Pet Food Franchise UK Oscar Pet Foods

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The rewards of Oscar for a Lancashire franchisee
Howard  Lomas, from Lancashire, was looking for a venture that gave him more than repeat business, excellent products and a reliable service – he wanted the reward of job satisfaction which came complete with his OSCAR franchise. “My background is in textiles and for twenty eight years I worked through various levels of management ...Read more...

Win Win Situation for Oscar Pet Foods Franchisee
Running her business for four years Jean Ware, from Basingstoke in Hampshire, took up a new OSCAR marketing initiative that has helped her to see the bigger picture on how to promote and refocus the image of her business.“Although I’ve been running a successful business I knew that I could rely on OSCAR to assist with a new incentive an...Read more...

Making your Business work for you with an Oscar Franchise
Running her business for five years Clare Muir, from Hampshire, took up a new OSCAR marketing initiative that has helped her to see the bigger picture on how to promote and refocus the image of her business. “Even after running a successful OSCAR business for five years I still needed to know more and a new approach to my presentation has bee...Read more...

A complete change with an Oscar Franchise Business
Redundancy - it happens and sometimes it might be for the better. When you think all is lost – don’t give up! It could be your chance to make a complete change without too much hassle of learning a new skill. A career opportunity with OSCAR will open a whole new way of life. Working from home and delivering a quality pet food to a very ...Read more...

Successful Franchises UK Oscar Pet Foods Michael Cameron
Michael Cameron and OSCAR were destined to meet – eventually. Within in a year of selling his printing company in Paisley, Michael became anxious to get back to work only to find OSCAR just around the corner. “Having served 30 years as a Warrant Officer in the Royal Navy retirement from the service took me to Helensburgh where I became ...Read more...

Successful Franchises UK Oscar Pet Foods Tom Cartmale
Tom Cartmale from Stoke-on-Trent decided that he wanted to control his future career after working for almost 30 years as a chef. Redundancy forced the issue and franchising secured his future plans. “Catering was all I knew and after hanging up my chef’s hat OSCAR not only gave me a career changing opportunity it put a new slant on my ...Read more...

Success Breeds Expansion for Oscars Franchisee
Hugh Allam from Woking in Surrey purchased his OSCAR franchise in 2005 and with over sixteen years experience in franchising at management level he had good knowledge of the industry. Julie, his wife, has supported the business throughout and success has now led to the expansion of an additional area meaning that Julie and Hugh are now full-time pa...Read more...

Successful Franchises UK Oscar Pet Foods Nathan Brooks
I was born in London but my home is between Mansfield and Chesterfield and my working career has always been in and around North Notts. I worked in the motor trade for seventeen years, taking to the road as an AA patrolman for five years. In contrast, my last job was IT training in a market that threatened redundancy, which created an uncertainty ...Read more...

Successful Franchises UK Oscar Pet Foods Paul Reilly
Paul Reilly joined Oscar determined to make it work. He knew it was not going to be a piece of cake starting a new business in a new area but he was prepared to work hard.“From Glasgow to Southport to Oscar - major life-changing experiences re-established my decision to work for myself. A taste of self-employment, with partners, in a previous...Read more...

Baltonsborough Glastonbury Success UK Oscar Pet Foods Franchise
Sue Watkins – Baltonsborough, GlastonburyFebruary 2005My voluntary work for Greyhound rescue set the scene for my future, although working on the front desk at the local police station taught me all I needed to know about dealing with people. I wanted to bring a better balance to my life, and having five dogs, all in need of love and attentio...Read more...

Oscar Pet Foods Franchises For Women Hertford
Thanks to Tracy Berry's mum she found her vocation, her mum's faith in OSCAR, as a customer, was enough for Tracy to realise that her life was about to change when her area of Hertford was in need of an OSCAR business. “I always wanted to work for myself but had no idea of where to begin or what to do – until OSCAR came along. To realis...Read more...

Oscar Pet Foods Franchises For Women Bedfordshire
Sally Callaghan is an OSCAR franchisee in Biggleswade, Bedforshire .“In spite of my varied working career I feel sure that after thirty years I’ve at long last found my vocation - from security analyst, network telephone analyst, business manager and the delights of purser on a Miami cruise ship to my dream of working for myself and wit...Read more...

Cheadle Hulme Cheshire Oscar Pet Foods Franchise Success Story
LESLEY LAVINArea: Cheadle Hulme, CheshireStart Date:12th March 2001My children needed me at home and I wanted to be there for them - that was in 2001. Now in 2007 I still want to be around the family and my decision to change career as a Midwifery Sister has paid off. Naturally a carer, naturally an animal lover, I had to find something that connec...Read more...

Oscar Pet Foods Franchises For Women South Manchester
Claire TaylorArea: South ManchesterStart Date: 13th November 2006After years of travelling, I achieved my ambition to work in Africa leading groups of people on camping expeditions. My long term ambition was to work for myself and it took me couple of years to research the market. The Franchise Websites were my first point of contact, followed by r...Read more...

