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March 4, 2010

India Franchise Rankings - Franchise Opportunities from 26 to 50

India Franchise Rankings - Franchise Opportunities from 26 to 50


India Franchise Rankings - Franchise Opportunities from 26 to 50


26. Jawed Habib Hair Xpresso

Jawed Habib- a premium brand of the Hair & Beauty industry with 120 Salons operational has now come up with a new concept of "Jawed Habib's Hair Xpreso". A 12 X 8 X 8 ft booth will be setup in shopping malls, airports and railways stations with high foot-falls across India. "Jawed Habib's Hair Xpreso"intends to target the lower and middle sections of the society. The new brand plans to specifically target the unorganized segment of the hair salon industry, to create a one-stop booth that provides hair-cuts at Rs. 99 and carries the entire universe of hair-styling and hair-care products! The Hair xpreso franchise opportunity is a business with low investment and high profits compared to any other franchise business opportunity in beauty salon industry. 

Franchising Since: 2009 
No. of Franchisees: 29 
Franchise Fee: Rs. 250,000 
Royalty: 15% 
Investment: Rs. 15 to 20 Lakhs 
Area Required: 100 to 350 sq ft

27. Podar Happy Kids

No. of Franchisees: 70 
Space Required 1200 sq.ft or more 
Total Project Cost 6.5 Lakh rupees 
Investment 3 to 3.5 lakh rupees 
Brand Fee 2.5 Lakh Rupees 
Royalty 20% 
Brand Upgradation Fee 50,000 per year applicable from year two. 
Term of Franchisee 20 years 
Return of Investment 2 years

JUMBO KIDS, a state of the art preschool, is part of the Podar Education Complex , which is a dynamic, constantly evolving nucleus, imparting education at various levels. It has been established in 1927 and is being managed by Anandilal & Ganesh Podar Society. The motto of society is "Excellence in Education" and the trustees make every effort to live up to this ideal. Today it has multifarious activities that cater to the needs of children as well as adults. 

Here at Jumbo Kids children receive KIDUCATION. This is a term coined by our director Ms. Swati Popat to best describe the educational method that The Jumbo Kids franchisee follow here-which is education for the child, based on the developmental needs of the child. Jumbo Kids has been designed, set up and led by our director, Ms. Swati Popat who has worked with many of the best schools in Mumbai and is also a well known name in the field of pre school education. She has also written some books for children such as Mr. Pencil and friends, published by Tata Infomedia. Our Director is a member of the NAEYC- National Association for the Education of Young children.

Staffing 1 teacher per 12 children 
Maid 1 per 20 children 
Assistant teachers Atleast 2 float teachers 
Centre Head One required will help if admission counselor is separate 
Batch Timing Atleast 2 hours for playschool and nursery and atleast 3 hours for Junior & Senior KG 
Fees Minimum 1200 per month 
Age Group 1.5 yrs - Little School 
2 yrs - Play School 
3 yrs - Nursery 
4 yrs - Junior KG 

28. Golds Gym

Gold’s Gym started in Venice California in 1965, and soon became the hotbed for the development of training techniques, equipment and nutritional concepts that formed the foundation for the modern fitness revolution. In 1975, Gold’s Gym received international attention when it was featured in the major motion picture, ‘Pumping Iron’. It was thus effectively established as the ‘Mecca of Bodybuilding’. 

The India chapter of Gold’s Gym started in 2002, when the first Gold’s Gym India branch was set up at Nepean Sea Road, Mumbai. In the next few years this number grew, and today Gold’s Gym has cut out for itself 33 gym facilities across India and within the subcontinent as well in Dhaka, Bangladesh. 

