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The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf (CBTL) opened its first franchise outlet at Elante Mall, Chandigarh. The brand has its presence across 29 countries with over 1000 stores worldwide.

Pollo Tropical, a US-based, Caribbean-inspired fast-casual restaurant chain, has opened its first restaurant in India and its 33rd franchise location globally. This marks the brand’s first opening outside the Western hemisphere.

Siyaram Silk Mills Ltd has embarked on an expansion spree by inking 27 franchise agreements in the first two months of the current fiscal, out of a target of 90 stores for 2013-14. The successful response from the trade fraternity has encouraged the texti

Aarogya, a budding name in the wellness industry is all set to spread its wings across India. For opening the brands franchise one just needs a bare minimum investment of Rs 15000.

Burger Girl, a fast food concept which originated in the US, is now offering its franchise opportunity across India. Through this opportunity aspiring entrepreneurs will get a chance to open Burger Girl franchise. The minimum investment required will be

Strands, a franchise chain of beauty salons, joined hands with Wella India, a P&G group, and will be selling Wella's professional products through its 10 franchise salons that were launched in the last quarter.

Global footwear brand, Skechers tied up with Franchise India to expand its presence in metro cities. Under the tie-up, Franchise India will act as a brand distributor and franchise model for Skechers.

Global Franchise Architects (GFA) has announced an aggressive expansion drive under which it plans to open a total of 40 stores across all its brands in India this year.

Naturals, a family salon and spa chain, launched its third franchise outlet in Kolkata. With an area of 100 sq ft and investment of Rs 45 lakh, one can own a Naturals franchise.

Firefox Bikes, a leading bicycle brand, recently opened a bike station for the cycling enthusiasts in Dwarka. It is the brand’s 105th outlet in India.

California-based The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf (CBTL), launched in 2008 in India via Pan India Food Solutions, has plans to strengthen its brand’s presence across the country through a mix of company and franchise-owned outlets.

Birla Edutech Limited, a Yash Birla Group Company, plans to open 50 schools in the next three years.

After establishing itself in almost all tier II and III cities, Bangs, an Indian fried-chicken brand, now has plans to expand by opening 500 outlets across the county.

Van Heusen plans to open ten exclusive women’s wear outlets and around five accessory outlets this fiscal with an estimated investment of Rs 10 crore.

After completing 30 successful years worldwide in kid\\\'s gym, My Gym, an international franchise of fitness centres launched its first Children’s Fitness centre in India.