icial ▁spin - off ▁effects ▁such ▁as ▁increased ▁consumer ▁volume ▁and ▁improved ▁reputation ▁due ▁to ▁brand ▁affili ation . ▁Fran ch ise es ▁must ▁ad here ▁to ▁a ▁range ▁of ▁requirements ▁including : ▁providing ▁soci ally ▁benef icial ▁services , ▁meeting ▁quality ▁and ▁pr icing ▁standards , ▁under going ▁mand atory ▁education ▁on ▁provision ▁of ▁services , ▁subject ing ▁out lets ▁to ▁quality ▁ass urance ▁mechan isms , ▁reporting ▁service ▁and ▁sales ▁statistics , ▁and ▁occasionally , ▁pay ing ▁fixed ▁or ▁profit - share ▁fe es . ▁Social ▁franch ises ▁have ▁been ▁used ▁for ▁primary ▁health ▁services , ▁ph arma ce ut ical ▁sales ▁of ▁essential ▁dru gs , ▁H IV ▁testing ▁and ▁coun sel ing , ▁and ▁re product ive ▁health ▁services ▁in ▁the ▁developing ▁world . ▁ ▁A ▁second ▁application ▁of ▁social ▁franch ising ▁is ▁as ▁a ▁means ▁of ▁en abling ▁social ▁enter pr ises ▁and ▁the ▁social ▁economy ▁to ▁create ▁more ▁employ ment ▁for ▁dis adv ant aged ▁people ▁and ▁achieve ▁social ▁a ims . ▁This ▁is ▁done ▁princip ally ▁by ▁en abling ▁joint ▁working ▁and ▁knowledge ▁sharing ▁and ▁transfer . ▁The ▁European ▁Social ▁Fran ch ising ▁Network ▁has ▁identified ▁over ▁ 6 0 ▁social ▁franch ises ▁of ▁this ▁type ▁in ▁Europe , ▁which ▁employ ▁over ▁ 1 3 , 0 0 0 ▁people ▁and ▁more ▁recently ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁The ▁International ▁Centre ▁for ▁Social ▁Fran ch ising ▁identified ▁ 1 4 0 . ▁The ▁largest ▁of ▁these ▁is ▁De ▁K ring w inkel ▁in ▁Fland ers