Franchise Associations are the peak bodies representing the franchise sector in their country or region, and sometimes the best starting point to learning about the franchise sector.
Here is a handy list of franchise associations, which monitor franchisors and franchises in their respective countries around the world.
AUSTRALIA: The Franchise Council of Australia (FCA)
AUSTRIA: Österreichische Franchise-Verband (ÖFV)
BELGIUM: Federation Belge de la Franchise (BFF)
CANADA: Canadian Franchise Association (CFA)
CZECH REPUBLIC: Czech Franchise Association (ČAF)
EGYPT: Egyptian Franchise Development Association (EFDA)
EUROPE: European Franchise Federation (EEF)
FINLAND: Suomen Franchising-Yhdistys
FRANCE: Federation Française de la Franchise (FFF)
GERMANY: German Franchise Association e.V.
IRELAND: Irish Franchise Association
ITALY: Associazione Italiana Del Franchising (AssoFranchising)
NETHERLANDS: Nederlandse Franchise Vereniging (NFV)
MALAYSIA: Malaysian Franchise Association
NEW ZEALAND: Franchise Association of New Zealand
POLISH: Polish Franchise Association
PORTUGAL: Associação Portuguesa de Franchising
ROMANIA: Romania Franchise Association (ARF)
RUSSIA: Russian Franchise Federation
SLOVENIA: Slovenian Franchise Association
SOUTH AFRICA: Franchise Association of South Africa (FASA)
SPAIN: Asociación Española de Franquiciadores (AEF)
SWEDEN: Swensk Franchise
SWITZERLAND: Swiss Franchise Association
UNITED KINGDOM: British Franchise Association (BFA)
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA/INTERNATIONAL: International Franchise Association (IFA)
Updated: July 26, 2023
