Franchise Management

What Franchise Management does

Franchise Management (legal entity: France Progression Réseau SAS) is a Lyon-headquartered management consulting firm founded in 1989 that specializes in the creation, development, and optimization of franchise and organized commerce networks in France. The company serves franchisors across the full lifecycle — from concept assessment and pilot unit development through network structuring, DIP and contract drafting, franchisee recruitment, network animation, financing advisory, and international expansion support. Its stated footprint covers 600+ brands accompanied and over 100,000 independents represented across client networks globally.

The firm monetizes through three coordinated streams: (1) bespoke strategic consulting engagements billed on a per-project or retainer basis with multi-year contracts; (2) Lexika, a proprietary SaaS digital platform launched in 2025 that digitizes franchise know-how, DIP, contracts, and franchisee onboarding journeys; and (3) FM Lending, a financing advisory subsidiary launched in 2025 that structures bank financing for franchisees and franchise networks. Supporting assets include the Diagnostic Performance Réseau® (a registered trademark and proprietary network benchmarking tool) and the annual Barometer of Franchise Candidates, co-organized with Franchise Expo Paris and Toute la Franchise.

The company operates with a lean 11-50 employee base across four French cities (Lyon, Paris, Bordeaux, Marseille), led by President Sylvain Bartolomeu (member of the Collège des experts de la Fédération Française de la Franchise) alongside associated experts including attorney Laurent Breyne and financial expert Benoît Fougerais. Franchise Management holds Qualiopi certification (2025-2028) and claims market leadership in the French franchise consulting segment. Distribution is sales-led through direct consulting engagement, digital self-service for Lexika, and partner-banking relationships for FM Lending.

Name

Franchise Management

Legal name

France Progression Réseau SAS

Website

https://franchise-management.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Franchise Management is a Lyon-based consulting firm founded in 1989 that advises French franchisors on network creation, franchisee recruitment, legal structuring, and optimization, complemented by its Lexika SaaS platform and FM Lending financing subsidiary.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Lyon

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Strategic Consulting Services: Franchise Management generates revenue by providing strategic consulting services to companies seeking to create, develop, and optimize franchise networks. Services include network creation, franchisee recruitment, network animation, legal framework design (DIP, contracts), operational manuals, and international expansion advisory. These are billed as professional service engagements, typically on a project or retainer basis.
2. Lexika Platform (SaaS): Lexika, the proprietary digital platform for franchise network management, operates as a SaaS tool leased to franchise networks. It enables digitization of franchise documentation, know-how management, and franchisee onboarding processes. Revenue is generated through platform licensing/subscription fees charged to franchise network clients.
3. FM Lending (Financing Services): FM Lending is a subsidiary dedicated to structuring and facilitating financing solutions for franchise networks and franchisees. The subsidiary provides advisory on network financing, creates standardized financing dossiers, and maintains banking partnerships. Revenue is derived from advisory fees and financing structuring services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Franchise Management is a management consulting firm that advises companies on creating, developing, and optimizing franchise networks across France. It provides end-to-end services including concept assessment, franchise structuring, DIP and contract drafting, know-how manual creation, franchisee recruitment, network animation, international expansion, and risk diagnostics. Beyond consulting, it operates two wholly-owned subsidiaries: Lexika, a SaaS platform for digital franchise documentation and franchisee onboarding, and FM Lending, a financing advisory unit for franchise networks.

Product overview

Franchise Management operates as a consulting firm offering a comprehensive suite of services for franchise network development. Their core offering includes strategic consulting for creating, developing, and optimizing franchise networks, along with specialized digital tools. The main products include Lexika (their digital platform for franchise operations management), Diagnostic Performance Réseau® (network performance assessment), DIP digital tools, FM Lending (financing services), and operational manual documentation services. Together, these form a 360-degree support ecosystem for franchiseurs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• FM Lending: Dedicated financing structure for franchise networks, providing support for franchisee financing and network financial performance optimization.
• Lexika

