{"id":8701,"date":"2023-10-06T08:41:42","date_gmt":"2023-10-06T00:41:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/?p=8701"},"modified":"2023-10-06T08:42:02","modified_gmt":"2023-10-06T00:42:02","slug":"pfa-kicks-off-franchise-asia-phils-2023-organizes-huge-investment-and-trade-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/pfa-kicks-off-franchise-asia-phils-2023-organizes-huge-investment-and-trade-show\/","title":{"rendered":"PFA kicks off Franchise Asia Phils 2023, organizes huge investment and trade show"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By Edison D. Ong<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Countless successes achieved through the combination of viable franchise concept and nitty gritty of operations will be shared at one of Asia-Pacific region\u2019s biggest franchise shows, the Franchise Asia Philippines (FAPHL) 2023 International Franchise Expo, this October.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFranchising has become a preferred option for most Filipinos,\u201d\nsaid Sherill Quintana, chairman of Philippine Franchise Association (PFA),\nadding that the success rate of those starting their franchise business journey\nis 90 percent compared to those taking the traditional route.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTo duplicate the success is what the PFA has been busy with,\u201d she\nunderlined. At the SMX Convention Center in Pasay City from October 27 to 29,\nthe PFA expects a jampacked week of networking, business meetings and\nexposition as part of its tools to grow and strengthen advocacy for the\nPhilippine franchising sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The goal of Franchise Asia Philippines, Asia\u2019s biggest and longest\nrunning franchise show organized by the PFA, is to promote franchising as\na tool to create thousands of businesses and millions of jobs not only in the\nPhilippines but also overseas. FAPHL 2023\u2019s theme is \u2018Fun. Friendship.\nFranchising.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joseph Tanbuntiong, the Overall Chair of the FAPHL 2023 Organizing\nCommittee and Chief Business Officer of Jollibee Foods Corporation, reported\nthat earlier in June, also at the SMX Convention Center, the FAPHL 2023\nInternational Conference with the theme \u201cFranchising Fast Forward\u201d was held.\nThe event logged total of 808 participants, mostly franchisors and\nentrepreneurs of different backgrounds in the food, retail and service sectors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PFA President Chris Lim hopes FAPHL 2023 will be an avenue for\nmore Philippine brands to go international and Filipino small and medium\nenterprises (SMEs) to expand domestically.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For this October, the International Franchise Expo will coincide with the meetings of the World Franchise Council (WFC) and Asia-Pacific Franchise Confederation (APFC). Both will be hosted by the Philippines. To be held at\u00a0Conrad (Hotel) Manila on October 25-27, the twin event promises to be an opportunity for the Philippines to present its economic progress report to international visitors.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Along with the other activities on Franchise Asia week, it will be\nattended by hundreds of delegates from 30 franchise association members of the\nWFC, including 16 from the Asia-Pacific region that comprise the APFC and 16\nEuropean national franchise associations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aside from showcasing the Philippines as franchise investment destination, Lim said\nthe Expo is an opportunity for Filipino brands to grow their businesses\ninternationally as well as for global brands to expand their operations to the\nPhilippines<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For her part, Quintana said she has the Expo to thank for the\nsuccess of her own company Oryspa, which joined in 2011 and is now a prosperous\nenterprise, not just in the Philippines but also overseas. She cited her\npersonal experience with the Expo as a testament on how SMEs can grow and\nexpand to greater heights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This year\u2019s Expo is one of the biggest PFA had organize as it\noccupies both floors of the SMX Convention Center. Expo Committee Chair and\nBo\u2019s Coffee President and CEO Steve Benitez stated that 1000+ international and\nlocal franchise brands in the food, retail and service sectors will be featured\nthis year. He said there will also be special zones for Emerging Franchises,\nHighly Franchise-able Concepts, Business Solutions Providers among others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In line with the PFA\u2019s capacity-building efforts, the Expo will also\nhave seminars for prospective franchisees and aspiring franchisors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more details and information regarding Franchise Asia Philippines 2023 and the international hosting activities, contact the PFA Secretariat through the email addresses:\u00a0pfa@pfa.org.ph<\/a>,\u00a0advocacy@pfa.org.ph<\/a>,\u00a0cfe@pfa.org.ph<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0projects@pfa.org.ph<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You may visit the website\u00a0www.franchiseasiaph.com<\/a>\u00a0for more details on the events. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Franchise Asia Philippines 2023 is co-presented by BPI, Insular Life and PLDT and powered by SM Supermalls and Vista Mall. This event is made possible with the help of partners. Platinum partners are Jollibee, Caltex, 7-Eleven, Seaoil, The Generics Pharmacy and Megaworld. Gold partners are Potato Corner, LT&G Credit Line, Francorp, Qualiplus, K2 Pharmacy, Robinsons Malls, Araneta Center, and Globaltronics. Silver partners are Master Siomai, Shawarma Shack, Famous Belgian Waffles, Paluto Nga Po!, Kurimi, Julie\u2019s Bakeshop, Bo\u2019s Coffee, Living Water, Pure Nectar, Bibingkinitan, Max\u2019s Group, Oryspa, Beanleaf and Shell. Bronze partners are Fruitas, Macao Imperial, Farron Caf\u00e9, Grains Mart, Meralco, KFC, Shakey\u2019s, Blooming Ventures, Mister Donut, Tokyo Tokyo, Coolaire Consolidated Inc., Yale-Assa Abloy Philippines, Inc., Unioil, McDonald\u2019s Philippines, Bench and Perfume Dessert.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cFranchising has become a preferred option for most Filipinos,\u201d said Sherill Quintana, chairman of Philippine Franchise Association (PFA), adding that the success rate of those starting their franchise business journey is 90 percent compared to those taking the traditional route.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":8702,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[19,806,2357,2045],"class_list":["post-8701","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-newsmakers","tag-health","tag-health-products","tag-healthy-products","tag-investment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8701","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8701"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8701\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8703,"href":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8701\/revisions\/8703"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8702"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8701"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8701"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8701"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}