DOES YOUR FRANCHISE PROVIDE ‘TLC’?

Explore Australia’s newest franchise opportunity – Tender Loving Cuisine

When Ernie Harris, a successful electrician for 20 years, was looking for a new business opportunity he found it in home based business franchise, Tender Loving Cuisine (TLC).

With his wife Cathy busy at work, Ernie wanted a convenient and healthy way to prepare dinner to take the pressure off his wife, so he contacted TLC, a new home meal delivery service that had started operating in Sydney and Melbourne.

“I was really impressed by the home-made taste of the TLC meals and I saw a great business opportunity,” said Ernie. “I had been looking for a new business venture for sometime, but didn’t want to get involved in an established, run-of-the-mill shopping-strip franchise. TLC was different and provides a needed, valuable service, so Cathy and I decided to get involved.”

TLC is an independent organisation that specialises in home delivered, calorie-controlled meals. Currently delivering to homes in Melbourne, Sydney, Newcastle, the NSW Central Coast and NSW North Coast, TLC is expanding and looking for new franchisees in Melbourne and Sydney.

TLC’s VIC Franchise Manager, Frank Burke joined the Company after his mother gave her meals a five-star review, “It was so important for my mother, at the age of eighty, to enjoy a healthy meal. TLC provided meals that she enjoyed and I could relax knowing that my mother was eating a nutritious, home-style meal.”

Each TLC meal is developed by a chef and nutritionist, and is created with the highest quality ingredients available. Most meals have received the Heart Foundation’s Tick of approval. With special dietary packages available for people requiring gluten-free, blood-sugar control, low-cholesterol or organic options, anyone can order from TLC and be confident that they are eating a healthy meal.

“Becoming a TLC franchisee is a unique opportunity,” continues Frank Burke. “You receive meticulous support from the national customer service team, and you have the ability to achieve a strong work-life balance.”

“We have designed the most simple franchise structure possible, and we provide the franchisee with the full facilities they need, without many of the usual business overheads such as staff, offices or stock. There are no phone calls to take, as all orders go through the national call centre. This allows the real focus for each franchisee to be their relationships with each client and the quality of their customer service.”

“With Australia’s aging population, it is vital that we take care of our elderly citizens and our service is so personal – we hand-deliver each meal to the door – that I believe we really make a difference to our elderly customer’s lives,” concluded Frank.

TLC home services franchise is currently expanding in Victoria and New South Wales, with franchise opportunities in the Sydney and Melbourne metropolitan area.

21-Jul-2008