Five Star Painting Franchise Debuts In Brazil, Looks at BRIC countries For Franchise Expansion

Five Star Painting Pioneers New Markets in Brazil


Two franchises to open in explosive Brazilian market


SPRINGVILLE, Utah, Nov. 30, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Five Star Painting, one of the fastest-growing painting franchise companies in the world, has begun a major expansion in Brazil focused on Curitiba and Sao Paulo, both large metropolitan areas.


"The opportunities for painting franchises in the Brazilian market are mind boggling," said Conrad Kolba, Five Star Painting's COO. "The market is just completely wide open for what we do."


This is only the beginning of Five Star's presence in Brazil's turbo-charged economy, which has grown as fast as 9 percent throughout 2010. Systematized painting franchises like Five Star are new to Brazil and its reliable and reasonably priced painting service is in huge demand.


Two electrical engineers and business partners, Felipe Cruz and Felipe Della Bianco, opened the country's first Five Star franchise in Curitiba in October. Ricardo Rocha, who has worked in Brazil's booming automotive manufacturing industry, will open his first franchise in the capital city of Sao Paulo on Jan. 1, 2011.
"There's a screaming need for higher painting standards and quality and better painter training," Kolba added. "Brazil is a huge, developing country but it lacks much of the painting methods and technology we have in the US."


Cruz, Della Bianco and Rocha are master franchisees; they can sub-franchise dozens of Five Star operations in their territories.Sao Paulo is the seventh largest city in the world with a population of 20 million in the metro area. Curitiba has a population of 3.2 million and has the largest economy in southern Brazil.


According to Capital Markets Ltd., a London-based brokerage and financial analyst company, Brazil is the second-fastest growing economy among the four so-called BRIC countries, behind China, and ahead of India and Russia. BRIC countries are all deemed to be at an advanced stage of economic development.


"We are beyond excited about welcoming our new partners in Brazil," said Scott Abbott, CEO of Five Star Painting. "We look forward to watching them grow in this dynamic, untapped market. We will support them every step of the way in delivering unparalleled quality, workmanship and reliability to Five Star's Painting's customers."


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ADVAYA hospitality to Create,Launch & Franchise Globally International Hotels,Resorts & Hospitality Related Businesses

JOHN RUSSELL

NEW YORK, NY – Former LA chairman John Russell is partnering with Auromatrix Group from India and a team of lodging veterans to launch Advaya Hospitality. Speaking today before an audience of industry insiders at the International Hotel Motel + Restaurant Show, New York, Russell said the new global company aims to bring the next generation of lifestyle hotels and related products to major cities worldwide.


Advaya will develop, acquire, franchise, and operate full-service and select-service hotels. The brands will launch simultaneously in the US and India, starting in the second quarter of 2011 and then debut in cities around the globe. Advaya’s hotels will feature iconic style and breakthrough amenities. They will be located in key cities, with targets that include: New York, Miami, Atlanta, and Phoenix in the US and Chennai, Tuticorin, Kakinada, Vizag, and Vellore in India. Later expansion is planned with an eye on China, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, and Brazil.


“The timing is right,” Russell said, “The economy is starting to come back, and there are many properties and sites out there that present outstanding opportunities."


“We are increasingly becoming a transparent world, and there is demand for tremendous lifestyle products in economic centers around the globe,” Russell continued, “Advaya will make the most of these opportunities with exciting new approaches for expansion in the US and internationally.” 


Advaya merges all aspects of hospitality in one multifaceted platform. The company will acquire, develop, franchise, manage, and consult across the full hospitality spectrum: land acquisition, design, construction, hotel management, and tech support. It also will serve as a primary supplier to the hospitality industry. 


INTERNATIONAL POWERHOUSE


Overseeing Advaya will be hospitality veterans in the US and India with wide-ranging industry experience. In the US, CEO John Russell is a founding partner of NYLO Hotels and former chairman and CEO of the Hotel Division of Cendant Corp., now Wyndham Worldwide. Chief development officer Chris Jones co-founded NYLO and gave that brand its unique urban style. General counsel and chief administrative officer David Klein has represented leading hotel companies worldwide. Chief real estate services and development officer David Young launched the International Hotel Division for Hospitality Franchise Systems/Cendant as part of the team that spurred HFS’ explosive growth in the 1990s.