Franchising Since: 2002
Investment: Rs. 1 to 2 Crores
Likely Payback: Rs. 5 to 7 years
Area Required: 7000 to 20000 sq ft

29. Cartridge World

Cartridge World was founded in South Australia in 1997. Today, it is the world's largest retailer of printer cartridge "recharging" services with over 2000 stores across 51 countries and a retail turnover of over $ 500 million. Cartridge World works on the unique concept of 'recharging' printer cartridges with guaranteed 'as good as new' performance, savings and a process encouraging reuse thereby saving the environment also. Demand for printer cartridges is on the rise in India and with more and more individuals and corporates looking for ways to cut their printing costs - scientific printer cartridge "recharging" is a promising business opportunity. With over 85 Franchisees signed across India today our 65 + operational stores are running succesffully.Join this safe and highly rewarding Cartridge franchise business opportunity in india today. 

Franchisee Started : 1997 
Franchising in India Since 2004 
Total Franchisee Outlets : 2000+ 
Expected Investment 
Single Unit : 15,00,001 - 20,00,000 
Franchise Fee : 3,00,000 
Expected ROI: 40% 

Cartridge World India has several accolades to its credit, including those by the Franchising Association of India 

30. Easy Bill

Easy Bill, India's first chain of one stop payment collection centres, is yet another initiative in adding value to the life of the common man. Through its vast network of Retail Partners, it offers the consumer never-before convenience in various kinds of transactions. Easy Bill is promoted by the 'Hero Group of Companies', one of the leading business houses in India. The 'Hero Group of Companies' has always been dedicated to making a difference to the life of every Indian, every where. Hero Honda Motors Limited, the world's largest two wheeler company as well as Hero Cycles Limited, the world's largest bicycle manufacturer have revolutionised the way Indians commute, becoming an integral part of the fabric of the nation 

Franchise Opportunity for existing retailers, with an investment of Rs. 30,000 to Rs. 40,000, retailers can expect an additional cash flow of Rs. 4000 to Rs. 10000 every month 

31. Sharekhan

Franchising SInce: 1995 
No. of Business Partners: 1000 
Investment: Rs. 2 to 5 Lakhs 
Area Required: 300 sq ft

The Share Khan Franchise offers Equities, Derivates, Commodities, Depository, PMS, Mutual Fund, IPO & Insurance 

Sharekhan Ltd is India’s leading online retail broking house with its presence through 1000+ ‘Share Shops’ in over 325 cities and serving more than 8,00,000 customers across the nation. Sharekhan offers its clients trade execution facilities for cash as well as derivatives, on BSE and NSE, depository services, mutual funds, initial public offerings (IPOs), and commodities trading facilities on MCX and NCDEX. Besides high quality investment advice from an experienced research team Sharekhan provides market related news, stock quotes fundamental and statistical information across equity, mutual funds, IPOs and much more. 

Sharekhan has set category leadership through pioneering initiatives like ‘Speed Trade’, a net based executable application that emulates a broker terminal besides providing information relevant to Day traders. Their second initiative, ‘First Step’ is targeted at empowering first time investors. Sharekhan has also set their global footprints through the ‘India First’ initiative, a series of seminars conducted by Sharekhan to help NRIs participate and benefit from the huge investment opportunities in India.

32. Suvidhaa

Investment: Rs. 30,000 to Rs. 40,000 

Suvidhaa Infoserve Pvt. Ltd. a company floated to aggregate, commoditize and distribute the services in most convenient form to the consumers. The motto of the company is to give convenience and value to all its customers who are looking for travel, utility, e-Governance and entertainment related services. As a corporate Suvidhaa are committed to develop new strategies and influence business transformations with smart thinking expertise. Our business expertise aims to address the prevailing gaps in various service sectors. 

The Suvidhaa point is a one point multi-service destination. Strategically placed in major towns and cities across the country, these points will cater to various service categories mentioned earlier. A Suvidhaa point is a terminal that’s set up in friendly neighborhood shops and offers all the services offered by SIPL. 

