KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Franchise Association (MFA) has short-listed 10 finalists from an initial 50 companies for 17 awards to be conferred during the Franchise Award 2007, themed “Franchise Makes Sense” on Monday (Nov 12) at Berjaya Times Square Hotel & Convention Centre in Kuala Lumpur. They are Avon Cosmetics (M) Sdn Bhd, Daily Fresh Foods Sdn Bhd, Focus Point Management Sdn Bhd, HC Duraclean Sdn Bhd, Mib Trading Sdn Bhd, MBE Business Corporation Sdn Bhd, Ideal Malaysian Support Sdn Bhd, Saba Islamic Media Sdn Bhd, Secret Recipe Cakes & Cafe Sdn Bhd and Smart Reader Worldwide Sdn Bhd. MFA's secretary general Hasma Ahmad said nine of the 17 awards would not be contested as they would be awarded to selected individuals. Event sponsors are Secret Recipe Cakes and Cafe Sdn Bhd, Berjaya Corporation Bhd and Bank Muamalat Malaysia Bhd. Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak would give away the awards. Also attending the event is Entrepreneurial and Co-operative Development Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin. Meanwhile, Hasma said 37 new companies have registered with the Registrar of Franchise (ROF) in the first nine months of this year. She said a total number of 321 franchise systems were registered in Malaysia in which 205 were local franchisers and the rest foreign. By The EDGE (By Lim Yu Min)
Friday, November 9, 2007
10 finalists to compete for Franchise awards
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