Growth Collective briefing, 15 minutes

More than a partnership: How Bunsik builds a franchise network

Bunsik opened its first franchise site in 2025 and is now recruiting partners for Scotland and the North East. Its Director of Operations, Daksha Sankar, shares how the brand chooses, trusts and supports its franchisees.

  • When to start franchising, and how Manchester changed Bunsik's confidence
  • What Bunsik looks for in a franchise partner, beyond capital
  • How it protects brand standards across company-owned and franchised sites

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2025first franchise site opens in Bristol
13sites across the UK today
54UK site target
12 yearsDaksha's experience building franchise infrastructure at KFC
What you'll learn

Four lessons from building a franchise network

01

Prove it beyond one city

Why Bunsik waited until the brand worked outside London before asking partners to invest.

02

Choose the right operators

Why capital isn't the main constraint when finding a franchisee, and what matters more.

03

Trust in both directions

The hardest moment in handing a site to a franchisee, and what makes it easier.

04

One standard for every site

Scoring, mystery shopping and the support franchisees need as the estate grows.

The Bunsik shopfront in Leicester Square, London
"It's more than a partnership: it's like a marriage."
Daksha SankarDirector of Operations, Bunsik

Your speakers

Daksha Sankar

Daksha Sankar

Director of Operations, Bunsik

Daksha spent 12 years at KFC building franchise infrastructure across Africa, Asia and the UK. Daksha joined Bunsik in 2026 to build the operations behind its next 40 sites.

Chloe Downing

Chloe Downing

Solutions Engineer, Vita Mojo

Chloe hosts the Growth Collective, a series of events and briefings where UK operators share real lessons from scaling their brands.

"Capital isn't the main constraint when looking for a franchisee."

Find out what Bunsik looks for instead, and how it protects its brand as the network grows.

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