To take advantage of this business opportunity all you need to have is 

· Entrepreneurial skills 
· Marginal investment capabilities 
· About 100 - 150 sq.ft. of area in a premium location and Terminal Space 
· Past experience in running a service outlet or customer relationship management 

33. Academy of Broadcasting Institute

No. of Franchisees: 40+
Franchising Since: 2003
Investment: Rs. 10 to Rs. 15 lakhs
ROI: 25 to 30%
Likely Pay Back 3.5 Years
Area Required: 800 to 1000 sq ft

Academy of Broadcasting Institute was set-up in the year 2003, by internationally renowned Radio Jockey Hardeep Singh Chandpuri. Considering that over 450 private radio stations and more than 5000 community radio stations are about to be launched, there is a large need for creative professionals. Every Academy of Broadcasting franchisee has a single objective, to turn exceptional, creative and talented people into thorough bred voice professionals, by training them on the latest techniques and technologies, mentoring them and providing them with an environment that is conducive to creative learning. 

Amongst the other institutes, imparting similar education, AOB is miles ahead of them, with over 40+ Network. Academy of Broadcasting franchise has provision for its students to go ‘on-air’ on a weekly radio show which is conceptualised, scripted and hosted by its students. Apart from hosting regular shows, the students also get an opportunity to work on various voice-over assignments like IVRS (Interactive Voice Response System) prompts for cell phone companies, spots, jingles, promos for it’s various clients in India and abroad.

34. Flair English

Flair English Learning Institute franchise provides the opportunity to own your own business teaching English in India. Flair English Learning Institute is one of the largest English learning institute brand in Central India and continues to enjoy steady brand recognition. With several English teachers running their own English Learning courses, the demand for quality education with centralised system and support, continues to increase. 

The Flair English Learning Institute approach to English as a Second Language (ESL) field is of 'Coaching Communicative Confidence', that is, coaching students how to communicate in English with confidence. The Flair English's franchise system presents an english teaching business opportunity that surpass all other english teaching opportunities in India. With low royalty rates and with a strong focus on franchisee profitability, operations and curriculum, Flair English continues to expand. 

No. of Franchisees: 17
Investment Required: Rs. 2 to 5 Lakhs
Expected Break Even Point: 3 to 6 Months
Expected Pay Back Period: 1 Year

35. India Infoline

Franchising Since: 1995
Investment: Rs. 2 to 5 Lakhs

No. of Franchisees: 1200+

The India Infoline Franchise is a one-stop financial services store. Initially India Infoline offered their financial services online through their site, 5Paise.com, in the pre 2001 era. The India Infoline franchise is spread over 976 business locations (branches and sub-brokers) spread across 365 cities and towns. with over 800,000 customers. 

The India Infoline / 5paisa franchise has emerged as one of leading players in e-broking space, begining as early as 1995 in India. Harnessing the power of technology, the 5 paisa franchisee offers affordable financial services to investors. 

36. Karrox

karROX has been one of the leading providers of Information Technology (IT) education & training in the country for nearly two decades now. karROX has trained more than 150,000 students globally and is affiliated to major IT & education giants like Microsoft, SUN, Pearson VUE and many more. Karrox has partnered with Sikkim Manipal University & Indira Gandhi National Open University for providing distance learning education opportunities for students & professionals.

Karrox has been successful in the franchising business model with our IT franchises in the domestic & global market. This is an attempt to motivate & support the upcoming entrepreneurs to venture into the IT Training business model.

Franchising Since: 1998
Investment: Rs. 30 to Rs. 50 lakhs
ROI: 40%
Area Required: 1500 - 2000 sq ft

37. Snap Fitness

No. of Gyms: 1650 
Franchising in India Since: 2004 
Investment: Rs. 50 Lakhs to 1 Crore 
ROI: 30 to 35% 
Payback Period: 3.5 to 5 Years 
Area Required: 1500 to 3500 sq ft 

The Snap Fitness Business Opportunity enables the franchisee to offer customers fast, convenient and affordable workouts in a state-of-the-art fitness center minutes from their homes. Its customers enjoy the same quality equipment and workout experience offered in traditional "big box" health clubs - but without the crowded gym, long waiting lines and inflated monthly dues. Moreover, Snap Fitness's member-friendly policies lead the industry - no contracts: members pay month-to-month and may freeze their memberships when not using them. 

