60 Popular Franchises in Malaysia and How Much They Cost (2022)

Buying a franchise can be a convenient alternative to starting a business from scratch. The franchise owner will already have the brand, products, price and marketing materials ready for you to use.

They will even guide you on how to run the business on a day to day basis, which can be an advantage for people with no business experience.

The biggest drawback of buying a franchise is that they can be expensive to set up. Other than spending money to set up the business, you need to pay the franchise owner a franchise fee.

You may have thought about buying a franchise business but are not sure if it is the best option for you.

In this post, I will first explain to you the pros and cons of buying a franchise business as well as thirty popular Malaysian franchises you can buy. By the end of this post, you will be able to decide if buying a franchise is right for you.

Let's get started.


What is a franchise?

A franchise is described as

a business system in which private entrepreneurs purchase the rights to open and run a location of a larger company. The franchising company, or franchisor, signs a contractual agreement with the franchisee, explaining in detail the company’s rules for operating the franchise.

When you buy a franchise, you do not need to worry about things like:

  • What products do I sell and how much do I sell them at?
  • What should I call my business?
  • What equipment should I buy for my business?
  • Are people interested in what I sell?
  • What profit margin can I expect from this business?

These are all taken care of by your franchise owner. All you need to do is manage the business. For people who do not want to set up a business from scratch, this can be a big advantage.

While this may make buying a franchise sound like the ideal business, you should consider the cons of buying one before making the decision to buy.

Let's look at that in the next section.

The Cons of Buying a Franchise

Though the convenience of a franchise can make it an attractive business option, the following disadvantages can make it a less ideal option:

1. Buying a franchise can be expensive. Other than the cost to set up the business, you will need to pay a franchise fee to the franchisor. Depending on how popular the brand is, this fee can be anywhere between US$1,000 to US$3million or more.

Initial setup cost = Franchise Fee + Setup Costs (Equipment, Furniture, Furbishing of Premise)

The final set up cost can easily add up to US$200,000 - 1,000,000 or more. If you do not have enough capital, you may need to get a loan to finance your franchise.

2. Franchises are inflexible. In a franchise, the franchisors dictate how the business is run. You often do not get to say how the marketing for the business is run. Instead, you need to follow the guidelines set by the franchisor or risk having your franchise rights terminated. For business owners who want to be creative, this may feel restrictive.

3. Mistakes made at other branches can destroy your business. Even if only one of the franchise stores makes a mistake, customers may assume that there is a problem with the brand and stop buying from all stores. This means that even if you are doing everything properly, your business can still fail because of what other franchises are doing.

Though there are many disadvantages of buying a franchise, the potential of making a lot of money is huge if you are able to pick a good franchise and manage it well.

Which Franchise Should You Buy?

Your choice on the franchise to buy depends on how much capital you have and what industry you want to be in. To help you with that decision, I have gathered thirty popular Malaysian franchises in six different industries or you to choose from. Malaysian franchises are usually more affordable compared to those from the U.S.

The franchise fee and setup cost information are available for most franchises. Some franchises, however, prefer you to ask them for a customized fee. For franchises where the cost information is not available, I have listed their contact information so you can reach them for a consultation.

Use the menu below to jump to any franchise you're interested in:


Food & Drinks Franchises

Pappa Rich

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PappaRich offers Malaysian cuisines in a homely ambience. Their menu includes Malaysian staples like nasi lemak, ice kacang, PappaRich outlets can be found all over Malaysia as well as in countries like Australia, Brunei, China, Hong Kong and the United States.

Country of Origin: Malaysia

Franchise Fee: N/A

Initial Capital Investment: RM1.5million (Outlet in Malaysia) / USD1 million (Outlet outside Malaysia)

Royalty: 5% Monthly for 5 years

For more info about franchising PappaRich, click here.

7-Eleven Franchise

7-Eleven is a 24-hour Japanese convenience store franchise that has gained popularity throughout the world. With a few hundred outlets in Malaysia, it's one of the most recognisable convenience stores nationwide!

Country of Origin: Japan

Franchise Fee: N/A

Initial Capital Investment: from RM250,000

Royalty: N/A

For more info about franchising 7-Eleven in Malaysia, click here.

FamilyMart Franchise

FamilyMart is one of the most popular convenience store chains in Japan, best known for its in-house Japanese food. In 2018, FamilyMart opened its first outlet in Malaysia.

