VLCC to expand centres upto 300 by '09

New Delhi, Feb 16 (UNI) India's largest slimming, fitness and beauty brand VLCC Healthcare will scale up its operations to 300 centres in the franchise model by 2009.

''We are encouraged by the overwhelming interest in the franchise model, which the organisation has recently launched. The model will enable the company to scale up operations to 300 centres by 2009,'' VLCC Healthcare Ltd COO Yogesh Sethi said today.

Speaking at the opening of its first franchise outlet under the first phase of expansion here, Mr Sethi said franchising model would focus on towns with a population between 100 million to 500 million.

The towns include destinations like Rohtak, Karnal, Phagwara, Moga, Udiapur, Ajmer, Meerut, Muzaffanagar, Jhansi, Roorkee, Dhanbad, Jamnagar, Rachi, Kolhapur, Kozhikode to name a few.

The franchisee would receive extensive training about the industry and the business to ensure that the franchising operations are seamless extensions of VLCC's own model, a company statement said.

The staff would be recruited and trained by VLCC appointed personnel, it added.

The franchise centers will offer all the services, which VLCC offers at its other centres.

UNI