Convenience, quality and good health at an affordable price, supported by the industry's most progressive member policies - that's a value-driven concept that's right for the times. When evaluating the choices in health and fitness business opportunities, prospective entrepreneurs quickly conclude for Snap. From the moment new franchisee's sign up, the support, service and training is provided. Snap's turnkey operational systems enable the franchisee to run a club with only one employee and be as "hands off" as the franchisee would like. 

Its product lineup extends well beyond what comparable systems offer - providing more tools to recruit and retain members and create new revenue streams. 

38. Srinathjis

Franchising SInce: Jan 2007 
Gross Franchisee Profitability: 33% 
No. of Franchisees: 19 
Average Break Even Point: 6 to 8 Months 
Average Pay back period: 4 Years 
Investment: Rs. 5 to 35 Lakhs 

Srinathjis was started in the year 2005, under the blessings of Shri Radhanath Swami Maharaj . The Vision and responsibility was entrusted to Shri Karunakar N Shetty who has over 35 years experience in the food industry and ably supported by his sons Shri Rohit K Shetty and Shri Ashish K Shetty.

The vision At Srinathjis is to serve an unending food spread with a midas touch of quality ingredients, a passion to add great taste and above all a warm service pride to give a pleasing and appetizing experience. The Srinathjis franchise serves the best mix of Italian, Mexican, Thai, Lebanese, Oriental Chinese, Sizzlers, Indian (south Indian and Punjabi) cuisine in the ala-carte range along with the best combination of our daily Breads, Snacks, Sweets and World Class Pastries & Cakes all under 1 roof . 

The Differntiating Factors 

Srinathjis Franchise Models

A Classique Silver model (Take away)

1 Area Required 350+ sq ft preferably carpet

2 Franchisee fees NIL

3 Refundable Deposit Rs 1 lac

4 Royalty NIL

5 margin on cakes and pastries 25%

6 Returns damage - For the 1st month Srinathji's will bear the entire cost , thereafter on all damages the ratio would be 25%franchisee and 75% Srinathji's.

7 Front Signage on the main board shall be provided by us.

B International Café gold model

1 Area Required 500-750 sq ft preferably carpet

2 Franchisee fees Rs 3 lacs

3 Refundable Deposit Rs 1 lac

4 Royalty 5% on sales or Rs. 15,000 whichever is higher

5 margin on cakes, pastries and sweets 25%

6 Returns damage - For the 1st month Srinathji's will bear the entire cost, thereafter on all damages the ratio would be 25% franchisee and 75% Srinathji's.

7 Front Signage on the main board shall be provided by us.

C Restaurant Platinum model(fine dine)

1 Area Required 1500-+ Sq Ft preferably carpet

2 Franchisee fees Rs 10 lacs

3 Refundable Deposit Rs 1 lac

4 Royalty 7.5% on sales or Rs. 25,000 whichever is higher

5 Margins on cakes , pastries and sweets 25%

6 Returns damage - For the 1st month Srinathji's will bear the entire cost , thereafter on all returns 25% franchisee and 75% Srinathji's.

7 Minimum guarantee of 0f Rs 25,000/- per month or 5% of sale whichever is higher.

8 Front Signage on the main board shall be provided by Srinathjis

39. Way2Wealth Part of the ABC (Cafe Coffee Day group)

Franchising since: 2002
Franchise Partners: 100
Space Required: 500 sq ft
Investment: Rs. 3 Lakhs

An association with us will help gain access to a platform to leverage your relationships. Way2Wealth Business Opportunity enables the franchisee to meet increasing customer expectations and establish a sustainable investment advisory business encapsulating a complete range of financial solutions: Trading, Investment as well as Advisory Products. 

