Thailand To Host Region's Biggest Franchise Fair

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Thailand to host region's biggest franchise fair

BANGKOK: -- Thailand's Ministry of Commerce and the private sector are teaming up to host the biggest franchise fair in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) later this month, the Director-General of the Department of Business Development, Miss Orajit Singkalavanich, revealed today.

The Thailand Franchise and Business Opportunities (TFBO) Fair, held by the department in conjunction with the Thai Association of Franchise Businesses and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs), will take place on 23-26 June at the Impact Convention Centre in Muang Thong Thani of Nonthaburi Province on the outskirts of Bangkok.

Miss Orajit said that 125 companies representing 130 brands had already agreed to set up 175 booths at the fair.

Twelve of the companies are foreign ones, including country pavilions from Singapore and Malaysia.

Noting that the presence of the foreign companies indicated the confidence of foreign investors in Thai franchise businesses, Miss Orajit said that visitors to the fair would also be able to attend seminars looking at investment in franchises.

--TNA 2005-06-16