Published in Heraldo , 22 - April , 2022 Franchises of Spain

There are 54 in Aragón and 24 of them have emerged from the IAF Franchise Plan, which reaches its tenth edition. They bill a total of 971 million, a figure higher than that of 2019, before the pandemic, and generate 9,236 jobs.

Sharing risks when it comes to growing and being under the umbrella of a recognized brand are two of the main advantages of the franchise, a business model that "is growing on 2019 sales" and recovering the vigor of before the pandemic, as recognized by Javier Floristán, president of the Aragón Franchise Association (AFA), with 21 members, when speaking at the 2022 Franchise Conference held last Monday in the Patio de la Infanta de Ibercaja.

"Some sectors such as hospitality and services are finding it more difficult, but others such as food or real estate have been strengthened after the health crisis," he said. "The organized restoration, which represented 28% in Spain, has grown to 31.4%. We are still far from the weight of 67% that the United Kingdom has, but it has increased," explains the CEO of 'La Mafia sits at the table. "The small bars, the nightlife establishments have suffered closures. It is estimated that of 300,000 establishments in Spain, 50,000 have closed, but the franchises have overcome the pandemic better. They have not opened more premises, but they have been less affected", He says.

In Aragon there are 54 franchises with 3,500 premises that bill a total of 971 million and generate 9,236 jobs, according to the data provided by Alejandro Gómez, head of Franchises at the IAF, who took advantage of Monday's session to present the X edition of the Franchises of the Aragonese Development Institute (IAF), which seeks to promote new franchises and expand and consolidate existing ones. A program from which nearly half of the businesses that operate in Aragon under this model have come out.