The changes which are underway in the country’s political landscape are naturally at the forefront of many people’s minds. While franchising has been able to survive even the most difficult of economic situations, the announcement of Britain’s departure from the EU has raised many questions that currently seem unanswerable. However, the fact that most franchises in the UK are UK-based and the resilience of the industry in the past suggests that the negative effects of Brexit on franchising, if any, will be minimal, and a number of other developments are taking place which suggest that any changes in British franchising that happen in the coming year will largely be positive ones.