FamilyMart is wholly operated by QL Resources Sdn Bhd in Malaysia. At the moment, there is no information about its availability for public franchising under the company.

Tealive Franchise

Tealive is Malaysia's biggest homegrown bubble tea brand. Since its inception in 2017, Tealive has grown over 200 outlets across Malaysia, Vietnam and Australia.

Country of Origin: Malaysia

Franchise Fee: N/A

Initial Capital Investment: from RM250,000

Royalty: N/A

For more info about franchising Tealive, click here.

Liang Sandwich Bar Franchise

The Taiwanese franchise Liang Sandwich Bar opened its first outlet in Johor in 2017. Since then, it has grown quickly, opening outlets across both West and East Malaysia thanks mainly to the popularity of their brand ambassador Jay Zhou.

Country of Origin: Taiwan

Franchise Fee: N/A

Initial Capital: N/A

Advertising Fee: N/A

Royalty Fee: N/A

For more info about franchising Liang's Sandwich bar, contact 0127228230 (Jarvin Leow) or email jarvinleow@hotmail.com.

Gongcha Franchise

Started in Gaohsiong, Taiwan in 2006, Gong Cha has become one of the most recognised bubble tea chains across Taiwan, Malaysia, most of Southeast Asia and around the world. With more than 1,500 stores worldwide and growing, Gong Cha is arguably one of most loved Taiwanese bubble tea brands in the world.

Country of Origin: Taiwan

Franchise Fee: N/A

Initial Capital: from RM300,000

Advertising Fee: N/A

Royalty Fee: N/A

For more info about franchising Gong Cha, click here.

Sharetea Franchise

Established in 1992, Sharetea is one of the oldest Taiwanese bubble tea brands in the world. With over 500 outlets in 18 countries, with most of their stores in North America, Sharetea has found loyal fans who have loved their drinks for decades.

Country of Origin: Taiwan

Franchise Fee: N/A

Initial Capital: US$ 260,500.00 - US$ 436,400.00

Advertising Fee: N/A

Royalty Fee: N/A

For more info about franchising Sharetea, check out Sharetea's Franchise info page.

McDonald's Franchise

McDonald's is the most popular fast food franchise in Malaysia. Its golden arches are one of the most recognisable logos no matter where you go. With fans from primary schoolers all the way up to grandparents, McDonald's is a brand that continues to thrive decades after its inception.

Country of Origin: U.S.A

Franchise Fee: US$45,000

Initial Capital: RM1,500,000 – 3,500,000

Advertising Fee: 5%

Royalty Fee: 5%

For more info about franchising McDonald’s, e-mail to franchising@my.mcd.com (attention: Premita Dhaliwal)

Starbucks Franchise

Starbucks is one of the fastest growing cafe chains in the world. Best known for their unique touch to coffee and their casual and elegant ambiances, Starbucks has over 140 outlets in Malaysia.

Starbucks Coffee chain is wholly owned by Berjaya Group and is not open for franchising.

Hot & Roll

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Hot and Roll is a Malaysian franchise that serves hot wraps with a variety of fillings such as Chicken & Cheese, Chicken Floss, BBQ Chicken and Apple Cinnamon. Hot and Roll outlets are available throughout Malaysia, Singapore and the UAE.

Franchising Hot and Roll appears unavailable on its official site at the moment.

Marrybrown

Marrybrown is a Malaysian fast food chain that serves fast food staples like burgers, french fries and soft drinks. Since its inception more than 36 years ago, there are now over 400 Marrybrown outlets in 15 countries worldwide including Malaysia,  Indonesia, China, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and Saudi Arabia.

Country of Origin: Malaysia

Franchise Fee: RM120,000 per unit

Initial Capital Investment: RM800,000 - 1,000,000

Royalty: 4% of gross profit

Advertising: 3% of gross sales

For more info about franchising Marrybrown, click here.

Big Apple Donuts

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Big Apple is a Malaysian franchise that offers donuts with 24 different types of toppings. Big Apple outlets are all around Malaysia and Cambodia.

Country of Origin: Malaysia

Franchise Fee: USD300,000

Initial Capital Investment: USD1.5 - 3.0 million

Royalty: 5% of monthly gross revenue

For more info about franchising Big Apple Donuts, send an email to franchise@bigappledonuts.com.