Products and services

• Strategic Franchise Consulting Services End-to-end consulting services for franchisors covering concept assessment, network creation, franchise structuring, legal framework design (DIP, contracts), franchisee recruitment, network animation, optimization, and international expansion.
• Lexika SaaS digital platform for franchise networks to digitize and manage know-how manuals, franchise contracts, DIP (pre-contractual information documents), and the entire franchisee journey from candidate engagement to store opening.
• FM Lending Financing advisory subsidiary structuring bank financing for franchise networks and franchisees, creating standardized financing kits, banking partner relationships, and dossier templates to facilitate franchisee financing.
• Diagnostic Performance Réseau® Proprietary diagnostic tool enabling franchise networks to evaluate the health and performance of their networks, benchmark franchisees, and identify areas for optimization.
• Manuels Opératoires / Savoir-faire Documentation Drafting of operational manuals and know-how documentation for franchise networks, including 8-15 specialized manuals covering all aspects of franchise operations.
• DIP Contrat Franchise Digital Digital solution for managing and digitizing pre-contractual information documents (DIP) and franchise contracts required in franchise relationships.

Quantifiable outcome

• 35+ years of operation in the franchise consulting market
• +8 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Franchise Expo PariscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFranchise Expo Paris is a major annual franchise trade show in France. Franchise Management co-organizes the Barometer of Franchise Candidates with Franchise Expo Paris and Toute la Franchise. This collaboration positions Franchise Management as a thought leader in the French franchise ecosystem and generates co-branded research content.
• Toute la FranchisecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerToute la Franchise is a leading French franchise portal and media platform. It partners with Franchise Management to co-organize the Barometer of Franchise Candidates, providing distribution reach for the research and reinforcing Franchise Management's thought leadership positioning in the French franchise market.
• OVHminorOthersOVH is the web hosting provider for Franchise Management's website (www.franchise-management.com). OVH SAS is headquartered in Roubaix, France, and provides server hosting services. This is a standard B2B hosting service relationship.
• Laurent Breyne (Avocat au Barreau de Marseille)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerLaurent Breyne is an attorney at the Marseille Bar and an associate of Franchise Management. He contributes legal expertise on franchise network risk management, franchisee liability, and franchise contract compliance. He is referenced as a co-author of franchise legal articles on the Franchise Management blog and contributes to risk diagnostic engagements.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Ac Franchise: France-based consulting firm specialized in franchise network creation, development, and financing advisory—competing head-to-head with Franchise Management for the same French franchisor client base.
• FranConnect: US-based SaaS platform purpose-built for franchise operations, brand management, and franchisee onboarding—directly analogous to Franchise Management's Lexika offering and the closest productized comparable in the franchise-tech category.
• Boast: Financing-platform and tax-credit specialist that serves SaaS and franchise-style networks, offering a financing-adjacent toolkit analogous to Franchise Management's FM Lending subsidiary.
• FranchiseBlast: Operations, training, and franchisee-engagement platform for franchise networks; overlaps with Lexika on onboarding, certifications, and franchisee communication tooling.

Regional players

• VR Business Brokers: Largest North American business-brokerage network covering franchise resales and transfers; sits alongside Franchise Management's FM Lending and resale-adjacent advisory work but primarily in the US market.

Broad incumbents

• ActionCOACH: Global business-coaching franchise addressing SMEs and franchise operators; a broader incumbent that overlaps with Franchise Management's animation, performance, and growth advisory themes.
• The Entrepreneur's Source: Large North American franchise coaching and consulting network; broader incumbent that addresses both franchisors and franchisee candidates, sitting in an adjacent lane to Franchise Management's recruitment and animation advisory.

Others

• International Franchise Association (IFA): US-based industry association for franchising providing education, certification, and advocacy; comparable to the French Franchise Federation in which Franchise Management's president participates, anchoring the broader franchise ecosystem.
• Toute la Franchise: Leading French franchise media portal and research partner that co-publishes Franchise Management's Barometer—an ecosystem enabler rather than direct competitor, but a key reference point in the French franchise buyer journey.

Emerging players

• Franchise Business Review: US research, benchmarking, and advisory firm producing franchise-satisfaction studies—comparable in using proprietary research (e.g., the Barometer) as a thought-leadership and lead-generation asset.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/FranchiseManagementFrance
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/franchise-management-conseil
• Instagraminstagram.com/franchise.management

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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