Oscar Pet Foods Franchises for Women
Coming from a family of pet lovers, and working with Oscar fulfils my affinity with animals. I found Oscar on the Internet; I had the desire to work for myself but wanted the reassurance of not going totally alone. I liked their approach - I had the opportunity to speak with other franchisees and made...Read more...

Oscar Pet Food Franchisees Celebrate Fifteen Years of Success
David and Dawn Jarvis from Hastings have grown up with Oscar – starting back in 1996. With little knowledge of franchising and the pet food industry, David’s 23 years in banking meant he was about to embark on a life-changing experience. Ideally, this was for himself and Dawn to join forces and make a go of working together for themselv...Read more...

Franchises for Couples UK Oscar Pet Foods Heath Charnock
OSCAR - MUCH MORE THAN PET FOODOSCAR is a full member of the British Franchise Association, Pet Food Manufacturers’ Association and holder of the Investors in People award. With a growing network of qualified Nutritional Advisors, a range of specially formulated pet foods we provide the UK with a pet food home delivery and advice service. Cus...Read more...

Oscar Pet Foods UK Franchise Couples in Franchising Hastings East Sussex
  ABOUT US David and Dawn Jarvis – Hastings, East Sussex Start Date: August 1996 After 23 years with the Bank, the last thing I thought I would be working with was pets. Redundancy was on offer and the family saw this as the opportunity to try something different. Dawn also wanted her own challenge as being a housewife and mother to our ...Read more...

Franchises for Couples UK Oscar Pet Foods
John & Sharon Frith own an Oscar Pet Foods Franchise in Kent.  After years of working in an office they decided that it was time to leave the rat race and embark on a rewarding career together….  Why did you decide to take on a Franchise?“In January 2003, the penny finally dropped that there should be more to life than be...Read more...

Recent Franchise News Articles from Oscar Pet Foods

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Oscar Pet Foods to invest again in regional campaign
25-Jan-2012 - Oscar Pet Foods, the UK’s leading pet food delivery franchise, have re-appointed Savagewood, the local marketing agency,  to re-create their regional marketing programme of 2011. With the objective of driving franchisee canvassing, every participating Oscar franchisee was given their own marketing programme devised specifically to suit t...Read more...

Working from home at last with an Oscar Franchise
18-Jan-2012 - One thing leads to another and when Jane Adams first met OSCAR she had something to sell them, not realising that one day the tables would turn - a career change that would became a priority and OSCAR who would be first and last on her list.“Why did I want to change my life? There were a number of reasons but as a single mum of five, having s...Read more...

Success of an Oscar Resale business
19-Oct-2011 - When Shaun & Dawn Brigden heard that their Oscar Pet Foods franchisee was due to retire, they didn’t hesitate in making contact! They felt that buying an existing franchise was an ideal opportunity because all the elements were in place and it was just what they were looking for.  “Building homes for people and giving a home to...Read more...

Building Confidence Through Experience with an Oscars Franchise
28-Sep-2011 - Pets are a growth industry and OSCAR is a proven business opportunity that gives you the credibility of a very well-established franchise that allows you time to learn and time to grow. Jim Kelly, from North Yorkshire, recognised these advantages when making up his mind to work for himself.“My working career began as a young lad, under the st...Read more...

Making the most of the Economic Climate with an OSCAR franchise business
22-Sep-2011 - Committing to running your own business is one thing but to make that business work to suit your lifestyle and bring success starts with OSCAR. “We said over thirteen years ago that we were starting our franchise in anticipation that its eventual success would provide a good income, enabling us to enjoy a better standard of living and have mo...Read more...

Impressed by Oscar
10-Aug-2011 - With an OSCAR franchise you have the added benefit of making a difference to the life of a pet while also making a difference to your own career. As for Dave and Sharon Whittlestone, OSCAR offered a double opportunity, which could not have come at a better time, when a role reversal meant that Sharon’s plans were passed on to Dave who was in ...Read more...

Join dog owners across the UK in the Take Your Dog To Work Day
17-Jun-2011 - There’s one day in the year when it’s official - you can take your dog to work! The Blue Cross pet charity encourages dog owners to become involved and bring their career-seeking canines to enjoy one day of stealing the limelight. Time spent in each other’s company is all part of bonding a relationship, forming, as Oscar would say...Read more...

Better to be safe than sorry with Oscar Pets
23-Jun-2011 - It’s  National  Microchip  Month, the month when supporters such as Oscar like to take this opportunity to remind pet owners just how important it is to have their pets microchipped. Oscar Nutritional Advisor Frank Newsome from Wrexham says “ I have experienced many instances were by pets have been lost and reunited with ...Read more...

