Owning and operating a franchise is always a good idea if you are looking for opportunities that are backed by a proven business model. When you purchase a franchise, you have the benefit of piggybacking off a business that has already gained awareness. But not all brands are always looking to expand their footprint. That’s why we’ve done the heavy lifting and found all the franchise opportunities to invest in today.
Franchises that are actively looking for entrepreneurs to help expand their footprint include well-known as well as lesser-known businesses. From fast food and restaurants to beauty parlours and retail, the options are endless. This article looks into an array of different franchises that are currently offering franchise opportunities.
Bootlegger Coffee Company
Known for their speciality-grade coffee, the café brand offers bespoke coffee drinks and light meals. The brand is currently looking for accomplished entrepreneurs to join its community.
Prospective franchise owners can choose from one of two concepts. These are All Day Café and XS Café.
All Day Cafe
The setup cost for this version is estimated at between R3 – 3,5 million with an upfront fee of R180 000. All costs exclude VAT and opening stock.
Once entrepreneurs have invested in the All Day Café, they can expect a R5 – 10 million revenue per annum.
The franchise fee is 5% with an additional marketing fee at 2%.
XS Cafe
The setup cost for the smaller XS Café is R1,5 – 2 million. The upfront fee is only slightly less than the All Day franchise at R150 000, and expected revenue is estimated at R 3 – 6 million per annum. The franchise fee is 6% and the marketing fee is 2% respectively. All costs exclude VAT and opening stock.
To indicate your interest in becoming a franchisee, you can fill in the form on their website.
Waterplaas Water Franchise
Waterplaas is a local franchise that specialises in water purification. You can own your own water shop with them and have access to personalised label design for your specific location, exclusive territory rights, extensive training and support, as well as marketing. Waterplaas takes its franchising seriously and therefore offers competitive franchise pricing. Based on their own research, they believe that their pricing is almost half of what competing brands would expect.
It offers three franchise models, namely the Standard, Medium and Large.
Standard
This standard franchise provides franchisees with a 250-litre reverse osmosis (RO) system for
R208 900. The following is also included:
- Pre-Filters x 4
- Vessel and Media x 2
- Pressure Pump x 2
- Post-Filter Carbon
- Mineral Filter
- UV Light
- Ozonator
- Plumbing
- 2500-litre tank x 2
- Filling Station
- Installation
- Shelf/Counter
- Branding
- Bottles and Caps
- LabelsYoco Machine
- Shrink Wrap
- Heat Gun
- Uniforms
- Training
- Digital Marketing Setup
Medium
This medium-sized franchise features a 500-litre RO system along with the plumbing and installation included in the Standard model. The cost is R278 500 with the following differences:
- 5000-litre tank x 1
- 2500-litre tank x 1
- Filling Station x 2
- Shelf and Counter
- Branding and Shop Fitting
- Single Door Fridge
- Handheld Capping Unit
Large
Lastly, the biggest franchise option costs R378 300 and will provide all that was included in the Medium offering as well as a 1000-litre RO system with the following differences:
- 5000-litre tank x 2
- 20 x Blue container (20-litres)
- 20 x Water cooler dispenser bottles (18-litres)
- Double Door Fridge
- Shelf x 2 and Counter
- Branding and Windows
- Date/Code printer
The franchise asks no franchise fee, which is a bonus for anyone deciding on this investment. If you are interested in a Waterplaas franchise, you can show your interest via the form on their website.
Culinary Kids
Culinary Kids is a division of the movement development programme, ActionBall, which has been in operation for over twenty years. Both divisions offer entrepreneurs the opportunity to start their own business under the franchise, but lately, they have been actively looking for prospective Culinary Kids franchisees.
Culinary Kids aims at developing children’s independence in the kitchen, teaching them about food groups and where it comes from, as well as making healthy food choices.
Interested entrepreneurs can reach out to them about this franchise opportunity.
Bosch Car Service
Good news for automotive specialists and mechanics who want to make a shift to franchising: Bosch Car Service is actively looking for workshops to join its network.
Benefits of joining the Bosch Car Service network include that each workshop operates independently while having the support from the franchise to help grow your business. It is estimated that any owner who already operates a workshop and wants to convert their enterprise to a franchise will require an investment between R50 000 and R750 000.
New franchise owners will need between R1,5 – 2 million.
It does have a list of requirements that you need to meet as an existing workshop before you join the network, so you should read these carefully.
With this variety of franchises that are actively looking for franchisees, there is no reason not to invest in these franchise opportunities now. Find out more about how to finance your franchise in our guide.