The US group is joined by senior executives with one of India’s top lodging companies, Chennai-based Auromatrix. Launched 20 years ago, Auromatrix today is a diversified, technology and hospitality-centric company with more than 750 employees in India, Sri Lanka, Iceland, and the US. Serving as Advaya directors, the Indian group is led by Auromatrix founder, chairman and CEO, Kumar Sitaraman, and members of his senior executive team. 


Educated in the US, these executives began their careers here and then used what they learned as a template to drive India’s burgeoning hospitality industry. Along with Sitaraman, Advaya’s Indian group includes: Udday Kumar Krishnan, Shekar Sitaraman, Krishnan Sitaraman, and Bala Kamallakharan. Acting as managing principal in the US for the Indian group is Sonny Khalil, a real estate executive and Chicago resident for nearly two decades.


“There are incredible synergies between the US and Indian groups, making Advaya one of the most versatile global networks our industry has seen,” Kumar Sitaraman said. “This partnership creates an exceptionally knowledgeable company catering across the board to all hospitality needs, from real estate and development to hotel operations and more. I am delighted to be part of this venture.”


WELL-FUNDED


“The common thread among all the Advaya partners is our focus on strategic expansion around the world,” Russell explained.


Having the assets required to fuel international growth, Advaya is committed to building 10 hotels in India over a two-year period starting in the second quarter of 2011.


The company also will create and manage a US fund for real estate acquisitions to accelerate brand growth in key cities, such as New York, Miami, and Atlanta. “During these next 18 months, we will see an excellent environment for acquiring hotels particularly in gateway cities,” Russell noted. “With access to capital, Advaya will aggressively leverage these outstanding opportunities for growth.”


COST-DEFYING DESIGN


Chief development officer Chris Jones has earned a reputation for creating high-concept design hotels at a cost to construct that defies their aesthetics. Advaya will continue in this tradition of cost-defying design.


The company will acquire, franchise, and build full-service and select-service sister brands. In the US, newly-constructed properties will have 60–155 rooms, a restaurant, bar and lounge, meeting space, gym, and business center. The hotels promise an upbeat vibe; the latest technology; and fun, unexpected design flourishes throughout. They will cater to business and leisure travelers with a passion for music, technology, design, and cuisine. 


“Our hotels will be a lavish departure from others in their price category,” Jones said. “The bars and lounges will be destinations in themselves. With their rich textures, vibrant bars, and lobbies that are great places to meet friends and relax, these hotels will be a refreshing new experience and fun interjection to business travel.”


THE FULL GAMUT


Advaya also will assist in the management and growth of hospitality-related businesses, including a mix of eco-resorts; contemporary business hotels; destination restaurants; and furniture, fixtures, and equipment companies serving the lodging industry. These businesses include:


• Sparsa Resorts, a unique portfolio of eco-conscious properties, are set amidst jaw-dropping scenery in leading spiritual, adventure, and vacation locales. Among the Sparsa destinations, Pasikuddah on Sri Lanka’s eastern coast beckons with Buddhist temples and elephant wildlife safaris. Kanyakumari, at India’s southern tip, is edged by mountains and the confluence of the Bay of Bengal, Indian Ocean, and Arabian Sea.


• Hospitality Furniture Collection serves as a strategic partner for Advaya businesses. This Burlingame, California-based furniture, fixtures, and equipment company has supplied product to such leading brands as Westin, Four Seasons, Ritz Carlton, and Fairmont properties worldwide. HF Collection combines the skills of artisans and master craftsmen with precision technology to produce high-quality furniture at an affordable price.


ABOUT ADVAYA HOSPITALITY


Advaya is a global, full-service company, providing services across the full hospitality spectrum, from development (franchising, project management, design, and procurement) to operations (hotel management, finance, sales, and marketing), to real estate (brokerage services). Led by an international team of industry veterans, the company will launch and grow the next generation of lifestyle hotels and hospitality-related businesses, first in the US and India and then in major economic centers around the world.


JOHN RUSSELL LEADS


An education at West Point (1969) and postings in Germany and Viet Nam prepares you to be a leader; however, it is rare that this leadership capability is transferred to the hospitality industry. It appears that John Russell, the Principal and CEO of the new Advaya Hospitality organization, has successfully transitioned to the private sector and developed a successful career path that spans 35 years.


