Australia

Web-based countdown promo ran for 5 days.

Discussed progress of Project EVO, importance of coffee wholesale arm and acquisition strategy.

Find out how they’re using the newer platforms and apps.

Nut contents to be more prominently displayed.

Launch of initiative to reduce salt intake.

Find out what the qsrs have been up to on social media this week.

Cowin’s Competitive Foods acquired by Collins Foods Limited.

Subway and Michele’s Patisserie the winners.

Retail Food Group signalling its intent with significant ramp up of outlets.

Further proof that diamonds are a girls best friend.

Are these the best dumplings in the world?

Cookie chain branching out into cafes. Mrs Fields has announced a major role out of its Mrs Fields Bakery Cafes. The cafes, which first opened in August 2012, were a response to customers telling the chain that “our stores were too sterile and cold. To them they certainly did not fit the comforting home style baked cookies associated with Mrs. Fields” according to Chief Cookie and CEO, Andrew Benefield. The new look cafes have been a success and the group is keen to role out the new concept across their other stores. As Benefield goes on to explain “like anything new we have learnt along the way and made plenty of changes, but with the four original trial stores all showing double digit sales growth in the first half of this financial year, we are now ready to fully roll out the new concept”. By the end of the year, Mrs Fields hopes to have 38 locations, over half of which conform to the new look.  Andrew Benefield, CEO gives us the low down: 

All about consistency, higher quality and diversity.

See whether the sensational stunt helped or hurt the PERi-PERi brand.

First store in Victoria to open at Northlands Shopping Centre in Melbourne’s north.

What went on behind the scenes?