James Liang and his team at the UK’s Chinese Takeaway franchise Hotcha has welcomed Saeed Ahmed to the franchise family and the first launch will be in early 2016.
Ahmed (pictured centre) is also the co-owner of seven leading pizza franchise stores in the area. He said, “I love the food business, I like the pace, the competition and the challenges. I’ve learned a lot about it over the years and that experience means I know how to put together the right team of people to make any outlet a success. I also really believe in franchising.”
On why he chose Hotcha, Ahmed said, “They stood out as being as determined, organised and ambitious as any of the household names we could talk about. And the biggest advantage they have is that they have multi store development territories available all over the country while many of those other brands are just about full!
“I absolutely believe that Hotcha will be the next big name in food franchising. There’s no doubt in my mind that they will quickly become the UK’s biggest and best Chinese Takeaway Brand. I mean there are Chinese takeaways in every town, people love the food but it’s all about finding the one you like best and often the quality of what you get is down to who happens to be cooking it that day.'
He added, “With Hotcha, the system they have developed ensures that all the food is always of the same quality and taste no matter which store you go into – that is the secret of a successful food franchise brand.”
Ahmed has his eye on some great locations and has already brought his first store manager on board. He concluded, 'I think people will struggle to get a franchise with them in a few years’ time because of how fast this will grow. I always wanted the opportunity to get in at the beginning and feel the excitement and success of a new brand becoming a great brand!
'I have no doubt that is what I have found with Hotcha – like me they know how to put the right team together and I have been very impressed with what James and his team has achieved so far. These are very exciting times.”