Cut your franchise energy and bills across every site, guaranteed
Every franchise location signs its own contracts, and every one of them drifts onto a poor rate in its own time. OptiFlow Watch reads the bills behind all your sites, checks each one against the market and switches them when the timing is right, with a saving guaranteed in writing.
Why franchises overpay
A franchise network is a collection of separate businesses that all buy energy the hard way. Each location opens on whatever deal the broker offered that week, each renews on a different date, and each quietly slides onto deemed or out of contract rates when a fixed term ends. There is no single view, so a poor rate at one site can run for a year before anyone notices, and the same mistake repeats across the network.
Franchisees are busy running their own operation, not tracking the wholesale market, so renewals are missed and standing charges go unchecked. The franchisor sees the brand, not the meter. OptiFlow Watch brings every site into one view, so whether you are a franchisor watching over the network or a franchisee running a single unit, every bill is checked and every renewal is caught before it costs you.
Figures on this page are illustrative ranges for typical franchise sites. Your review uses your own meters and bills.
What a franchise site typically pays
Energy per site
Roughly £4,000 to £30,000 a year per location depending on format, from a small service unit to a full food or retail site with heavy refrigeration or cooking.
Deemed rate exposure
Any site whose fixed deal has lapsed can pay far more per unit than a fair contract, and across a network that adds up quickly.
Water, card and connectivity
Water, drainage, card processing fees and site broadband all vary by location and are rarely reviewed once a unit is trading.
Ranges vary widely by franchise format and site count. The review gives you exact numbers.
Built for franchises
Network wide view
Every site, every renewal date and every bill tracked in one place, whether you run one unit or the whole network.
Renewal tracking
Different sites renew on different dates. We watch them all so none drifts onto a deemed rate unnoticed.
Site by site savings
Each location is checked against the market on its own merits, so a fair deal at one site is not undone by a poor one at another.
Franchisor or franchisee
Works whether you oversee the brand and want network oversight, or run a single unit and want your own bills handled.
Guaranteed saving
Every switch we recommend comes with a saving guaranteed in writing before you agree to anything.
No broker games
Transparent pricing with no hidden commission baked into your unit rate, so you can see exactly what you pay for.
Common questions
Can you cover a whole network?
Yes. Every site is tracked together with its own renewal date, so the network gets one clear view instead of dozens of separate contracts nobody is watching.
I run a single franchise unit. Is this for me?
Absolutely. A single site benefits just as much, because your bills are checked against the market and your renewal is caught before it lapses.
What does OptiFlow Watch cost?
A flat £49.99 a month. Every switch we recommend carries a saving guaranteed in writing, so the service is built to pay for itself.
Do I have to switch supplier?
No. We only recommend a move when it saves money. If a site is already on a fair deal, we tell you and keep watching it.
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See what your sites could save
Send us a recent energy bill from one site and we will show you the number, with any saving guaranteed in writing.