Way2Wealth Partner Advantages:

Credible Brand Association - In today's competitive market and changing scenario, you need a partner like Way2Wealth who is financially sound, is run by professionals and provides wherewithal for cohesive growth. Way2Wealth has a 25-year track record as a financial intermediary and is part of USD 1 bn. Coffee Day Holdings Group. 

Complete Range of Financial Products - You gain access to a bouquet of financial products – Equity and Equity Derivatives, Commodities, Currency Derivatives, IPO Distribution, Mutual Funds, Insurance, Portfolio Management Services and Depository Services.

Access to Superior Research - Research is the key to sound investment advice and as our business associate you automatically gain access to our quality research, monthly newsletters, technical inputs, positions calls and other inputs from our research desk.

Innovative Partnership Arrangements - Way2Wealth enables you to offer quality investment services to customers at competitive prices. To this effect franchisee terms are structured in an Innovative Partnership Arrangements on:

· Mutually Acceptable Terms and Conditions
· Flexible Terms
· Various Revenue Sharing Models, and
· Competitive Pricing

Operational Support - Way2Wealth extend our operational expertise to help you set up a robust back office, compliance and risk management infrastructure to run your business. 

Training and Knowledge Needs - Way2Wealth  have training programs for our business associates and their staff on an ongoing basis to keep them abreast of latest market developments, product innovations etc. Additionally, specific programs are available to help prepare for relevant regulatory certification exams.

40. Abacus Mental Mathematics Academy

Franchising Since: April 2005
No. of Franchisees: 30
Positive Monthly CashFlow: Rs. 25,000
Investment: Rs. 1 Lakh
Space Required: Can operate from home or at school premises

Abacus Mental Mathematics Academy, an ISO 9001:2000 certified Academy is a Division of Sai Abacus Education System Pvt. Ltd., a company registered under the Company's Act, 1956. AMMA is committed to work with children in the area of their skill development through ELMAS Abacus Program and Brain Gym, a proven abacus learning system. This organisation was established by a group of professionals with varied experience to promote abacus education in association with Mrs. Vasanthi Ranganathan, a noted educationist with 25 years of experience in education and pioneer in bringing Abacus Education into India in the year 1998. The first Abacus Learning Centre was established in Tamil Nadu. Mr.S.N.Kuppuswamy, a management graduate and software engineer is Executive Director on the Board heading northern India operations. Abacus offers exciting and high profitable business opportunity to educated housewives who can invest Rs.100,000/-. Abacus franchise does not require commercial space and is ideal for women who wish to stay home and develop an education business. All abacus franchisee centres are managed by housewives/teachers and are successfully running their centres.

41. US Dollar Store

The visionary chairman of US Dollarstore Inc. Mr. Joe Kieren identified in an intensive survey conducted in the year 2000 that 16.5% of the total mega general merchandise sale of $150 billion was through the dollarstore segment. The company US Dollarstore Inc. was thereby founded by group of entrepreneurs under his expert leadership to cash on the great proven success of the Dollarstore concept and introduce this into the upcoming international market 

The master franchisee for US Dollar Store in India is Nanson Overseas. 

INVESTMENT BREAK UP FOR APPRX. 1000 SQ.FT. OUTLET 

Franchise fees (lifetime/transferable*) 5 lacs
Fixed Store interior / exterior fitouts: 5 lacs @ 500 per sq. Ft.(optional)
Inventory (store fill): 9.5 lacs @ 950 per sq. Ft.(optional)
It, software, pos: 0.5 lacs
Total: 20 lacs

42. Texas Chicken

Founded in San Antonio, Texas (USA) in 1952, Church’s Chicken® is a highly recognized brand name in the QSR sector, and is the second largest geographically located quick service chicken concept in the world. Church’s Chicken serves traditional Southern and Spicy Fried Chicken with a focus on offering complete meals with large portions at low prices and is positioned as the Value Leader in the Chicken QSR category. As of November 2009 the Church’s Chicken system will have over 1,700 locations in 33 US States and 21 countries, with system sales in excess of $1.3 billion. Internationally Texas Chicken operates as Church’s and Texas Chicken. 