OldTown White Coffee

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Country of Origin: Malaysia

Franchise Fee: RM80,000

Initial Capital Investment: RM700,00 - RM1,000,000

Royalty: 5%

Advertising Fee: 3%

For more info about franchising OldTown White Coffee, click here.

ChaTime

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ChaTime is a popular Taiwanese bubble tea chain made popular by entrepreneur Bryan Loo but now has been handed over to Will's Group.

Country of Origin: Taiwan

Franchise Fee: N/A

Initial Capital Investment: N/A

Royalty: N/A

For more info about franchising Chatime, click here.

The Chicken Rice Shop

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The Chicken Rice Shop serves Hainanese chicken rice made with their own recipe as well as other Malaysian cuisines. The Chicken Rice Shop has outlets in Malaysia, Australia, Singapore, Indonesia and other ASEAN countries. With more than 80 outlets worldwide, The Chicken Rice Shop is the largest chicken rice restaurant chain in the world.

Country of Origin: Malaysia

Franchise Fee: N/A

Initial Capital Investment: N/A

Royalty: N/A

For more info about franchising The Chicken Rice Shop, click here.

Nelson's

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Nelson's serves popular snacks such as corn in a cup and waffles. Since 1985, Nelson's now has over 1,000 outlets in 17 countries including China, the Middle East, Brunei and more.

Country of Origin: Malaysia

Franchise Fee: RM5,000 - 12,000 (for 5 years)

Initial Capital Investment: RM15,000 - 60,000

Royalty: No royalty

For more info about franchising Nelson's, click here.

CrazyPotato

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Crazy Potato serves UK-style french fries with toppings such as Wasabi Mayo, Sour Creamio, Pickle Mayo and more.

Crazy Potato UK official website is no longer available, with only the Malaysian Facebook page active.

Manhattan Fish Market

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The Manhattan Fish Market serves American-style seafood dishes inspired by the Futton Fish Market in Brooklyn.

Country of Origin: Malaysia

Franchise Fee: USD20,000 - 30,000

Initial Capital Investment: USD280,000 - 490,000

Royalty: N/A

For more info about franchising The Manhattan Fish Market, click here.

Ayam Penyet AP

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Ayam Penyet AP's signature dish is the Ayam Penyet which is an Indonesian cuisine originated from Surabaya. Ayam Penyet AP has over 30 outlets in Malaysia and one outlet each in Brunei and Myanmar.

Country of Origin: Malaysia

Franchise Fee: RM100,000

Initial Capital Investment: RM577,000 - 752,000

Royalty: N/A

For more info about franchising Ayam Penyet AP, click here.

Kyros Kebab

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Kyros Kebab serves kebabs (wraps) with fillings like chicken, beef, lamb, jumbo chicken sausage and more. There are over 30 Kyros Kebab outlets in Malaysia.

Country of Origin: Malaysia

Franchise Fee: RM50,000

Initial Capital Investment: RM120,000 - 285,000

Royalty: 5% of monthly gross

For more info about franchising Kyros Kebab, click here.

Rotiboy

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Rotiboy serves fresh buns and loafs but its signature is the Rotiboy bun, a bun with butter filling and coffee flavoured topping. From its first branch in Bukit Mertajam, Penang (Malaysia) in 1998, Rotiboy has now grown to Dubai, Indonesia, Saudi, Singapore and Thailand.

Information about franchising Rotiboy is no longer available on their official website.

SCR (Singapore Chicken Rice)

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SCR serves chicken rice along with other Malaysian cuisines. SCR has over 20 outlets all over Malaysia and two outlets in Brunei.

Country of Origin: Malaysia

Franchise Fee: RM70,000 - 90,000

Initial Capital Investment: RM450,000 - 700,000

Royalty: 4% of Gross Turnover

For more info about franchising SCR, click here.

Daily Fresh

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DailyFresh sells snacks and desserts like cup corn, waffles, gelato using kiosks. Starting with its first kiosk in Johor, Malaysia, there are now over 800 DailyFresh kiosks in 15 countries including Malaysia, China, Indonesia and Dubai.

Country of Origin: Malaysia

Franchise Fee: RM25,000

Initial Capital Investment: RM85,000 - 120,000

Royalty: 2% Royalty + 3% Advertising Fee from Gross Sales

For more info about franchising DailyFresh, click here.

