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International Franchise Experience in 50 Markets

International Franchise Expertise


International Franchise Consulting Services

The iFranchise Group can help your company expand internationally through franchising. With combined experience and clients in over 50 foreign markets, the iFranchise Group represents the most experienced consulting team in international franchising.

For franchise consulting services in the Middle East and Turkey, we invite you to learn more about our affiliate company, iFranchise MENAT.

Who We Can Help

  • Companies who want to franchise in any country around the world. The iFranchise Group routinely works outside of the United States to help companies franchise or to improve their existing franchise programs.
  • North American franchisors who want to expand abroad. The iFranchise Group can help North American franchisors go global.
  • Non-U.S. companies who want to enter the U.S. market via franchising, dealer networks, or licensing arrangements. iFranchise Group and can assess the potential of brands eager to penetrate the U.S. market and help them develop and implement strategy to do so.

Who We Are

During the course of their careers, our franchise consultants have amassed significant experience in international markets outside of the United States.  These engagements typically fall into one of three different areas:

  • U.S. franchisors looking to expand in foreign markets.
  • Foreign franchisors looking to expand into the U.S.
  • Foreign franchisors looking to expand in their own surrounding markets

We bring a wealth of global experience and expertise to the table.

Bios of some of our internationally-experienced franchise consultants.

Mark Siebert, CEO of iFranchise Group, has personally assisted over 30 Fortune 1000 companies and over 200 emerging franchisors. Some of the more prominent companies he has helped include Ace Hardware, Amoco, Armstrong World Industries, Auntie Anne’s Soft Pretzels, Berlitz, BP Oil, Bridgestone/Firestone, Chevron, Circle K, Coldwell Banker, Encyclopaedia Britannica, Guinness, Hallmark, Horizon Pharmacies, IBM, John Deere, Lenscrafters, Line-X, Mobil Oil, National Easter Seals, Philips Van Heusen, Ryder Truck Rental, Shell Oil, Successories, and Texaco.

Mr. Siebert travels extensively to meet with companies considering franchising, and regularly conducts workshops and seminars on franchising in cities around the world. For more than two decades, Mr. Siebert has been actively involved in assisting U.S. franchisors in expanding abroad. His efforts have been responsible for the sale of numerous international licenses. He has also personally supervised the establishment of international consulting practices in Argentina, Chile, Japan, Mexico, Spain, Uruguay, Peru, and the Philippines.


Dave Hood, President of iFranchise Group, has held senior management and consulting positions within the franchising and retailing industries since 1988. Specializing in aggressive growth strategies and implementation, he is an expert in areas of franchise development and implementation, retail management, site selection, international business, and strategic planning.

Mr. Hood directed the franchised expansion of Auntie Anne’s Soft Pretzels, one of the fastest-growing and most highly regarded franchise systems throughout the 1990s. During his tenure at Auntie Anne’s, the company expanded from a start-up concept to an international system comprising 640 retail locations, 320 corporate employees, and systemwide sales of over $200 million. As Vice President of Franchise Development, and later President, Mr. Hood played a key role in the development and implementation of the company’s business development strategies in both the U.S. and international markets.

Mr. Hood has also consulted with a wide range of franchised and non-franchised organizations in the U.S. and abroad, including Armstrong World Industries, Allstate Insurance, Australia Post, Ryder Truck Rental, Bridgestone, Nestlé, El Pollo Loco, Einstein’s Bagels, Oreck, Culligan, Denny’s, the U.S. Navy, Häagen-Dazs, Subway, Cosi, Senior Helpers, Massage Envy, Twentieth Century Fox, and many others.


Jeff Abbott, Senior Consultant, iFranchise Group, has over 25 years of experience in franchising, and has served as an executive both for emerging franchisors and for some of the world’s largest and most successful franchisors. Focused in franchise strategy development, financial analysis, and management execution, Mr. Abbott’s consulting experience encompasses the restaurant, retail, and service segments of franchising.

Mr. Abbott has developed and implemented a new retail market positioning strategy for a multi-billion dollar company, originated the new store marketing and opening strategy, and a franchise inspection program for a new restaurant franchisor, and he has developed the successful franchise market penetration plan for an international firm’s initial entry into the United States market.


Who We Have Helped

The international experience of iFranchise Group is extensive, and covers an ever-growing number of clients across a broad range of industries. Some of the companies for which our consultants have worked in this regard (not a complete list) include the following:

  • Academy of Learning (Canada)
  • Ace Hardware International (Numerous Markets)
  • Albaik (Saudi Arabia)
  • AlphaGraphics (Numerous Locations)
  • Australia Post (Australia)
  • Barmetrix (Canada)
  • Bikram Yoga (Canada)
  • Butler’s Chocolates (Ireland)
  • Cafe Ceramique (U.A.FE.)
  • Crafter’s Marketplace (Canada)
  • Drain Rescue (Canada)
  • Dust Queen (Canada)
  • Farmacias Santa Fe (Mexico)
  • Frisby Group/Gundy Corp.  (Colombia)
  • Goldilocks (Philippines)
  • Guinness Import Company (Europe)
  • HealthFare Restaurants (Canada)
  • IBM (Europe & Argentina)
  • Java Times Caffe (Mexico)
  • Kabab-Ji (Lebanon)
  • Kudu (Saudi Arabia)
  • Leylaty (Saudi Arabia)
  • Locartis International (United Kingdom)
  • M & M Meat Shops (Canada)
  • Mail Boxes, Etc. (Numerous Locations)
  • Marti (Mexico)
  • Max’s (Philippines)
  • Mike Holmes Inspections (Canada)
  • Mobile Oil (Australia)
  • Motivation Weight Management (Ireland)
  • Nestlé (Switzerland)
  • Pollo Campero (Guatemala)
  • PSP Corporation (Canada)
  • Texaco (Numerous Markets)
  • Two Men and a Truck (Canada)
  • VIPs (Mexico)
  • Weed Man/Turf Holdings (Canada)
  • VIPs (Mexico)
  • Zain (Kuwait)
  • Zinus/Keetsa Mattress Store (Korea)

Where We Can Help

Here are some of the countries/regions in which our group of consultants has direct franchise-related experience:

  • Argentina
  • Australia
  • Belgium
  • Brazil
  • Canada
  • Canary Islands
  • Chile
  • China
  • Columbia
  • Costa Rica
  • England / U.K.
  • Egypt
  • France
  • Guatemala
  • Germany
  • Greece
  • Holland
  • Hong Kong
  • Iceland
  • Indonesia
  • Ireland
  • Israel
  • Italy
  • Jamaica
  • Japan
  • Kuwait
  • Lebanon
  • Malaysia
  • Mexico
  • New Zealand
  • Palestine
  • Panama
  • Peru
  • Philippines
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Puerto Rico
  • Romania
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Scotland
  • Singapore
  • South Africa
  • South Korea
  • Spain
  • St. Thomas
  • Switzerland
  • Taiwan
  • Turkey
  • Uruguay

Interested in finding out how iFranchise Group can help you with your international franchising efforts? Request more information about our international franchise services or call us at 708-957-2300.