Australia

The bakery café franchise is now in the lead to claim the Coffee Shop of the Year award.

Called Happy 1.0, the international store design successfully introduced in Canada, England, Singapore, and South Korea is now in Australia.

Part of Aktiv Brands, se7en Gourmet Takeaway opened a second Perth store less than a year since its Western Australia debut.

Find out why the new Moroccan Lamb sub with Mint Yogurt is getting the full promo blitz.

We find out why the ice cream brand sponsored the marriage equality tour.

Design can be a dramatic point of difference for QSR's. In part 1 of this series we ask Dominic Feik of Sumo Visual Group what elements you need to think about if you want to overhaul your in-house experience.

Iris Qian, Head of Franchise Business for Chatime tells us what differentiates them and what their plans are for the future.  

This relates to an investigation of a Subway Franchisee in Newcastle.

With grilled chicken breast and low-fat mayonnaise, it is regarded as the healthiest burger in the 40-year history of Hungry Jack’s.

The Winter Warmers range includes three hot desserts to complement Baskin-Robbins’ existing menu.

According to BIS Shrapnel, in the last two months 60% of fast food/snack consumers have consumed hamburgers in a fast food outlet. Statistically significant differences are noted between Male & Female, aged 25-29 compared to the 60+, those on household incomes between $100-$150K versus $75K-$100K and Full Time Students as opposed to the Retired.

In partnership with LivingSocial, SumoSalad slashed the normal $10 price of a complete lunch meal.

Entry to the free concert is via a gold coin donation for Jeans for Genes and the Children’s Medical Research Institute.

The specialty coffee chain is set to open at least 11 more franchises throughout Queensland and NSW in 2012.

And now Hungry Jack’s is targeting women as patrons.

The app allows users to choose from the Crust menu or customise pizzas.