On the 28th of October 2014, the franchising community Australia-wide came together at the Allphones Arena in Sydney Olympic Park for the MYOB FCA Excellence in Franchising Awards Gala Dinner 2014. The night was well attended by over 600 patrons who congregated to honour the nation’s ‘best and brightest’ in the franchising industry.
The full list of winners announced are as follows:
Australian Established Franchisor of the Year | Wendy’s Supa Sundaes |
Australian Emerging Franchisor of the Year | Shingle Inn |
International Franchisor of the Year | Specsavers |
Multi-Unit Franchisee of the Year | Grill’d – Brad Walker and Matt Walker |
Franchisee of the Year (2 or more staff) | Shingle Inn – Mt Ommaney April & Tony Carne Nicky Nesbitt Wiesiek Lewandowski |
Franchisee of the Year (less than two staff) | OPSM – Waurn Ponds and Rowan Prendergast |
Franchise Woman of the Year | Hydrokleen Australia – Sharon Jurd |
Field Manager of the Year | Jamaica Blue – Danika Heslop |
Supplier of the Year | Shift8 |
Excellence in Marketing | OPSM |
Franchisor Social Responsibility Award | Specsavers |
Franchisee Community Responsibility and Contribution | Grill’d – Cairns David Price |
Franchise Hall of Fame Inductee | Greg Nathan |
BDA’s Director Mark Fernandez who flew over to celebrate said of the night: “It was a fantastic night and it was just wonderful to be surrounded by and to honour true franchising professionals who are consistently striving for excellence.” Proudly sponsored by MYOB, the night capped off the FCA National Franchise Convention held between 26th-28th October 2014 and was a night of glitz and glamour that was enjoyed by all. Speaking of glitz and glamour – did you spot the WA Gala Dinner delegates with their yellow wigs at the dinner?
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