Franchise Fee: USD 30,000 
Seeking: Area Developers 
In India Since: Sept. 2008 

43. US Pizza

Franchising Since: 1999 
No. of Franchisees: 52 
Investment: Rs 22.50 to Rs 59 lakh 
Average Break Even Period: 6 Months 
Expected ROI: 24 to 30% 
Area Required: 250 sq ft to 3000 sq ft 

U.S Pizza a division of United Restaurants Ltd (URL) is one of the leading Pizza chain that has made its presence felt by opening its first outlet in 1995 in Bangalore. The company since last decade has made a pan Indian presence with over 74 outlets across 28 cities in the country based on a Franchising model. The Group philosophy is focused around Product quality, Franchisee value and Customer delight. URL expects to emerge as a leader in providing excellent services and food quality to its customer at affordable prices. 

The US Pizza Franchise offers 4 franchise options: 

Operator Franchisee: Through this model you could own and operate your own U.S.Pizza outlet, which could be one or more in number. 

Master Franchisee: In this franchisee model, you have a territorial right to the franchisee, generally covering a state, where you can own a number of outlets in the particular territory and can even sub-franchise these outlets. These outlets in turn can be operated by professional outlet managers or by sub franchisees. As a master franchisee, you will have to work closely with the corporate team to provide operational support to these outlets and share the franchising revenue earned through your territory. This is an investment intensive model, where you will have to build and maintain infrastructure to manage the outlets in your territory. 

Joint Venture: If you have property and financial resources, you could partner with us to open and operate outlets. In this model both, you and U.S.Pizza bring equal value to the deal and share the rewards proportionately. 

For current / ex Employees: For current or past US Pizza employess, that have shown exceptional performance, you could opt for this model, and become a U.S.Pizza franchisee partner. 

44. K-Lounge

K-Lounge is a Fashion Retail Chain promoted by India's premiere Fashion House - Kewal Kiran Clothing Limited. The company boasts of revolutionizing Fashion India Inc. through their 4 brands Killer, Easios, Lawman and Integriti. 

KKCL offers comprehensive support to its franchisees with comprehensive training for its store manages and sales staff with advanced training updates, with comprehensive support as well as the advance of a well recognised brand with strong advertising, franchisees gain significantly and just need to focus on increasing the sales at their stores. KKCL regularly encourages its franchisees to take up multiple stores. 

Franchising Since: 2003
ROI: 35 to 40%
Pay back Period: 3 Years
Investment: Rs. 38 to 40 Lakhs

45. Sykes and Ray Equities

Franchising Since 1990 
No. of Franchisees: 400 
Investment: Rs. 1 to 2 Lakhs 
Space: 200 sq. ft. 

The Sykes & Ray Franchise is promoted by Mr. Yogesh R Gupta and Mr. Anup R Gupta. The founders of the companies are still very passionately involved in the running of the business. Franchising, since 1990, the Sykes network has grown to over 400+. SRE today clocks a combined turnover of more than Rs 45,000 crores. 

46. Fashion and I

No. of stores: 27 (Franchised 7)
Franchising since 2004
Investment: 25 to 30 lakhs
Payback: 3 to 4 years
Margins: 30 to 35%
Area: 700 - 1000 sq ft

