Australia

Global Burgers opened in Rockhampton on 7 May 2012.

It’s probably just coincidence, but a number of our clients in recent months have raised their concerns about how their workers’ compensation insurance provider hasn’t handled a particular claim well, and this has cost the employer dearly, either in an employee’s ongoing lost time from work, or by causing an increase in the employer’s workers compensation premiums.

QSR Media finds out more about this new product, part of the revitalisation strategy for Ali Baba. Dominic Cain, their National Operations Manager talks to QSR Media.

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 coping measures they plan to take given the price increases that are sure to follow.

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 they did six years ago, as in 2005 twice a week was the most common occurrence. This is further confirmed by the decrease in the mean number of times per week since 2005.

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

Australia’s smallest fast food burger measures 4.5 centimetres high and 6.5 centimetres wide. Each individual mini burger weighs 63 grams or just half the weight of a Hungry Jack’s cheeseburger.

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

In an ambitious move Crust has announced their launch on the US market. Find out more in this interview with their MD, Costa Anastasiadis.

Available in original falafel and grilled chicken, Ultimate Pockets contain less than 2000KJ per serve.

The former CFO of Fairfax will assume the post on 30 April 2012 as co-CEO Tim Tighe leaves the business.

Described as too hot to handle, the pizza comes with gloves and a warning brochure.

Brief your creative agency effectively for the best possible outcomes.

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

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

When searching for savings, restaurant owners often overlook the piles of unused napkins that head straight to the waste bin due to inefficient dispensing systems.