Vietnam’s franchise market in 6 numbers
Foreign franchise registrations keep climbing — F&B leads
Foreign brands registered with MOIT (cumulative)
The vertical axis starts at 300, not 0, so the change is legible.
Source: MOIT registry; trade.gov (ITA) industry guide.
Sector mix of the 331 registered foreign brands (Q1 2025)
Compiled from MOIT registration data. Top origin countries: USA, Australia, South Korea, Singapore, Thailand, Japan (trade.gov).
Vietnam goes global — the outbound tracker
Franchising is no longer a one-way flow into Vietnam. A wave of Vietnamese brands franchising abroad is forming — with 2026–27 forecast as the breakout window.
Cộng Cà Phê
The nostalgic coffee chain now operates in 5 international markets — 23 stores in South Korea alone — Vietnam’s strongest outbound franchise case to date.
5 marketsTrung Nguyên Legend
Began systematic international expansion in 2022, starting with China (Shanghai) — taking Vietnamese coffee into Asia’s largest consumer market.
ChinaPhúc Long
The Masan-owned tea & coffee brand opened its first international store in the US — a test in the world’s most competitive franchise market.
USAPhở 24
The pioneer that franchised Vietnamese phở across the region in the 2000s — its 11-step partner recruitment system is still taught at the Academy.
PioneerThree O’Clock
The Saigon coffee chain founded in 2016 signed a master franchise (territorial exclusivity) deal with FranGlobal to open 100 outlets across India, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh — after its first international store in Jakarta. A second international agreement takes the brand into the Gulf (GCC).
Source: Inside Retail Asia · VietnamPlusSouth Asia · GCCHappiTea
The bubble tea brand founded in 2017 now runs around 160 stores across Vietnam and the Philippines. It has granted master franchise (territorial exclusivity) rights to an Indian partner committing to at least 200 stores in 10 years, and to a Gulf group covering 6 GCC markets.
Source: VietnamPlus · brand announcementsPhilippines · IndiaCare With Love
The first Vietnamese mother-and-baby care brand to franchise abroad: its Cambodian master franchise (territorial exclusivity) partner opened in February 2025, after 12 years serving more than 190,000 mothers and babies at home. Proof that the outbound wave is not only F&B.
Source: carewithlove.com.vn · brand announcement, Feb 2025Beyond F&BTaking your brand global?
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Data sources (official only):
- Commercial franchising registry — Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT): moit.gov.vn/nhuong-quyen-thuong-mai
- Vietnam Franchising Industry Sector guide — U.S. International Trade Administration (ITA): trade.gov
- 2026 Economic Outlook — International Franchise Association (IFA): franchise.org
- Vietnam 2026 Outlook — KPMG Vietnam
- Research & field data — Nguyễn Phi Vân / Go Global Holdings / NPV Franchise Academy
Updated quarterly. Figures are administrative registrations/estimates, not audited financials. Next edition: Q4 2026 — adding an investor-intent survey from the Academy learner community.
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A free quarterly data report by NPV Franchise Academy on Vietnam’s franchise market: MOIT-registered foreign brands, sector mix, growth trends, and Vietnamese brands going global. It is the first public, recurring report of its kind in Vietnam.
Official sources only: the MOIT registry, trade.gov (ITA) industry guides, the IFA, KPMG, and research by Nguyễn Phi Vân / Go Global Holdings. Methodology and limitations are published within the report.
About 331 brands as of Q1 2025 — up from 310+ in September 2023, and roughly 3× over the past decade.
Food & beverage leads with ~48% (159 brands), followed by fashion (13%) and education (12%).
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