Fashion & I" (FI). It is often an attitude that creates an everlasting trance. Every woman who personifies FI successfully leaves behind a trail of everlasting impression over people around her. The vision of FI is to reach to every woman and depart her from ordinary. FI aims to have 100 stores by 2010 and bring to unveil a "nouvean design de fashion" collection aptly titled in terms of silhouette, colour, surface ornamentation, wear ability and functionality. FI has its own manufacturing and storage unit, besides sporting an exclusive chain of showrooms. The brand has snazzy showrooms in Kolkata, Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Guwahati, Indore, Varanasi,Surat, Jaipur, Lucknow, Noida, and Faridabad. Ranging from rural mystique of handloom to laser perforated powerlooms, FI has worked with a variety of fabrics. Noted for its authentic hand embellishments that represent a true cross-cultural blend, FI has established itself as a premier women's wear brand in the Indian subcontinent. Fabrics Ranging from imported pure georgettes, chiffons, voils, cozy cottons to hand finished prints, block and screen variants, printed viscose georgette, printed chiffon, lace, crochet are extensively used in the collection. The fabrics are vibrant with prints ranging from pure ethnic to psychablellic and art deco.

47. Sarva Jal Social Franchising Business Opportunity

No. of Franchisees: 140

Average Water Dispensed by Franchisees (Monthly): 15,000 to 2 Lakh Litres

Price of Water Sold: 25 paisa

Royalty: 10 Paisa / Litre

Average Cash Flow: Rs. 10,000 to Rs. 15,000

Serving 55,000 people daily

Piramal Water sells water under the brand name “Sarvajal” – or “water for everyone”. Sarva Jal's operations focus on a franchise model that enables rural entrepreneurs to start businesses which provide purified drinking water to their communities.   Customers purchase prepaid cards in 10L and 20L denominations; they come to the franchisee water outlets to purchase water filled in their own containers or in innovative carboys purchased from Sarvajal.   Some franchise locations also offer economical daily delivery of water.

Sarva Jal is a Social Enterprise striving to make safe drinking water accessible to all at afordable prices. Sarva Jal has rural areas as its primary focus and functions through a franchisee model. Franchisee model directly links Sarva Jal's performance and reach to its viability by ensuring Sarva Jal as a company and the franchisee are viable only if we are serving at least 100 plus families regularly.

Currently Sarva Jal is operating in Shekhawati region of Rajasthan, Sabarkantha district of North Gujarat and in Vapi district of South Gujarat. We have developed our business model by working backwards from a self imposed price limit of 25 paisa per litre limit, it has forced us to innovate in terms of technology and also the business processes. As I write we have 130 plus franchisee signed up and 113 machines operating across Rajasthan and Gujarat, serving more than 55000 individuals daily. In this manner not only are we making pure drinking water accessible we are also generating self-employment opportunities.

Water is sourced locally, processed locally, and sold locally.   By developing a community-based and distributed model, Sarvajal is available at a fraction of the prevailing market rates for purified water. Piramal Water owns, installs, services, and maintains water purification machinery that is customized by location and source water quality.  The company maintains uniform quality standards and monitors them continuously to ensure the safety of water leaving our installed machinery.

Franchisees are micro-entrepreneurs, water entrepreneurs, run social enterprises who are trained to operate the machines, ensure the highest standards of hygiene, and promote the benefits of pure drinking water to their communities.  The water entrepreneurs are provided with a business start-up kit that includes health promotion materials, operations manuals, marketing collateral, branding tools, and business development resources.

In addition, a Sarvajal representative is available to assist new franchisees on-call and on-site during the first few months of operation to help each outlet generate a reliable customer base and promote the benefits of clean water.

48. The Loot Store


The LOOT” is a multi-branded discount store, offering customers a wide range of products with a minimum of 25% & going up to 70% discounts - throughout the year. The store retails brands like Adidas, Nike, Reebok, Red Tape, Lee Cooper, Pepe Jeans, Levi’s, Benetton, Spykar, Wrangler, Lee, Provogue, Arrow, SF jeans and many more. Apart from Indian brands the store also sources products from global markets, most of which are unavailable in the country.