Burger Bakar Abang Burn

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Burger Bakar Abang Burn serves Malaysian-style burnt burgers. Burger Bakar Abang Burn has over 20 outlets all over Malaysia.

Country of Origin: Malaysia

Franchise Fee: RM15,000

Initial Capital Investment: RM85,000

Royalty: 5% from monthly gross

For more info about franchising Buger Bakar Abang Burn, click here.

Assam House

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Assam House serves Ipoh-style Chinese cuisine using its own unique cooking style. Assam House has outlets all over West Malaysia.

Information about franchising Assam House is no longer available on their official website.

Winner's Fried Chicken

Winner's Fried Chicken is a local franchise chain serving fried chicken since 1987. It also exports its seasoned flour overseas to countries like Canada, Taiwan, Singapore, and Bangladesh.

Country of Origin: Malaysia

License Fee: RM1000

Initial Capital Requirement: Below RM5000

Royalty: None

Advertising Fee: None

For more info, please check out investment opportunities with Winner's Fried Chicken here. Or check out its website

Pizza Express

Pizza Express is a pizza chain serving mainly pizzas made with hand-stretched dough and hand-breaded chicken wings alongside sides, desserts and salads.

Country of Origin: Malaysia

Franchise Fee: RM60,000

Initial Capital Requirement: RM500,000 - 750,000

Royalty: 5%

Advertising Fee: 2%

Marketing Fee: 3%

For more info, please visit Pizza Express' franchising page

Education & Training Franchises

Another popular business category is education and training.

Math Monkey Franchise

Math Monkey is a Malaysian franchise chain which aims to excite young children to learn Math in a fun and exciting using their own proprietary method.

Country of Origin: Malaysia

Franchise Fee: N/A

Initial Capital Investment: N/A

Royalty: N/A

For more info about franchising Math Monkey, click here.

Eye Level Franchise

Eye Level is an education chain that specialises in personalised coaching in Math and English. It was established in the US in 1976 and has grown to 18 countries worldwide.

Country of Origin: U.S.A

Franchise Fee: RM13,000

Initial Capital Investment: RM85,000

Royalty: Varies depending on business model

For more info about franchising Eye Level, click here.

Q-dees

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Q-dees offers "early childhood education by developing holistic, fun-filled programs that are highly effective in stimulating a healthy sense of curiosity, a passion for learning and instilling moral values."

Country of Origin: Malaysia

Franchise Fee: RM50,000

Initial Capital Investment: RM100,000

Royalty: 5%

For more info about franchising Q-dees, click here.

Global Art & Creative

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Global Art & Creative offers programs to nurture and develop the creativity of young children. Global Art & Creative now has 550 centers in 13 countries including the US, Myanmar, Hong Kong, Cambodia and Indonesia.

Country of Origin: Malaysia

Franchise Fee: RM20,000

Initial Capital Investment: RM50,000 - 100,000

Royalty: 15%

For more info about franchising Global Art & Creative, click here.

Smart Reader Kids

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Smart Reader Kids offers early childhood education programs. Smart Reader Kids has 300 franchisees across Malaysia and 100 globally.

Country of Origin: Malaysia

Franchise Fee: RM40,000 - 50,000

Initial Capital Investment: N/A

Royalty: N/A

For more info about franchising Smart Reader Kids, click here.

Retail Franchises

Watson's Franchise

Watson's is one of the most popular pharmacy chains in Malaysia as well as the Southeast Asia region.

Unfortunately, Watson's does not operate with the franchising model and is wholly operated by the company itself.

Guardian Franchise

Next to Watson's, Guardian is another one of Malaysia's most loved pharmacy chains. 

Unfortunately, Guardian does not operate with the franchising model and is wholly operated by the company itself.

Love, Bonito Franchise

Love, Bonito began as a e-commerce store selling fashionable clothes for the young, modern woman in Singapore. It has since expanded throughout Southeast Asia and opened up boutique physical outlets to cater.

Country of Origin: Singapore

Franchise Fee: N/A

Initial Capital Investment: N/A

Royalty: N/A

For more info about franchising Love, Bonito, click here.

Vincci Franchise

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Vincci is a Malaysian ladies' footwear brand. Since its inception in 1981, Vincci now has over 100 outlets across South East Asia, the Middle East and North Africa.

Country of Origin: Malaysia

Franchise Fee: RM38,000

Initial Capital Investment: RM400,000

Royalty: 4%

For more info about franchising Vincci, click here.

