Over 500 Businesses, More Than 10,000 Franchise Stores... 'Franchise Daegu Expo' to Be Held

85 Companies, 170 Booths Participating at EXCO from 11th to 13th

Free Admission for Pre-Registered Citizens, Consultation for Prospective Entrepreneurs Available

What franchises are available? Over 500 businesses and more than 10,000 franchise stores, showcasing all the franchises in the Daegu area.

Daegu City and the Daegu-Gyeongbuk Branch of the Korea Franchise Industry Association (Branch Chief Kim Byung-chul) will hold the "2023 Franchise Daegu Expo" at EXCO Hall 2 for three days from the 11th to the 13th.

For prospective entrepreneurs interested in excellent franchises such as dining, retail and wholesale, serving robots, unmanned stores, and startup consulting, 85 companies with 170 booths will participate to showcase their content.

This year’s event has increased its exhibition scale by 21% compared to last year, offering various startup information, one-on-one consultations, and benefits such as franchise fee waivers for on-site contracts, allowing visitors to directly see and compare franchise stores and products.

Visitors who pre-register on the website by the 10th can enter for free and participate in tasting, sampling, and meal kit giveaways. Online promotions will be strengthened targeting young people planning youth startups, aiming to attract more than 7,000 visitors.

On the opening day of the event, from 1:00 PM to 3:40 PM, a seminar will be held with invited startup experts introducing promising startup trends for the second half of the year and legal check points for franchise startups.

On the 12th, seminars on hidden insights into startups and labor management will be held, and on the final day, the 13th, seminars on franchise startup strategies and analysis of startup commercial district locations will be conducted.

Ahn Jung-gon, Director of the Daegu City Economic Bureau, said, “To foster the local franchise industry, we support consulting projects such as the Franchise Academy and brand renewal, as well as expo projects, and through this event, we will help local franchises strengthen their brand competitiveness.”

According to data from the Fair Trade Commission (as of the end of 2022), the number of franchise headquarters in Daegu increased by 5.8% from the previous year to 543, and the number of franchise stores increased by 31.9% from the previous year to 11,622.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.