Inspiration for the future for Oscar Pet Foods Franchisee
10-Jun-2011 - David Graham spent 33 years of his working career in the steel industry, an industry that was constantly changing, changing enough to convince David that is was time to move on.“I really had reached the end of the road in a job that I had started from leaving school. There were changes in responsibilities throughout that time but circumstance...Read more...

Oscar Pet Foods New Marketing Programme
4-May-2011 - Buying a franchise is always a difficult decision. There are so many factors to consider. How much can you afford? Are you interested in the product or service? Is the business complicated? Will it give you the returns you are looking for? And, of course, what marketing support will you get from your franchisor? As a national franchise with many y...Read more...

A better quality of life for Oscars franchisee
6-Apr-2011 - For Pippa Crow work is a pleasure. Her Oscar business has brought her many rewards and being a pet lover her customers’ pets are top of the list. “From London to Devon to OSCAR – and to my ideal way of life. I was a legal secretary for over twenty years spending the majority of this time in London.  In search of a better qual...Read more...

No Foul Play at the CLA Game Fair
11-Aug-2010 - When a dog’s got to go, a dog’s got to go and with around 144,000 visitors bringing perhaps as many as 5,000 dogs to the event, Oscar Pet Foods helped to keep this years’ CLA Game Fair a poop free zone by encouraging dog owners to ‘scoop that poop’. Oscar were once again the proud sponsors of the CLA Game Fair 2010. Ou...Read more...

Summertime Pet Advice from Oscars
29-Jun-2010 - At Oscar we understand how important your Pet and their health is to you.  For that reason we have put together some tips to help you and your Pet enjoy a fun-filled, safe and happytime throughout the summer months.Be prepared...The heat breeds fleas and parasites - causing very unpleasant skin conditions if not treated. Prevention is better t...Read more...

Oscar Pet Foods Preston gives RSPCA dogs a treat
25-Jan-2010 - Preston-based OSCAR Pet Foods has started 2010 with an extra special treat for the many RSPCA dogs that are in need of a caring, permanent home. Paul Reilly, OSCAR local Nutritional Advisor, took great pleasure in delivering ONE TON of OSCAR quality dog food to the RSPCA centre in Preston.RSPCA Preston & District Branch is a separate Registered...Read more...

Join dog owners across the UK in the 2009 Oscar Pet Foods
4-Aug-2009 - Take Your Dog To Work Day on Wednesday 16 September 2009There’s one day in the year when it’s official - you can take your dog to work! The Blue Cross pet charity encourages dog owners to become involved and bring their career-seeking canines to enjoy one day of stealing the limelight. Time spent in each other’s company is all par...Read more...

Franchise Events and Discovery Days information on Oscar Pet Foods

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Dicovery Days UK Oscar Pet Foods 2012
LOOKING FOR A CAREER CHANGE IN 2012? - Explore Franchise opportunities with Oscar - Discovery meetings near you! Would you like to run and own your own pet food business? Please come and join us on a Discovery Meeting near you: Oldbuer, Birmingham - Express by Holiday Inn - 22nd March 2012 - 4.30pm ...Read more...

Franchise Discovery Day Mettings With Oscar Pet Foods
LOOKING FOR A CAREER CHANGE IN 2011? - Explore Franchise opportunities with Oscar - Discovery meetings near you! Would you like to run and own your own pet food business? Please come and join us on a Discovery Meeting near you: Birmingham - Express by Holiday Inn - Thursday 22nd September 2011 - 4.3...Read more...

Franchise Discovery Meetings with Oscar Pet Foods
LOOKING FOR A CAREER CHANGE IN 2011? - Explore Franchise opportunities with Oscar - Discovery meetings near you! Would you like to run and own your own pet food business? Please come and join us on a Discovery Meeting near you:14th April 2011 - Slough 11th May 2011 - Head Office - Preston - 10.00am ...Read more...

Explore Franchise opportunities with Oscar Pet Foods Discovery Meetings
LOOKING FOR A CAREER CHANGE IN 2010-2011? - Explore Franchise opportunities with Oscar - Discovery meetings near you! Would you like to run and own your own pet food business? Please come and join us on a Discovery Meeting near you:2nd December 2010 - Slough - 4.30pm26th January 2011 - Preston - 11.00am ...Read more...

Oscar Pet Foods Franchise Discovery Days 2010
LOOKING FOR A CAREER CHANGE IN 2010? -  Explore Franchise opportunities with Oscar -  Discovery meetings near you!  Would you like to run and own your own pet food business?  Please come and join us on a Discovery Meeting near you: 8th October 2010 22nd October 2010 26th November 201 2...Read more...

Oscar Pet Foods Franchise Discovery Meetings
LOOKING FOR A CAREER CHANGE IN 2010? - Explore Franchise opportunities with Oscar - Discovery meetings near you! Would you like to run and own your own pet food business? Please come and join us on a Discovery Meeting near you: Birmingham - Express By Holiday Inn, OldburyWednesday 7th July 2010 Preston - Head Of...Read more...