STOPPRESS NEWS
Snap-on welcome 23 new starters in three months
Snap-on have welcomed 23 new starters to their network between April and June this year. This is great news for the network and the team at Snap-on is looking forward to seeing what they will achieve.
Joe Teixeira with HAAB Group
Harry Ramsden’s returning to Saudi Arabia
Following an absence of almost a decade, Harry Ramsden’s, the iconic British brand famous for its fish and chips, is set to open its doors once more in Saudi Arabia, after securing a master franchise agreement with HAAB Group.
Following talks led by Harry Ramsden’s CEO Joe Teixeira, the internationally renowned brand has awarded the master franchise for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the HAAB Group. Under the terms of the franchise agreement, three new restaurants will open across the Kingdom, with the first expected to be unveiled in Jeddah before the end of the year. CEO of the HAAB Group, Ahmed Alamoudi, commented: “We are delighted to announce the return of Harry Ramsden’s to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Our Group is more familiar than most with the brand, since it was a member of our executive board, who were responsible for initially introducing the concept
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to Saudi Arabia a number of years ago. We have been most impressed with the successful repositioning of the brand in recent times and know from our own experience that there is a huge appetite for its offering across the Kingdom, so we are entering into this new partnership with great confidence.”
Joe added: “Given its past experience and intimate knowledge of our brand, the HAAB Group is the perfect partner for us in this venture. I believe the fact that Harry Ramsden’s is now set to return to the Kingdom clearly underlines both the popularity and longevity of its appeal.’’ This latest agreement is the brand’s sixth major franchise signing in recent times. 18 openings across the Welcome Break network have taken place and new outlets are also trading well in Yorkshire, Scotland and Sussex. Internationally, the brand’s latest outlet is scheduled to open in Qatar later this year.
The new starters include 13 new franchisees and 10 ‘second franchisees’, who are employed by existing franchisees expanding into a second territory. The opportunity puts them in a great position to be able to purchase the franchise from the owner later down the line should they wish to do so.
Colin Pipe is one of the new franchisees. He’ll be heading up his operation in Luton. With previous experience in the motor trade, Colin was looking for a new challenge when he decided to join Snap-on. “Being a mechanic, I’ve always worked with Snap-on tools and it’s always been something I liked the look of. I enjoy being my own boss and being able to meet and talk to new people everyday. There’s a lot of banter in the motor trade so you have to be able to keep up!” explains Colin. Another former mechanic, Matthew
Thornton, has just joined the network in Halifax. He says: “I’m looking forward to the independence that being a Snap-on franchisee will bring. You feel like your own man and that’s better than being in employment. I’m really busy at the moment but enjoying it too. I’m meeting new people, seeing old friends I used to work with, and getting to work in different areas. At the moment I’m still trying to get my head around everything but I’m looking forward to getting stuck in.”
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