Poney

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Poney is a Malaysian kid's wear brand. Poney outlets are present in all states of Malaysia as well as in countries like China, Singapore, Indonesia, UAE, Iran and Vietnam.

Franchise Fee: N/A

Initial Capital Investment: N/A

Royalty: N/A

For more info about franchising Poney, click here.

Padini

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Paidini is a Malaysian brand that sells men's and women's fashionwear and accessories. Padini has outlets all over Asia and the Middle East.

Country of Origin: Malaysia

Franchise Fee: N/A

Initial Capital Investment: N/A

Royalty: N/A

For more info about franchising Padini, click here.

Ms Read

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Ms. Read is a Malaysian brand that sells plus sized clothing for women. Ms. Read outlets are available in Malaysia and Singapore.

Country of Origin: Malaysia

Franchise Fee: RM60,000

Initial Capital Investment: RM250,000

Royalty: 7%

For more info about franchising Ms. Read, click here.

SenHeng

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SenHeng sells electronics and gadgets. It has over 100 branches throughout Malaysia.

Information about franchising SenHeng is no longer available on their official website.

Focus Point

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Focus Point is an optical chain store that started in Johor, Malaysia in 1989. Since then, it has opened over 190 outlets in Malaysia.

Country of Origin: Malaysia

Franchise Fee: RM60,000

Initial Capital Investment: RM400,000 - 500,000

Royalty: 5% of Gross Monthly Sales

For more info about franchising Focus Point, click here.

Bonia

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Bonia is a luxury fashion retailer specializing in leather goods. It has over 700 sales outlets and 70 boutiques across Asia.

Country of Origin: Malaysia

Franchise Fee: N/A

Initial Capital Investment: N/A

Royalty: N/A

For more info about franchising Focus Point, click here.

Cleaning Franchises

AquaNano

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AquaNano is a Malaysian coin-operated laundry chain. There are over 30 AquaNano laundries all over Malaysia.

Country of Origin: Malaysia

Franchise Fee: N/A

Initial Capital Investment: RM76,000 - 125,000

Royalty: No royalty

For more info about franchising AquaNano, click here.

LaundryBar

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LaundryBar is a coin-operated laundry chain in Malaysia. LaundryBar is the first in Malaysia to use hospital food grade detergents, softeners and sanitizers in their washers.

Country of Origin: Malaysia

Franchise Fee: N/A

Initial Capital Investment: RM167,000 - 281,000

Royalty: N/A

For more info about franchising LaundryBar, click here (website) / here (Facebook page) or contact +6012 7411 328

Mr. Clean

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Mr. Clean is a full-fledged laundry service provider offering professional dry cleaning to special fabrics cleaning treatments.

Country of Origin: Malaysia

Franchise Fee: RM50,000

Initial Capital Investment: RM130,000 - 300,000

Royalty: 5% of monthly gross

Advertising fee: 3% of monthly gross

For more info about franchising Mr. Clean, click here.

Health & Beauty

Clara International

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Clara International is a Malaysian beauty salon and academy chain. There are over 50 Clara International beauty centers in Malaysia, China, India, Brunei and more.

Country of Origin: Malaysia

Franchise Fee: RM20,000

Initial Capital Investment: RM138,000 - 200,000

Royalty: 1% of monthly gross

Advertising Fee: 3% of monthly gross

Service Fee: 1% of monthly gross

For more info about franchising Clara International, click here.

Fitness Franchises

Anytime Fitness Franchise

Anytime Fitness started in the US in 2002 and has since grown their gym outlets all over the world. Anytime Fitness' 24-hour gyms are one of the most popular gyms across West Malaysia.

Country of Origin: United States

Initial Capital Investment: from US$100,000

Royalty: N/A

Advertising Fee: N/A

For more info about franchising Anytime Fitness, click here.


Bonus: Franchising Resources

Learn more about the franchises in Malaysia by clicking on the links below:

Malaysia Franchise Association - All franchise businesses in Malaysia must be registered with the Malaysian Franchise Association (MFA)

Malaysian Business Magazine Online (Franchise section) - More details on the cost and requirements of buying franchises in Malaysia

iFranchise Malaysia - A franchise directory for franchises available in Malaysia

Conclusion

Buying a franchise is a convenient alternative to setting up a business from scratch. All you need to do is follow the roadmap and guidelines your franchisor provides you.

