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Our franchisor interviews have been designed to give you an insight into specific franchise businesses and how they were started. By interviewing the franchisor, we can arm you with their perspective on areas such as the business itself, why they chose to go down the franchising route, their achievements and challenges, and what they look for in a successful franchisee - vital information for those considering franchising their own business or becoming a franchisee themselves.
Hamim Ahmed grew up around his family’s Indian restaurant in Hertfordshire. It was working there that provided him with the knowledge of how to run a busy F&B business and gave him a taste for running his own. In 2022, Hamim and partner Nadira Miah set up their own taco business from their home kitchen. It was immediately a success. They then operated from a dark kitchen that offered delivery, before opening their first restaurant in 2023.
Adam Senior’s journey began in 1994 as a curator’s assistant at Gunnersbury Park Museum, where he quickly saw the untapped potential of using education to connect with schools and the wider community. He developed a programme that not only enriched the museum’s offer but also deepened its impact on local audiences. Driven by a passion for audience engagement and meaningful learning experiences, he went on to launch CREW Schools—an outreach programme designed to bring interactive, curriculum-linked workshops directly into classrooms.
GoCruise & Travel is a proud member of the Fred. Olsen Travel Group and was originally established 15 years ago. The company has seen a business increase of 8% compared to 2023 figures and now with a phenomenal 61 travel franchisees selling under the brand, there is renewed optimism going forward. Colin Martin-Weekes, Franchise General Manager talks about how successful the business has been over the last 12 months.
Raheel Choudhary, Co-Founder of The Sushi Co talks about the growing sushi market and the excitement about the brand’s live sushi kitchens. He also discusses how the experienced team at the Sushi Co have worked to refine their business model over the years and have invested in the tools needed to maximise profitability and ROI for franchisees.
whichfranchise talks to Danielle Best, Founder of Mexican food franchise, Mexi Bean Express. It was traveling to Mexico and enjoying the unique flavours of Mexican food that led Danielle to want to replicate this in the UK but with a modern brand that was centred around community and the social aspect of sharing a meal. The first Mexi Bean restaurant was established in 2020 as a dine-in concept restaurant. This was followed in 2021 with the takeaway concept of Mexi Bean Express, Mexi Bean Food Truck was launched in 2023 and their first franchise launched at the beginning of 2025. Danielle is looking to expand the brand across the UK…
In this interview, Dan and Lynda Southwell, co-founders of Pizza1889, discuss their journey of launching the business in 2013 after returning to the UK from Australia. They share their motivations behind starting the company, their experiences setting it up, and why, over a decade later, the concept continues to thrive. The couple also talks about the enduring success of their simple yet smart model—operating out of shipping containers.
Niri Patel, master franchisor for fit20 in the UK, is no stranger to franchising having spent 25 years as a franchisee for BNI franchise. It was his love for fitness and personal discomfort with traditional gyms, and his vision for a more inclusive fitness solution, that inspired him to bring fit20 to the UK.
10-year Franchise Veteran Owen Barton, who has experience from both a franchisor and franchisee point of view, is now using this combination of experience and passion for franchising to head up an exciting new franchise opportunity in the grounds maintenance sector. With a core value to simply, ‘do the right thing’, Naturespace is changing the landscape of both the grounds maintenance and franchise industries; putting nature, the environment and people at the forefront of their business operations.
Ruth Rose, Founder of First Gymnastics had been a gymnast as a youngster and after seeing a real opportunity to create a gymnastics programme which could enable more children to participate, she set up First Gymnastics. Find out more about how and why Ruth realised there was a gap in the market for a Gymnastics franchise business in the UK and decided to expand her successful proven model via franchising. Understand what a First Gymnastics franchise involves and how you don’t need Gymnastics experience to run one…
Soccer Shooters Founder James Wilson is a Football fanatic with a lifelong passion for sport. James believes sport can play a huge part in a person’s life, and he is absolutely passionate about getting as many people as possible gaining as much pleasure from it. In the early noughties, James embarked on his first FA coaching course, he then did some volunteering in local schools including helping out with a session in Clifton, Bristol. James then set up Clifton United Football Club which has introduced hundreds of children to football. Off the back of this, and combining his extensive experience in the corporate world, Soccer Shooters was born. They’ve already helped thousands of children develop their football and life skills, but the Soccer Shooters journey is only just beginning.
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