Australia

The Coffee Club New Zealand has opened the doors to The Coffee Club The Hub in Hornby, Christchurch.

The brand announced that it will be opening four more stores across Australia over the next few months, marking its biggest expansion plan to date.

Muffin Break announced the return of The Duffin, back by popular demand for a limited time only.

Eighty percent of Australia's retailers expect 2015 Christmas sales to exceed those achieved in 2014, according to the findings of the latest Deloitte Retailers’ Christmas Survey.

As part of Good Food Month, the brand is teaming up with Big Gay Ice Cream to hold a social on 26 November.

If price and speed are the king and queen of fast food service, then customisation is fast rising as a possible prince. QSR owners and managers reckon more fast food diners are demanding a free reign on what goes into their food and how it is served, from custom-assembled burgers to pizzas with hand-picked ingredients.

A 2015 study by Wimdu revealed that Sydney locals prefer to eat out at McDonald’s due to taste and convenience.

Hungry Jack’s Melbourne International Airside was awarded Franchisee of the Year at the company’s annual awards night.

Every year the Top Franchise Awards recognise best practice within the franchising sector across six categories; marketing, branding, passion, support, lifestyle and expansion.

SumoSalad joined forces with Lagardère Travel Retail to open the second ‘Green Label’ at Sydney Airport T2 Domestic.

Market Research Company Euromonitor International and Nation’s Restaurant News released the top 25 performing international restaurant chains outside of North America. In 2014, the Asia-Pacific dominated this exclusive list with $47.4 billion in sales.

The Coffee Club was awarded gold in the Chain Store/Franchise (Espresso) Category.

QSR Media talks to the Wilder Ruiz, Executive Chairman of the Arbalo Group about the "younger and funkier" level it is taking Red Rock Asian Street Food.

The brand introduced its new summer menu featuring artisan burgers and sandwiches like the Vintage Ground Beef Burger.

The Vietnamese food chain celebrated its one millionth rice paper roll sold since 2007.

Research done by Frosty Boy Australia found that consumers are craving yoghurt-based smoothies.