The biggest drawback in buying a franchise is that franchises can be very expensive. This may put a financial strain on those who do not have a lot of capital.

Having said that, it is possible to gain a positive and sustainable return if you manage to buy a popular enough franchise and manage it well.

You can consider buying a Malaysian franchise because it is more affordable compared to franchises from the U.S.

Read more:

15 Popular American Franchises in Malaysia and How Much They Cost

25 Popular Singaporean Franchises and How Much They Cost

30 Popular Philippines Franchises and How Much They Cost

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95 Responses

    1. Hi Amirul,

      As I am aware, Poney and Padini Kids are the only two kid clothing franchises in Malaysia. The other brands you should be able to get supplies of clothes from but they are not for sale as ‘franchises’. For Padini kids, you can use the same contact form as Padini.

      – Lu Wee

      1. why Padini company dont want to set up business in Brunei? it will dream come true for bruneian people

        Ez pt

    1. The information is not publicly available. Go to the link I have provided and send an inquiry to find out.

  1. are there any local coffee franchise (kiosk/cafe)? We are looking to invest into a good coffee business.

    1. There are a few good local coffee businesses scattered around Malaysia. But most of them have not registered themselves for franchising.

  2. Hi Mr Lu, beside the 3 educational franchise, is they any others education that can share?

    I also interest in online affiliate referrer for local education & Singapore syllabus education , do you have any information?

    1. Hi Elaine,

      Do you mean you want to become an affiliate for the educational institutions? Or you are looking for the affiliate in Malaysia?

  3. Hi Mr Lu,
    Is there any franchise for a technology based business such as mobile application or software companies in Malaysia? and any idea whats the franchise cost?

    Thanks

    1. Hi Patrick,

      I don’t think so. Normally mobile app and software companies do not use the franchise model to grow their business. They are funded either by their own profits or by capital injections from Venture Capitalists.

      Hope that helps.

      – Lu Wee

  4. Hi there, could you share me how much does it cost to open a Texas Chicken Restaurant franchise in Malaysia? I can’t find one on the internet.

    1. Hi Lye Aun,

      This list only includes Made in Malaysia franchises. Cotton On is an Australian brand that I don’t think is using the franchise model to grow. Instead, they might be expanding their brand through JVs. If you are really keen, try to email the HQ and ask if there are opportunities for JV.

      Hope that helps you.

      – Lu Wee

    1. Hi, this article is about franchises from Malaysia. As I am aware Movida and other pub franchises are not from Malaysia. I will try to cover those franchises in a different post. Apologies on not having the info for you.

  5. Thanks for this article! Hope you can include next time smaller scale (licensing) businesses such as Winner’s Fried Chicken – the hawker fried chicken stall concept 🙂

    It’s a good opportunity for those with very low capital startup 🙂

    1. Hi Marcus,

      Sure, I think it is important for us to consider low-cost opportunities for aspiring franchisees. Are you related to Winner’s Fried Chicken? If you have information for the franchise do let me know!

      – Lu Wee

  6. Hi, Mr Lu ,
    can you help to find out franchise for Cinnabon stall .. the one like this shopping mall , a small store . Thank you very much .

    1. Hi Ms Yap,

      Sure, I will prepare an article feature popular international franchises Malaysians might be interested in in the near future. Do stay tuned. This particular article is about local franchises.

      – Lu Wee

  7. Hi, Tang. I would like to know which any franchises is willing to license its operation and way to apply to it.

    1. Have you checked out the Winner’s Fried Chicken on the ‘Featured Business Opportunities’ section? You can license that for less than RM5,000!

    1. Hi Armita,

      Each franchise is handled by different people. You need to contact the one you want directly. Some franchises are handled by agents, but some are not. It depends on which one you want. But you need to contact them directly. The contact info is on this page itself or on their website.

      – Lu Wee

    1. Actually there are quite a number of them but I have not yet added them in this article. I will update this article to include them. Do check back again!

  8. Is it easy to start franchise for Foreigner in Malaysia? I’m from Bangladesh and interested to do business in Malaysia specially any suitable franchise.
    Your advice would be highly appreciated.
    Thanks

    1. Hey Golam,

      Thanks for dropping by. I’d say it’s always going to be a little tougher for people of foreigners to set up any kind of company in Malaysia. The first requirement is that you will need to have a Malaysian director be a majority stakeholder (>=51%) if you want to go the route of setting up a totally local company. Other than that you may need to have a paid-up capital of RM100k or more depending on the company type and industry you are in.

