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Apart from being an effective method for the distribution of products and services to the market, franchising is an enormously powerful business format for facilitating enterprise development and job creation. 

Yet in the hands of inexperienced custodians or brand managers who operate with limited or no regard for the ethical best practices as advocated by the Franchise Association of South Africa (FASA) and fail to comply with legislation, franchising can be injurious and even potentially ruinous to the stakeholders; a fact we are reminded of when faced with regular negative publicity generated by franchise brands who bring the sector into disrepute.

There are more than 600 brands in South Africa publicly offering franchise business opportunities through various print and digital media platforms, exhibitions and other advertising campaigns but  the onus of assessing the legitimacy of each opportunity falls to the prospective franchisee.

While less than a quarter of South African franchisors are FASA members, this does not imply that all of the remaining franchisors do not subscribe to the best practices advocated by FASA or that they are unethical in their business dealings. This statement, combined with the fact that the information publicly available is often limited, means that would-be franchisees are often handicapped in their research as they attempt to determine which brands to approach. 

The shortage of information could result in a lack of understanding as to the skills, experience and profile required of prospective candidates and what the franchised business system demands from its franchise owners and operators, ultimately resulting in an unfortunate ‘miss fit’ between the actual opportunity and franchisee.

This website will host extensive detail on the Top 100 franchised brands in South Africa. The criteria used to determine a brand’s status as a Top 100 contender relates to how safe the investment of the franchisee would be in view of the anticipated return on investment. Click here to view our ratings criteria

The Top 100 franchises are hosted on this site by virtue of their ranking only. No brand can pay to be hosted or to advertise on this website and listings can only be attained by improving their business system in areas measured. The detail and extent of information available on our hosted brands is unconditionally guaranteed to be the most comprehensive available in the public domain.

Regardless of whether you are an existing business owner or are nurturing a desire to be self-employed, this website should be your primary source of information when researching brands for consideration.

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