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Buying a franchise: securing your supply chain
Mandatory suppliers, prices, lead times and shortages: what to check before committing to a franchise brand in France.
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Buying a franchise: include conditions precedent
Finance, premises and permits: include precise conditions precedent so you are not left committed if opening your franchise becomes impossible.
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Buying a franchise: setting boundaries for changes to the concept
The franchise concept may change after you sign. Check who decides on changes, what limits apply and what support is available to implement them.
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Buying a franchise: understanding royalty fees
Calculation basis, minimum payments and due dates: check how royalty fees are calculated before signing and assess their true impact on your business.
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Buying a franchise: clarify the support available after opening
Site visits, technical help and business reviews: check what support is promised after opening and ask the franchisor to spell out its commitments.
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Franchising: defining clear territorial exclusivity
Define your future franchisees’ territories and clarify the rights granted, without promising commercial protection you cannot deliver.
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Franchising your business: securing trade mark rights
Before recruiting franchisees in France, check your trade mark rights and put clear arrangements in place for their use to protect your future network.
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Franchising your business: organising ongoing support
Define practical, useful support for your franchisees: its scope, points of contact, request tracking and contractual commitments.
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Franchising your business: setting ongoing fees
Set a sustainable ongoing fee, test its impact on franchisee profitability and establish clear payment terms.
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Franchising your business: setting the initial franchise fee
How to set an appropriate initial franchise fee, define what it covers and agree payment terms before welcoming your first franchisees in France.
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Franchising your business: writing an operations manual
Turn your working practices into procedures franchisees can use: how to structure your manual, choose the right level of detail and check it before distribution.
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Carrefour City: a new franchise store opens in Nîmes
Lionel Graufogel opens a Carrefour City in Nîmes. Other projects in Soissons, Portiragnes and Mées highlight different routes into the network.
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Daniel Moquet puts regional franchisee meetings at the heart of its support
Local meetings, training and national visibility: Daniel Moquet highlights the support available to its franchisees.
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Le Paradis du Fruit to open franchised restaurant at Westfield Parly 2
The opening is scheduled for 12 November 2026. Three franchisees are behind the restaurant, with more than 40 permanent jobs planned.
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