Business Chief APAC+ANZ Magazine June 2016 | Page 15

TOP 10

AUSTRALIAN FRANCHISES

WHILE AUSTRALIA IS NO STRANGER TO MULTI-NATIONAL FRANCHISES , THE NATION ’ S HOME-GROWN BUSINESSES STILL DOMINATE IN THE MAJORITY OF SECTORS
Franchises , particularly restaurants , are very popular in Australia : the Franchise Council of Australia estimates that there are more franchise systems per capita than any other country , with 1,160 franchise brands and over 79,000 franchise units for a population of 23 million . While you can walk down a busy street in downtown Brisbane or Sydney and find a McDonald ’ s , Subway , or other American staple the topperforming franchises are those with native origins as 86 percent of the most successful franchises are Australian . Here are the top 10 most promising franchises from down under .

Written by : Business Review staff

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