franchise

• in what countries is wagamama company owned and/ or franchised?
  

  our uk and usa wagamama restaurants are company owned. all our other wagamama restaurants worldwide are franchised. these include ireland, holland, australia, dubai, belgium, new zealand, denmark, turkey, cyprus, egypt, switzerland, greece, kuwait, malta and sweden

• wagamama is already established in this country, are sub-franchises available?
  

  unfortunately not, a wagamama franchise licence is a master licence for the entire territory. the licence is granted to one operator in the territory and cannot be sub-franchised

• we are investors but are not in the restaurant industry, are you still interested to hear from us?
  

  if this is the case, we ask that you find a partner who is a successful multi-unit restaurant operator and can commit money to the venture and be actively involved in the operation together with yourself

• we are real estate developers and have the perfect site location, can we buy a wagamama?
  

  no, our initial priority is to establish a licence agreement with a partner who has a successful multi-unit restaurant operation. location and site demands are determined at a later stage

• what details should be initially emailed over to wagamama?
  

  firstly, we are always keen to hear from potential partners even if we have no imminent expansion plans. what we do ask to receive is a brief profile together with any material which helps illustrate your existing restaurant business i.e. website address and menu

• what is your main requirement from a franchise partner?
  

  wagamama require that all franchise partners have an existing restaurant business successfully established in the country in question

• who is the contact for more information about wagamama franchises?
  

  all franchise enquiries should come through to our international team in the uk office. if you wish to discuss an opportunity, please email franchise@wagamama.com and someone will respond

• will wagamama continue to expand internationally?
  

  yes, wagamama will continue to expand further within existing and new territories