Krishma Vaghela

Recognised as a leading female in franchising by industry professionals. Krishma specialises in working with food and beverage brands, advising them on all aspects of franchise development, including branding, marketing, franchisee recruitment, support, training, restructuring and relationship management. Krishma’s experience however, has been vast across multiple sectors of franchising including education, children’s activities and home care for the elderly and vunerable. Krishma is a five times business awards finalist, currently restructuring and heading up the franchise department for multiple franchise brands and is responsible for national development recruiting quality franchise partners. Krishma mentors’ franchisors on setting up the correct infrastructure to support with network growth and provides guidance on brand and concept development and marketing. Krishma is extremely hands on, ensuring franchisors value her and her specialist third party partners as extended members of the franchise team. Mentoring and support is crucial for success, yet it is lost in the industry and as the only UK female Franchise Consultant to specialise in Food & Beverage, Krishma has the unique skills to bridge the gap. Krishma is a forward thinking, passionate, go-getter thriving to ensure that both franchisees and franchisors are successful in franchising. Krishma has been interviewed on LBC radio, has visited 10 Downing Street, recorded business podcasts and written articles on franchising, contributed to a book for thriving female entrepreneurs, judges business awards and has spoken and presented to audiences at several business events including EWIB (Empowering Women in Business) for the British Franchise Association and has most recently featured in What Franchise Magazine.