The grass is greener

Jani-King has emerged as one of the fastest growing franchises in Western Australia, measured by number of outlets.

The Bank of Queensland's aggressive push into Western Australia has highlighted a growing trend of franchising within the finance industry.

The federal government is expected to complete its review of the franchising sector by the end of the year, following a state government inquiry into the sector handing in its final report in April.

With almost half of the top 50 fastest growing franchises in Australia food businesses, there is no reason to go hungry.

It may be isolated, but Western Australia has become one of the country's hotspots for producing quality franchise chains.

Franchisor of the Caffissimo coffee chain, Mike Barr, believes a good coffee franchise is all about 'location location', and a viable rent.

A lot can happen in a year. Just more than 12 months ago, Western Australia franchises were concerned about the difficulties in finding new areas of growth, with the sector subject to the same labour market pressures as other industries.