LIVE WEBINAR

From Corn Dogs to Top Dogs: Inside Bunsik’s QSR Growth Playbook

How Bunsik is scaling a viral brand into a disciplined, franchise-led growth story.

Live webinar | 14 October | 10:00–10:45am | Online

Join Daksha Sankar, Director of Operations at Bunsik, for a practical look at how one of the UK’s fastest-growing QSR brands is turning viral demand into franchise-led growth without losing control.

Bunsik has rapidly grown from a single site in Soho opened in 2021, to 12 locations across London, Manchester, Bristol, Southampton and Plymouth, with a target of 54 UK sites.

After building that estate through company-owned stores, it’s now shifting to a franchise-led model built for consistency, strong partner alignment and repeatable performance.

In this session, you’ll hear how that shift works in practice, and what it takes to franchise a viral, social-first food brand without losing what made it work in the first place.

The story we’ll explore

Why franchising became the growth model
How Bunsik moved from company-owned stores to a franchise-led approach, and the challenges franchising helped solve.

What makes the model scalable
A single hero product with viral appeal, flexible formats across shopping centres, high streets and delivery, and a brand riding the UK’s growing appetite for Korean food.

Why partners reinvest
What draws experienced multi-site operators to Bunsik’s franchise network, and what it means when a first franchise partner already commits to a second site.

Consistency at scale
How kitchen technology, training and supplier control work together to protect food quality and service as the estate grows.

Disciplined rollout toward 54 sites
How Bunsik is balancing pace with control as it targets 54 UK sites, and where it’s looking beyond the UK.

What had to change first
The operational realities behind the shift to franchising, including partner selection, site consistency and support, and how systems underpin that scale.

Who this webinar is for

QSR operators looking to expand
Franchise operators and directors
Operations and growth leaders
Multi-site restaurant leaders
Founders considering franchising

What you’ll learn

Why Bunsik moved from company-owned growth to franchising
What makes the model work across shopping centres, high streets and city centres
How it selects and supports its franchise partners
The systems and processes that protect consistency at scale
What needed to change operationally before franchising could scale
How it’s planning and controlling expansion toward 54 UK sites

Our guest speaker

Daksha Sankar, Director of Operations at Bunsik.

Daksha oversees day-to-day operations at Bunsik, working across its estate as it moves from company-owned growth to a franchise-led model.

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Register your place

Join the webinar to learn how a viral Korean street food brand is building franchise-led growth without losing control.