A GOOD OFFENSE


In spite of a “challenging” economic climate, Russell is leading his new company into the development and introduction of a concept-based international hotel operation. From the sound of it, Russell is taking industry forecasts of gloom and dismissing the naysayers with a strategic plan that intends to slay the competition. In an economy as changeable as the weather, he and his team of well-educated, experienced, growth-oriented real estate and lodging professionals just announced the launching of a novel life-style hotel brand that will soon appear in gateway cities in the USA, second – tier cities in India, plus key locations in Brazil, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Thailand, China, Singapore and Iceland.


CALL THEM RUSSELS


The Russell name may be familiar. Over his illustrious 35-year career his name has been linked to Sheraton hotels in Lake Tahoe, and Washington, D.C., the former Cendant Corporation Travel Division (now Wyndham Worldwide), Cendants’ Hotel Division (including Days Inn, Ramada, and Howard Johnson), NYLO, Resort Condominiums International (RCI), Colony Hotels and Resorts, Radisson Resorts and Yesawich, Pepperdine, Brown and Russell (now Ypartnership), and most recently as chair of the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA) and president of the Hospitality Sales and marketing Association International (HSMAI).


WHAT IS ADVAYA

Advaya is a Sanskrit term that means unique, different, second to none. The good news is that Advaya (as a name and concept) will be limited to the corporate side of the enterprise, with a yet-to-be disclosed brand (with marketability) to be rolled out in 2011. The new life-style hotels will enable travelers to point to and purposefully select the to-be-launched property because, according to Russell, it will be better and less expensive that the nearest competitors (think W and NYLO).


NETWORK


Russell has joined with Auromatrix Group (India) to launch Advaya Hospitality. “The timing is right.” Russell claims, “The economy is starting to come back and there are many properties and sites…that present outstanding opportunities.” In addition to a large pool of ready capital from his Indian partners, Russell sees this internationally diversified group fueled by global franchise buyers who want to compete in the currently popular, but very expensive, life-style market niche. Heavily loaded with real estate experts, Advaya’s growth will build on team-skills that include acquisitions, development, management and consulting assignments, tethered to tech support. The company’s objective is to open 10 business –class hotels in India over the next two-years beginning in the second quarter of 2011. “Initially the guests will be drawn from domestic markets,” claims Russell, “with increased guest globalization as the brand becomes internationally recognized.”
Dining options will be flexible (from the franchise owners’ perceptive), as there will be options to manage the food and beverage outlets through the hotel operations, or outsourced to restaurateurs. Menu selections will embrace the idea of thinking globally and acting locally, enabling local culinary treats to be included among a list of internationally appreciated selections. Russell is looking for the POP at every property, “People, Ownership and Power.”


THEY WILL COME


When asked the profile of the ideal guest, Russell targets the 22-50 year old who aspires to stay in a life-style hotel, but is locked-out because of the $450-$500 per day room rates. He is certain that his brand will bring in the hotel rooms at the $150-$200 price point, with even lower prices available in the Indian marketplace.
With a focus on the guest, employees will be trained to ask, “What will it take to make your stay with us - perfect.” It is his intention that this query will be asked not only to provide data for the market research department, but will also be a driving force for management, enabling them to deliver what the guest really wants!
Recognizing that his target market is electronically savvy, Wi Fi and other state-of-the-art technology will be available without added fees. There will be one price for the room, and guests will not be bothered with mysterious add-ons.


Source:(Forimmediaterelease.net) OUTLINE AGGRESSIVE GROWTH PLAN FOR 2011,Nov 15 2010./ DR. ELINOR GARELY, ETN | NOV 14, 2010


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LCF English Language Training Franchise Seeks Master Franchise Globally

New Master Franchise opportunity is launched

LCF, an English language course franchise, is looking for Master Franchise Owners to aid its worldwide expansion

English is one of the most spoken languages in the world, especially in relation to tourism and international business, therefore many parents are keen for their children to learn English to aid their future career prospects. LCF (UK) Ltd, a UK-based franchise that provides English language courses for children, is looking for Master Franchise Owners to capitalise on this market and launch LCF locations worldwide. The company is particularly keen to recruit Master Franchise Owners in the Middle East, India and China.

LCF first launched its franchise opportunity in the UK in 1990, where it provides French and Spanish courses, and as a result has a vast amount of experience in franchising. The company sold 100 franchises in its first year of franchising and now has a network of 250 franchise owners, not only in the UK but also in Europe, Australia and South America.

