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It also opened its 45th store in the UK as part of Foodco’s continued international expansion.

Going healthy is certainly among the trends; executive chefs tell QSR Media more.

Pizza Capers co-founders Anthony Russo and Scott Geiszler will remain with the business even after the settlement.

Pizza Hut recently launched their new "signature range" of premium pizzas. In this interview with their GM Graeme Houston we find out what their goals are for the year and what changes they are implementing in their business.

The Signature Range, available permanently across Australia from February 28, features 13 flavours.

Red Rooster Foods and its franchisees have agreed to self-audit employment records to ensure staff are paid correctly.

Chicken Treat is at number 21 in terms of growth by outlets.

Oporto Franchising is one of only three brands to make it every year since the list’s inception.

The company won an award for its coffee despite major changes like moving roasting in-house to its own facility in Sydney.

A total of seven shops are already scheduled for opening this year.

With Federal Government Industrial Relations policy coming increasingly under the spotlight, QSR Media asked regular contributor, Steve Champion, Director of employee relations consultancy ER Strategies, to explain what opportunities and limitations existed in relation to enterprise agreements under the Fair Work Act. Champion replied that, in his view, there was little logical scope for QSR operators to want to enter into enterprise agreements. “The first and biggest hurdle is that an enterprise agreement must leave every employee ‘better-off-overall’ than the award. This BOOT test is primarily a financial test. So any agreement is most likely going to cost the operator more than the award.

This is to ensure accuracy of the employment record of more than 11,000 Australian team members.

SMH recently found out in an article they published on Pie Face, titled "Meaty idea makes millions for ex-Wall St banker". Click here to read the full feature.

Domino’s recently announced a 23% increase in profit. Riding the digital wave is just one of the ways they stay on top. In this interview Don Meij tells QSR Media how they plan to stay on top and what the industry needs to do to stay competitive.

Half year profit was $12.6 million.

As the GFC started to impact businesses in Australia towards the end of 2008, the Australian foodservice market, like most around the world, was one of the first market sectors to feel the impact of the economic downturn. Although consumer spending on eating out is discretionary, Australians still wanted to go out for a meal. However, they have traded down in their choice of outlet, they don’t go out as often and they spend less each time. This has made QSR chains one of the winners in current market conditions as they represent value for money as well as entertainment for the entire family.