Australia

This is the second year Pizza Capers was voted into first place in the Pizza Stores category.

How people choose restaurants today has changed. Traditional marketing used to be enough to drive diners to your restaurant, and then word of mouth would bring their friends. Over the past couple of years though, consumer behavior has shifted significantly.

One only has to look at the shiny new electronic menu boards popping up in Donut King and Michel’s Patisserie to know that a digital shift is afoot.

The oil sourced from local farmers will be rolled out across KFC’s Australian stores by the end of May.

Muffin Break has maintained its 89% satisfaction rating in Roy Morgan’s latest released survey for March 2012.

The Coffee Club recently held a mega speed dating night in conduction with RSVP. Find why they did it, what challenges were involved and if they will be holding more of these in this exclusive interview with their Director, John Lazarou. 

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 difficulty securing bank credit. The answer: Bank lending has indeed been tightening, most operators agreed, with smaller QSRs with 40 or less stores being less favored for loans rather than larger operators.

It’s the second location in Australia following the debut on Chapel Street, Melbourne last September.

The Brisbane and State of Origin Rugby League player will appear in advertisements for the brand over the coming months.

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

Domino’s says it’s the first pizza company worldwide to offer Facebook ordering.

To welcome the arrival of Men In Black™ 3 to the big screen on May 24, the ice cream specialty shop has rolled out treats inspired by the movie.

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.