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Where size does matter: Smaller QSRs hit harder by credit squeeze

With the global economy slowing down and the threat of a recession remote but still looming, we asked QSR’s if their franchisee applicants have had...

Where size does matter: Smaller QSRs hit harder by credit squeeze

With the global economy slowing down and the threat of a recession remote but still looming, we asked QSR’s if their franchisee applicants have had...

Muffin Break barista wins second place at Melbourne International Coffee Expo

Muffin Break Barista Champion Michael Byrne was trained by Foodco’s Simon Au-Yeung prior to the Davinci Coffee Chain Championship.

Australian Franchising Corporation opens its 20th store

Global Burgers opened in Rockhampton on 7 May 2012.

What impact will the Carbon Tax have on QSR's?

As Australia inches closer to rolling out the carbon tax in July, we asked QSR executives how the legislation will impact their businesses and what...

Frequency of visits to fast food chains

Once a week continues to be the most likely visit to a Fast Food/Snack Chain according to BIS Shrapnel. Chain consumers are tending to go less than...

R U open for breakfast? - Part 2

In part 2 Matthew McNamara of RBS Morgans gives his take on the breakfast trade.

The Coffee Club and Wendys take us back to the drawing board

Menu items don’t just spring to life; executive chefs share with QSR Media what they consider when developing new product lines.

R U open for breakfast? - Part 1

We ask industry analyst Bettina Kurnik of Euromonitor where the opportunities are in the breakfast trade.

McDonald's Australia growth slows

Sales growth for McDonald’s had slowed in Australian stores.

KFC Australia to appeal NSW Supreme Court judgment

The NSW Supreme Court found KFC responsible for causing the salmonella poisoning of a young girl in Sydney in 2005.

The percentage of Australian Households food and non-alcoholic beverage budgets spent on eating out

The chart, from BIS Shrapnel, shows the percentage of Australian Households’ food and non-alcoholic beverage budgets spent on eating out. Since the...

Click for Food: How QSR’s are slowly biting into the online ordering trend

With Australian online retailers expecting roughly $10 billion in revenues, according to research from IBISWorld, some QSR’s are beginning to explore...

WOWCOW - an emerging QSR to watch

WOWCOW is a funky super chilled yogurt & desert lounge with a cult like following. The first in Australia and with 6 years under their belt they have...

Muffin Break tops Roy Morgan's Customer Satisfaction Monitor

Survey showed 89% of Muffin Break customers are ‘fairly’ or ‘very satisfied’ with the coffee shop’s service nationwide.

American QSR’s increasingly adopting Australian enterprise data solution

As in-store sales data becomes increasingly on demand, large-scale QSR’s in the United States like Red Robin and Chicken Express are upgrading to...

Beyond fandom: How QSR’s are using social media to shape their business

Online social media sites like Facebook and Twitter offer a relatively cheap way for QSR’s to market their new products.

Delaware North - A super franchisee's perspective of the QSR industry

Delaware North operates many QSR brands including Hungry Jacks, Oprorto, Noodle Box, Healthy Habits & Dominos. What trends are they noticing? Find...