A workshop on operating franchises in the Dominican Republic will take place on Saturday, 28 March from 9 to 12 noon at the Dominican Fiesta Hotel as part of the 75th anniversary celebrations of the American Chamber of Commerce. In the Dominican Republic in less than five years, several major franchises have opened to sell food, and other products and services. These include: Pizza Hut, Wendy’s, Burger King, Taco Bell, McDonalds, Subway, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Little Caesars, Domino’s Pizza, Olimpie, Pollo Tropical, Mrs. Field’s Cookies, Dunkin’ Donuts, Dairy Queen, Baskin Robbins, Yogen Fruz, TCBY. Clothing stores that have opened franchises in the DR in recent years are Liz Claiborne, Benetton, Don Algodon, Nautica, Facconable, Guess. Other franchises that operate in the DR are Dryclean USA, Alphagraphics, Terminix, Hertz, National, Budget, Avis, Meineke, Mr. Movies, Quick Hills, Ziebert, Remax, Century 21, among others.