      Of course, there are other options that may involve creating JV with a local company etc, but these will need to be discussed with a professional which I am not qualified to do.

      Hopefully, this helps!

      – Lu Wee

  9. Hello admin, how do I get to become a tyre retail franchisee? I do really hope that you can help me. Thanking you in advance.

    1. Hey Zurin,

      From what I understand, Watson’s and Guardian are a chain of stores, but not open for franchising. I could be wrong, though. I’ll check and update this list when I find more info!

      – Lu Wee

    1. Hi, already updated with Family Mart info, but don’t have info yet for KK Super mart. Will update once I do!

    1. Hey Quaz,

      Starbucks is privately owned and not using the franchise model to expand. I’ll include this information in this article for other readers’ reference.

      – Lu Wee

  10. Hey Wee Tang,

    Thanks for the informative article. Would you happen to have any info regarding CleanPro or Dobi Queen?

  11. Hi Lu Wee
    Thanks for your informative and useful articles.
    1. What percentage of franchises in Malaysia are owned by individuals and what percentage are owned by corporations?
    2. What is the average % of net profit or loss for above two franchisee groups?
    3. With RM2 million and choice of only 2 investments (franchise or bank saving certificate with 6% annual return), which one do you choose?
    Thank you very much
    JB

    1. Hi James,

      Those are very good questions, but for Q1 and Q2, I don’t have a direct answer for right now. Might need to gather the information and add them in for you. Apologies for the inconvenience.

      For Q3, personally, I would invest it in a franchise. But that’s given that RM2m isn’t all I have 🙂 If RM2m is all you have, you need to diversify your capital into different risk segments.

      – Lu Wee

  12. Hi Ms Lu,
    May I know the price to open up a black whale bubble tea shop, and also Xin fu tang? Thanks!

  13. Hi Lu Wee, this is a really good and informative article you did here. Really appreciate your effort in this. It helps young business rookie people like me. I was looking over up and down in internet for franchise of Family Mart but not able to find any. They mentioned in news article that they’re open to public franchise once they’re stable which I assume it is time now as they have open up quite a number of stores in KL already. Could you share me with if you find any contact info to Family Mary of QL (their company)? Thanks.

    1. Hi Ms Lim,

      Hmm, do you have a link to that news? Is it in recent months? The last I checked (around 6 months ago), they were still private. It means that even though there are many stores in KL, they may be all operated by QL right now. I’m pretty sure if they opened up their franchising opportunity, we’ll be able to quickly find information on it. I’ll definitely keep this page updated when there is any new info on it!

  14. Hi Ms Lu Wee, this article is very informative. I have been doing researched regarding few matters but still i could not find information about it. May you could help me on this. I would like to seek your advise regarding few questions:

    1. How much roughly capital basically require by foreigner to open a business in Malaysia?
    2. What kind of visa does a foreigner has/obtain if they open a business in Malaysia?
    3. Example, if a foreigner wants to open a business in Malaysia, does he/she needs to have any local involve in the business? Is there any link you can help to provide me that can give me information about these questions.

    I appreciate your replies and kindly looking forward for this.

    Thank you so much!

    1. Hi Ms Sha. Sure, I’ll try my best to help.

      1. Hm, this is a pretty open ended question. This really depends on what type of business you are thinking of starting. Any ideas for now?
      2. I’m not sure about this, sorry.
      3. As I understand, you will need to have a Malaysian partner with 51% share holding in a private limited company. Unfortunately, I can’t think of any links on top of my mind. This is something a Nigerian friend shared with me some time ago.

      Hope this helps!

      – Lu Wee

  15. Hi Ms. Lu , i would like to get franchise info for 99 supermart, family mart & kk supermart , they open for franchises ?

  16. Hi Ms Lu

    I have a 2 storey shop for now I rent and I plan to open a tuition center on the 1st floor and Bookstore at the ground floor.

    I need advice from you

    Thank You

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    We would like to enquire if we can get featured in your website. Our company’s profile and the information of our company can be viewed in our website at http://www.containerkebab.com.my

    You are also welcomed to call us anytime at 016-801 5560. We hope to hear a good news from you soon. Thank you so much.

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    Admin Executive
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