Over the years LCF has developed a comprehensive book-based language programme, which in recent years it has updated to include online content that enables students to complement their studies at home.

LCF has used its years of franchising experience to create a strong training and support package for its franchise network. Master Franchise Owners will receive an initial five day training schedule which will be held in the UK and will cover:

• Programme methodology
• Programme delivery
• Franchise owner sales
• Franchise owner support
• Administration programmes
• Web-based content

After a new LCF Master Franchise Owner has completed this training course they will be expected to operate or sponsor a pilot franchise location in their territory. LCF will train and support the pilot franchise on-site with experienced LCF teachers, as well as assisting on-site in the recruitment of the first franchise owners, helping the Master Franchise Owner with interviewing and assessment. Additionally, LCF will advise and assist the Master Franchise Owner with all aspects of website design and content.

LCF is looking for Master Franchise Owners who are capable marketing and who have the dedication and skills needed to operate a successful network of franchise owners. Teaching experience is not necessary as qualified teachers will be recruited.

LCF Master Franchise Owners will receive revenue from:

• Franchise sales
• Royalty (10 per cent) of franchise owner fees or a monthly franchise owner service fee
• Inscription fee from students
• Commissions generated by subscriptions to LCF online content within the Master Franchise Owner's territory

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Low Cost Franchise Model Grows Globally Across The Fitness Industry

Things are heating up in health club global development and it seems low cost models are making most of the development moves. As Ray Algar's research on the UK market has reflected, there is a squeeze going on in health clubs and it isn't isolated to the UK. Ray's group Oxygen Consulting has some keen insights on this trend.


I recommend you check out Silverstein's book on consumer trends in trading up and trading down. What Algar's graphic above reflects is happening in all consumer markets and its impact on health and fitness is just starting.

Here is a recap of recent developments in the global health club market.

Europe

Fresh Fitness, a new budget concept, has been launched in Denmark by Rasmus E. Ingerslev, founder of Fitness.dk, with SATS as a co-investor. The new chain offers monthly fees of DKK 99 (€13), reduced costs by excluding all luxury and free services. Many of the fitness classes, such as yoga and spinning, will have no live instructor but will be conducted with the help of video. The company will open the first two fitness centres in Copenhagen, but aims to become the cheapest fitness chain in Denmark.

Budget club operator Pure Gym opened a new site in Smethwick, West Midlands. The new gym will be open to users 24 hours a day, offering users full access for a £15 monthly payment and a £20 joining fee. There are currently six additional sites in the pipeline, with Aberdeen, Belfast and Derby among prospective Pure Gym locations.

United States

Crunch Fitness announced the appointment of Keith Worts, current COO, as its new president. The company also announced that they have started to offer franchise business opportunities as part of their expansion programme. The first franchise is due to open in Autumn 2011 in California and more than 50 franchise locations are also underway in the US and internationally.

Town Sports International released Q2 2010 results, with revenues for Q2 2010 down 5.2% from the same period last year and LFL revenues down 4.2%. Memberships also decreased by 3.8% compared to June 2009. Membership attrition averaged 3.3% per month in Q2 2010 compared to 3.7% per month in Q2 2009. Capital expenditure has been scaled back, with FY 2010 expenditure expected to be $26-28 million, down from $49.3 million spent in 2009.

Asia and Elsewhere

Anytime Fitness announced a number of deals that will see the chain expand into Benelux and Japan, as well as into the UK and Ireland. A master franchise agreement has been signed with Petro Hameleers of the Netherlands, with plans for 150 clubs in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg over the next 10 years. The company also announced plans to open 300 new clubs in Japan over the next 10 years, where a consortium led by Toru Yamazaki, former CEO of Megalos (the fifth largest health club chain in Japan), has taken on the master franchise. Fast Fitness Japan, will now do business as Anytime Fitness Japan. Anytime Fitness expects to open its 2,000th club by the end of next year.

The énergie Group has appointed Nathan Gardiner as its new general manager for the Middle East. He will relocate from Dubai, where he worked for Fitness First, and will join the énergie team in Doha, Qatar where énergie is currently planning to open a number of clubs. Gardiner started his career in the fitness industry in 2001 with Fitness Exchange. He has also worked for LivingWell Health Clubs and Fitness First.