The Loot started off as a franchisee of various brands & later moved into the current format of “Value Retailing” in mid 2004. Post the launch and the stupendous success of the first store in the year 2004, The Loot has set up 14 outlets, which are currently operational. The concept & the store outlook has managed to get a strategic tie-up with Spencer’s’ Hypermarket (a RPG Enterprise). The Loot will have a Shop-in-Shop with every Spencer’s’ store in the country. The Loot is also talking to other Hypermarket formats such as Star India Bazaar (a Tata enterprise), Magnet etc. to have similar SIS’s.

The Loot’s strength as a retailer lies in proper procurement and an excellent supply chain management. This helps in getting better pricing from the manufacturer and thereafter passing the benefit on to the consumer. The LOOT currently offers the right mix of semi-formal, casuals, & sports category of garments, footwear & accessories and will soon launch its Formal section.

The store also has an exclusive tie-up with brands like Tuscan Verve & Thomas Scott for their pan India surplus business. The NEW Loot store will be a large format store at over 15,000 sqft. The will be under the umbrella of The LOOT - Megastore. The LOOT currently operates 14 stores in cities like, Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Ghaziabad, Delhi, Hyderabad & Vizag. Opening up stores in cities like Surat, Nashik & Baroda is on the anvil. The store ended up last year (2004-05) with a top line of 15 Crores and planning to end the current financial year at about 25 Crores. To propel the growth of the company and to move to the next level, The Loot has invested skillfully in IT systems & Supply Chain Management. Their focus is also on personnel training and great emphasis is being laid on preparing the back end to take growth to about 100 stores by the year 2008-09.

Began Franchising in 2006
Investment: Rs. 50 Lakhs to Rs. 1 Crore
ROI: 22 to 26%
Area Requried: 2000 to 20000 sq ft. Investment @ Rs. 2500 to Rs. 3000 psft
No. of Stores: 150 (100+ Franchised)

49. VLCC

The guiding vision of VLCC Group is “Transforming Lives”. By “Transforming Lives”, VLCC implies transforming self, spreading happiness and transforming future. These three pillars have been the hallmarks of our Company since it was founded by Mrs. Vandana Luthra in 1989. By redefining wellness, VLCC revolutionized this industry and acquired the status of India’s largest health and beauty brand. Today VLCC is the single largest player in the organized sector with a pan-India presence of nearly 225 outlets across 75 cities, 1 in Kathmandu, 8 locations in UAE, 1 in Oman and 1 in Bahrain. The VLCC Group, a ‘Superbrand’, serves as an umbrella for all its other brands – VLCC Health Care Ltd., VLCC Personal Care Ltd. and VLCC Institute of Beauty, Health and Management. VLCC’s services provide holistic wellness, as a service, marrying scientific research and traditional therapies. Having served over a million customers since its inception, VLCC, today, has achieved an iconic status across the world and is India’s largest and most preferred Slimming, Beauty & Health brand. 

Business Started : 1989 
Franchisee Started : 2006 
Total Company Outlets : 180 
Total Franchisee Outlets : 45 
Investment: Rs. 30 to 50 lakhs 
Payback Period: 3 to 3.5 Years 
Area Requried: 1000 to 1600 sq ft 
Expected ROI: 40 to 45%

50. Institute Of Computer Accountants

Business Started: 1999
Franchisee Started: 2001
Investment 15,00,001 - 20,00,000
Franchise Fee : Ranges Rs. 1.5 Lakhs to Rs. 5,00,000
Required Capital Investment: 15,00,000 - 20,00,000
The expected payback period for the franchise: 1
The expected return on investment to the franchisee? Minimum Rs. 10,00,000


Incorporated by Mr. N K Shyamsukha, FCA in 1999. Headquartered in Kolkata and having a pan India presence of 300 centers & 30 Placement Offices, 10 Regional Offices & 3 Zonal Offices. ISO 9001:2000 certified, pioneers in imparting Training on Computer Hardware, Networking & Security. One of the first players in the industry to offer job-guaranteed training programs.

1,20,000 successfully passed out & placed students.

No. of states – 21

No. of cities – 130+

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