15th Cebu Franchise Expo: A Success

The recently-concluded 15th Cebu Franchise Expo held at the SM City Cebu Trade Hall last March 7 to 9, was a success equally following an enormous rolling of its organizing committee, Filipino Franchise Association (FIFA) with RK Franchise Consultancy, Inc.–a franchise consultancy company–as one of the sponsors.

RK Franchise Consultancy, Inc. was founded by Austrian national Rudolf Kotik who had an extensive and formidable 26-year stint in the franchising industry, being employed in McDonald’s franchising division for Europe. Certainly, this gave way to his excellent craft in helping hundreds of companies in the Philippines blossom, right when the idea of franchising as a business hit in the country during the time of the 1997 economic crisis.

To sum it up, Kotik has more than 35 years of Franchise Management experience in Asia, Europe, and the USA, and has developed more than 450 franchise companies in the Philippines. Combined, these companies have more than 12,500 Franchises in 26 countries. RK Franchise Consultancy Inc., has brokered more than 1,000 Franchise deals in the country and brought more than a dozen of foreign Mas Franchises in, as well as Filipino Franchises abroad.

Some of the Franchise companies that RK Franchise Consultancy developed in the Visayas are Thirsty, Alberto’s Pizza, Park ‘n Go bakeshop, Moon Cafe, Tubo, The Manila Foodshoppe, Ice Castle, Neo-Neo, Ca fe de France, Figaro, Jo’s Chiken Inato, De Los Reyes Optical, Grand Royal Spa, myface ‘n mynails salon, Oro China, ink2Go, LOKAL, Green Home, NGenius, and Ruiz Derma & Spa.

During the three-day 15th Cebu Franchise Expo, an estimated 80 Franchises joined in as exhibitors in the event, drawing thousands of visitors who are eyeing for a perfect Franchise business they could have and venture into. Exhibitor companies include Phoenix Petroleum, Julies Franchise Corporation, Ystilo International Franchise Corporation, and Chewy Junior among many others. A one-day Franchise seminar was slated on March 8 at the SM City Cebu Conference Room.

RK Franchise Consultancy’s services include Structuring the Franchise, Franchise Website, Operations and Franchise Manual, Franchise Training Program and all other aspects of Franchising. The company offers a free initial consultation to clients. They visit the place of business to find out if the business is franchisable, check what scope of work they have that they can do for the client, and customize franchise development fee.

For interested parties, visit website at www.rkfranchise.com and Facbeook page www.facebook.com/rkfranchise. Or call (032) 253-5010/254-0473 or visit their office at ¨nit 11, St. Patrick Square, Don Ramon Aboitiz St., Cebu City. (With Press Release)

Photo above: Rudolf Kotik of RK Franchise Consultancy Inc. (Photo by MetroCebu News)