Evo Fitness Personal Training - an independent, personal training-only facility in Cape Town, South Africa - is scheduled to open this month. Evo Fitness has aligned itself with adidas with an eye to joint involvement in projects going forward.

Australian fitness chain, Genesis Health Clubs, is to open three sites in Sydney. The company, owned by the Melbourne-based Belgravia Group, already owns 38 clubs in Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia and Tasmania.

Vivafit, the women-only fitness chain, has signed its first master franchise deal to expand the brand into India. The master franchisee, Manisha Ahlawat, will open the first Indian Vivafit in Delhi in October 2010. The aim is to reach 25 new centres in 2011, and to open more than 1,000 gyms across India over the next 10 years. In the European marketplace, the brand plans to extend its presence to countries such as Italy and Germany.

Tags:Ray Algar, silverstein, fresh fitness, rasmus e ingerslev, pure gym, crunch fitness, keith worts, anytime fitness, toru yamazaki, nathan gardiner, evo fitness,vivafit, manisha ahlawat,

Source: bryankorourke,

Fitness Industry - Low Cost Model Growth Continues

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

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Tide Dry Clean Franchise From P&G to Roll Out Across America

P&G Looks to Franchise Tide Dry Cleaning:

The world's largest consumer products company attached its branding to car washes three years ago. Now it wants to open hundreds of franchised Tide Dry Cleaners


Procter & Gamble (PG), long dominant in detergents to wash clothes, wants to dry clean them, too. The world's largest consumer products company plans to roll out franchised Tide Dry Cleaners across America. Some franchising vets say the strategy could be a hit. Andrew Cherng, founder of Panda Restaurant Group, which operates Chinese fast-food outlets in U.S. malls, plans to open about 150 Tide-branded dry cleaners over the next four years. "I wasn't around when McDonald's (MCD) was taking franchisees," he says. "I'm not going to miss this one."

P&G wants to put its brands to work selling services to boost U.S. revenue and promote its products. Three years ago the company launched Mr. Clean Car Wash; nine franchisees are now in business. In 2008, P&G opened three test Tide Dry Cleaners in Kansas City. Having fine-tuned the concept, the company is now going national. P&G is moving into services "that are virtually unbranded," says Michael Stone, head of The Beanstalk Group, a brand-consulting firm. "One would think consumers would trust a Tide Dry Cleaners because they know P&G is behind it."

The Tide and Mr. Clean ideas sprang from P&G's FutureWorks unit, which identifies and develops new businesses. Nathan Estruth, who runs the division, says his staff must get "comfortable with ambiguity" and accept that most projects "get shut down." P&G says not just any brand can be hitched to a service. It looks for a fragmented market where consumer expectations aren't high. (Don't expect Pampers Day Care centers.) Its research showed that both cleaners and car washes fit the bill.

P&G lacked franchising experience so it broke its decades-old practice of internal promotions and hired William Van Epps, who had managed franchising at Pepsico (PEP). P&G set up a company called Agile Pursuit Franchising with Van Epps in charge. His team put a premium on consumer convenience. Each dry cleaner features a double-lane drive-through and lockers accessible for after-hours pickup. There are lollipops for kids and Iams biscuits—yes, a P&G product—for the family dog. The company hopes to lure eco-conscious consumers with proprietary technology that doesn't use the solvent perchloroethylene. P&G says its stores will charge about the same to dry clean clothes as the industry average ($2.25 for a man's shirt; $11.50 for a dress).

Opening a Tide Dry Cleaners costs a franchisee about $950,000; a Mr. Clean Car Wash up to $5 million. Don Nix, a former accountant, operates a Mr. Clean Car Wash in Marietta, Ga., and plans to open a second one next year. People won't necessarily identify with "Don's Car Wash," he says. "The brand and the logo of Mr. Clean [has] huge value for attracting new customers."

While franchising allows P&G to off- load much of the financial burden, the model is still risky. Corporate parents and owner-operators don't always agree. And dirty stores or lousy service could hurt Tide, which consulting firm Millward Brown ranks fifth globally as measured by value derived purely from brand equity. "If we did anything to damage that," says Chief Technology Officer Bruce Brown, "we'd stop."

