FRANCHISE

Become a Franchisee at NiiHaw and run and own your own Sushi restaurant and takeaway.

Become a Franchisee

The route to become an indepentent business owner

Niihaw is Expanding & We’d Love You to Join Us!

We are looking for enthusiastic business partners now!

About Niihaw

Niihaw first opened its doors in London in 2011. In that time, we have built a business with a proven track record of sales success and development and have multiple stores across South London and Kent.

We have been serving up authentic fresh handmade Sushi, Dim Sum, Japanese Ramen and Taiwan Bubble Tea for the last 11 years, always with freshness and quality at the forefront of our menu – it’s all about the Niihaw experience!

NiiHaw (ní hâo) means ‘hello’ in Chinese, NiiHaw also has a double ‘ii’ in the middle, which means ‘good’ in Japanese reflecting how our customers feel once they have visited one of our stores!

2022 has been an incredibly exciting year for Niihaw, we have been working hard developing our business into a robust and comprehensive franchise offering ready to accelerate growth in 2023 across premium locations in the UK.

Sushi has rapidly grown in popularity in recent years, and has become on of the leading food-to-go choices and a staple on grab and go supermarket shelves. Consumers are looking for healthier and cleaner lunch and evening takeaway options, a factor that has contributed to Niihaw’s growth and popularity.

Our stores are simple to manage with minimal staffing requirements, meaning low operating costs and offering a quick return on investment compared with other take-away options. You can open a Niihaw Sushi takeaway for as little as £105,000 plus VAT and typically expect a return on investment in under 2 years.

Our Values

Here at Niihaw, we have a mission to serve customers with the highest quality heathy food all made from natural, fresh and nutritious ingredients, which are prepared under the most strict food safety standards. Niihaw seeks out environmentally-friendly sources.

Why Us?

Niihaw has a proven model, serving a variety of trendy food under one roof, Hand made sushi, delicious dim sum, popular ramen dishes, trendy bubble tea as well as many other teriyaki and curry dishes. Niihaw has a large loyal customer base and excellent reputation. Niihaw model has been proved success in the heart of London, and in small towns like Tonbridge.

Training And Support

LOCATION ANALYSIS

We research your location and look at more than 10 factors to determine the right territory including details such as demographics, population density and suitable venues.

COMPREHENSIVE TRAINING PROGRAMME

You will receive comprehensive on site and in- house training to ensure you are fully up to speed and confident operating your very own Niihaw. Quality of service and food quality is paramount and the in house training will focus on this.

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

We will work to establish a large social following in your area.

PRE-LAUNCH MARKETING

Write professional PR and distribute to local and national national press, post on social media channels, establish local social media accounts.

ON-GOING SUPPORT

Training and operating manuals are always available for you and your team. We conduct Regular business review meetings to ensure you are making the most out of your area.

Who’s Ideal for Us?

We are now actively seeking franchisee partners who can continue and expand the Niihaw’s brand through our established and successful traditional high street store concept. Plus, we are keen to build on our emerging non-traditional concept through franchisee partnerships with established companies operating in the holiday, leisure, sport and hospitality sectors. We are excited to now offer a flexible portfolio of concepts at Niihaw’s to make it easier to build a Niihaw business anywhere where there is a demand for a quality conbination of trendy food like sushi, ramen, bubbule tea...

We are looking for individuals, couples or business partnerships with exceptional interpersonal and people and business management skills. You also need to have excellent written and verbal communication skills, and the right mindset.

Previous fast-food or food experience is not necessarily a pre-requisite. The most successful franchisees are entrepreneurial, owner/operators who have excellent people skills and adhere to our values as an organisation.

To fully maximize this opportunity and help us to accelerate our growth further we ideally are looking for candidates who can demonstrate the following:

Passion about delivering a great service through empowering people.
Has a Multi-unit Quick Service Restaurant (QSR), retail, and/or foodservice/or business management experience.
Can raise sufficient capital and can demonstrate financial ability
Provide a long-term, strategic vision for developing a successful partnership with Niihaw.

Financial Information

This may vary and depends on several factors such as site chosen and building costs, but typically an investment for a traditional high street store is between £60K and £100K (excluding freehold & VAT) of which 20k should be in liquid funds.

What Is the Franchise Fee?

The franchisee fee is £17,500+ VAT for each franchise unit. You will also be responsible for the rent, rates and utility costs of the store for the term of the franchise agreement.