Australia

The global coffee house business teams up with Seven Network to sponsor The Amazing Race Australia.

Pizza Capers has the most satisfied pizza customers in the country, according to an independent consumer survey released this week.

This title won’t mean a thing to you if you aren’t embracing social media. The online community that takes up a ‘minor’ 96% of the 30 year old generation, which is a large portion of people who visit QSR’s on a daily basis. Did you know that it is not only the young generation with now 55 -65 year old women being the highest demographic of people connecting to the world of social media…. Suddenly organisations are realizing this is not a passing fad but a substantial shift in the way we communicate, which is why now is the time for QSR’s to create a social media presence.

Quality food and service is still the number one priority for many QSR's like Sunshine Kebabs, Nandos, Burger Edge, Wendy's and Pie Face. Customers demand their money’s worth, making it a point that they get only the best value.

The newest stores to open in Melbourne, Domino's Clayton and Domino's Caroline Springs, predicts a turnover of over one million dollars in their first year, said Domino's.

The following statement was released by Luke Baylis, Sumo Salad after a story appeared on SMH online about damaged furniture at a a CBD store.  SMH online reported that Mr Isaac Chalik a franchisee had hired the workers to destroy the furniture, as a result of a dispute with Sumo Salad.

The Pequeno mini burger which was launched for trial last year, and the new Pequeno mini pita will constitute Nando's "Snack Range".

Friday 29th April was a bumper night for the industry. Domino's increased their Friday night sales by over 20%, Eagle Boys had 28% increase with the largest growth from deliveries, Pizza Hut had their highest ever online sales for a single day and Crust had a 12% spike in online sales on Friday night due to the Windsor nuptials.

Andrew and Debbie Benefield, operator of Mrs. Fields Australia, have been awarded at the Mrs. Fields Brands Convention in Las Vegas.

Pie Face recently announced their intention to float on the ASX in 2012. QSR Media sat down with Wayne Homschek, Founder, Pie Face to find out more.  We put the following questions to him:

The menu has been developed to ensure it encompasses Mexican street food – the flavours, the fresh product and the bright vivid colours. The spicy pork nachos, the double decker taco and the Mariachi Burrito are some of the dishes. There is a kids menu and a decadent dessert menu including Chocolate nachos.

Macquarie Group and CBA Equities will assist Pie Face in its planned listing on the ASX.

The 100 most recognised franchise operators were researched to determine which brand-name franchise offered the best value for money.

The commemorative wedding "English Garden" ice cream cake is inspired by the colorful gardens of the Cotswolds in Central England.

Speaking to QSR Media, Andy Masood, Head of Development & Supply Chain at Yum shared the growth plans for Pizza Hut in Australia over the next 8 to 10 years. Seeing the pizza category as a growing category in terms of outlets and also frequency of purchase by customers, he will be spearheading a national campaign to increase the number of stores to around 500 from their current 270 stores nationally. Most of these will be franchised. Building on their strong brand awareness and the existing market penetration they will be targeting major metro cities first then moving to smaller regional areas. Masood advised that the plan will be to "slowly build momentum" and will be based on "solid unit economics, offering the right return of investment to franchisees". This marks a change of focus and strategy for Yum as more emphasis is put into their individual KFC and Pizza Hut brands following the appointment of a dedicated CEO to each chain.  

There was a time when restaurants and healthy foods didn't exactly mix together. Restaurants, then, would rather offer their customers quick-served-fried menus to meet the demands of their fast-paced lifestyle.