Among the more useful of the quasi-marketing documents put out by the big firms is one entitled “Franchising Opportunities in China, Japan and Singapore,” prepared by PWC for the APEC Secretariat. Please don’t spend the $60 APEC wants you to dole out for this study since it is available free of charge here. [UPDATE: THIS STUDY IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE AT THIS LINK.]
Many readers have found their way to the Asia Business Intelligence website by way of keyword searches at Google and Baidu for “franchise Asia” and the like, so this study is something to peruse that is directly applicable to that need.
That said, the Chinese section of the study appears to incorporate an odd amalgam of sources varying in trustworthiness from Euromonitor to the Chinese statistics bureau. Not all is new information — some 3 years old — and you’ll find some of the grammar strange in places (a translation?). Nonetheless, the study is a beginning, at least for those who are just beginning to think about operating food and beverage franchises in China.
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I tried to download the study but I could not. Is the link wrong?
I’ve checked the link and it is ok. You should be able to right-click and save as to your hard drive.
No, it asks me for a password. I think you somehow got past that so it always works for you, but it always makes me put in a password, which I do not have.
I haven’t entered a password. I simply right click (not left click) the link, and “save as” a file on my hard drive. However, if I left click, a dialog box is spawned, requiring the entry of a user name and password.
Can’t do it. Would you please e-mail it to me. Thanks millions.
CLB
Hi,
I am also having a hard time downloading the pdf. could you please email it to me at dunen@dunen.com
thanks
d.