise Arabia is set to hold the Franchise Arabia Conference and Exhibition later this year. The Exhibition will be held at the ADNEC in Abu Dhabi on the 4-6 October 2009.
“The region’s key investors and business operators have long recognised the benefits of the franchise business model, in fact the regions extraordinary and accelerated development may not have been achieved without the establishment of franchise relationships,” says Tracy Furey, Franchise Arabia’s Conference Director.
Franchise in its various forms touches every aspect of our daily existence; the coffee we buy on the way to work, our children’s education and development, where we dine-out, how we use our leisure time and the way we spend our disposable income, are just a few examples of its impact.
Perhaps it’s most visible influence has been the general retail, food and beverage offering. Furey adds: “Take a look at any one of the region’s premier malls and you will find that more than 90 per cent of the outlets are international franchise concepts.”
In this sector, there is a cluster of major players including the M.H. Al Shaya Company; the Azadea Group; and the Jawad Business Group, among others, who between them manage hundreds of franchises and thousands of outlets, and there are smaller operators too managing innovative and exciting retail concepts.