The bottom line: P&G is putting its Tide and Mr. Clean brands on dry cleaners and car washes. The risk is that franchising could tarnish their reputations

Tags:Tide Dry Franchise, PandG Franchise,MrClean Car Wash, Tide Dry Clean Franchise,Nathan Estruth,William Van Epps, Agile Pursuit Franchising, Laundry Franchise, Laundry Franchising, Car Wash Franchise,

Source:By Lauren Coleman-Lochner and Mark Clothier,Business Bloomberg Week,September 2, 2010, 5:00PM EST

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Toni & Guy Hair Salon Franchise Expanding Globally

Toni&Guy to expand throughout the Globally

Toni&Guy, a UK-based hair salon franchise, is set to expand its franchise into Barbados by the end of this year. Businessman Algernon Aston Barker, who co-founded Aston Peter's Trading Co. Ltd, is set to open Toni&Guy franchise locations throughout Barbados.

As well as franchising throughout the UK, Toni&Guy has already expanded its brand into the USA, Germany, Norway, Canada, The Netherlands, Japan, India, Malaysia and Russia. In addition to opening outlets in Barbados the company is aiming to expand throughout the Caribbean.

Tags:Tony and Guy, Hair Salon Franchise, Algernon Aston Barker, Aston Peters Trading Co, salon franchise,

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Natures Table Signs Up Dhvani Vyas For Washington

Restaurant entrepreneur Dhvani Vyas has signed a franchise agreement with Nature’s Table Café for the Washington, DC metro market. Founded in 1977, Nature’s Table is a pioneer in health-conscious dining, with 78 restaurants open in 12 states.

“Dhvani is proof that the American dream still exists; he exemplifies the ideals of the entrepreneurial American spirit,” said Nature’s Table founder, Dick Larsen. “We are honored to have him join the Nature’s Table family. He has already proven himself as a strong operator with Subway restaurants and Aromi d' Italia Cafe, and I have no doubt he will continue his success with Nature’s Table.”

Born in a small village Ahmedabad, India in a small village with no electricity or running water, Vyas was 7 years old when his family immigrated to the United States. Vyas worked in various retail jobs since the age of 14. After graduating from college, Vyas worked in the IT industry and hotel management, and then pursued a career in the restaurant industry as a franchisee consultant for Subway Corporation. In 2007, Vyas opened his own Subway restaurant in Greenbelt, Maryland. In 2009, Vyas created a European café concept, Aromi d' Italia Cafe, which is now thriving at the prestigious National Harbor Resort development outside Washington, DC.

Says Vyas “I loved the Nature’s Table concept from the start. More now then ever before, people are focused on healthier eating. Other restaurant chains are in a rush to change their menus to be healthier, but Nature’s Table is already there and has been since 1977. The food is delicious and high quality. Rather than grabbing a burger on the run and feeling guilty about it later, DC Metro Area residents will be able to get a salad, sandwich, wrap or fruit smoothie at Nature’s Table and feel good about it.”

Nature’s Table offers an array of quick and nutritious options including signature sandwiches served on several types of bread, gourmet wraps, specialty salads, soups, nutritional smoothies, natural fruits, coffees, breakfast offerings, desserts and snacks in a modern and inviting atmosphere, as well as a full catering program. The concept has found success in both traditional and non-traditional venues including Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Orlando International Airport, T-Mobile and AT&T Wireless office buildings, turnpike plazas, health clubs, hospitals, college campuses and malls. The company prides itself on offering delicious and sensible meals in a simple to operate, fast casual format.

About Nature’s Table
Nature’s Table is a pioneer in healthy dining with over 32 years of corporate brand recognition. Founded in 1977 with a single location in Orlando, FL, our fresh and healthy menu and enthusiastic franchisees have helped us grow to 78 restaurants currently open in 12 states with more expansion on the horizon. Nature’s Table Café is a fast casual concept built on the foundation of fresh and healthy dining. A family-owned company, Nature’s Table appeals to a broad demographic and provides healthful, fresh and reasonably priced dining options for today’s fast paced lifestyles. Nature’s Table is proud to be an environmentally conscious company using recyclable polystyrene cups and bowls and recycled products in our plastic bags, tray liners and napkins. We are committed to our franchisees’ success. In fact, 95% of our restaurants are franchised locations with operators that are committed to executing on our company motto of “sensible food that tastes great.” Nature’s Table Café is currently expanding worldwide, and is targeting both multi-unit and master franchisees to develop territories across the United States and in select international markets.


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