Welcome to the Franchise Association of New Zealand

The Franchise Association of New Zealand Inc. is the peak body representing the franchising community at government and other industry forums. Members of the Association are committed to observe the best practice in franchising through adherance to a Code of Ethics, a Code of Practice and the Rules of the Association.

The benefits of membership

Once accepted into the Association, franchises and service providers benefit from the credibility that membership provides. They are also able to use the resources of the Association to keep up to date on issues and enhance their franchising knowlege through conferences, seminars or other networking opportunities. Members and franchisees of Members are also able to access a range of business related savings and discounts including fuel, travel, recruitment, telecommunications, education, security and loss prevention.

Franchising in New Zealand

Franchising is a respectable and highly successful business format, both internationally and here in New Zealand. The turnover of franchised businesses in New Zealand is well over $15 billion a year and around 100,000 people are employed in franchises.

Buying from a member franchise

Buying a business always involves some risks, but if you buy a quality franchise business from a member of the Association, those risks are likely to be substantially reduced. Why is this? It's because in a respectable franchise system you are given the business tools to help you succeed and you have the help and support of your franchisor and fellow franchisees in the system.

Using this site

To find out more about franchising, franchise opportunities and the people who can help you in making the right choice, use the resources that you will find in the pages of our web site.  

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Westpac New Zealand Franchise Awards

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Franchising New Zealand Survey 2010

The Franchising New Zealand Survey is the first detailed study of the sector since 2003 and was carried out by Massey University in partnership with Griffith University of Brisbane, who also produce the biennial Franchising Australia Survey.

FANZ was the principal sponsor of the survey and we are grateful for the Ministry of Commerce and New Zealand Trade Enterprise assistance with the funding. We welcome the opportunity to work with both these entities for the benefit of New Zealand franchise systems both here and overseas.

Some of the highlights in the survey show that, despite adverse economic conditions, the number of franchised units is shown to have increased from 3,941 in 2009 to 4,150 in 2010 - a 5.3% increase.  Substantial disputes between franchisor and franchisee were shown to affect only 2% of franchisees, with non-compliance with the system being the main cause.

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