Australia

Domino's appoints BMF as new ad agency

Domino's appoints BMF as new ad agency

BMF will lead Domino's strategic direction and creative advertising for its Australian and New Zealand business.

Pizza sales to surge 30% over extended Easter

Eagle Boys is expecting to sell more than 700,000 pizzas between Good Friday (22 April) and 26 April.

Go Sushi hops into a healthy Easter

Go Sushi's "Egg-cellent Fun Pack" has been developed around encouraging kids to make healthy food choices.

2011 Outlook for Eagle Boys, Nando's, Burger Edge and other QSRs

Eagle Boys, Mad Mex and Nando's all aim to go outside the box and expand their borders in 2011.

Souvlakihut regroups with 15 stores and starts legal proceedings against ex-franchisees

CEO Sophie Valkan talks with QSR Media on where the group is at and about its legal woes.

Nando's and Boost start trial of joint promotion

Nando's and Boost are both thrilled to announce a trial joint promotion following the launch of a new Nando's restaurant in Greenwood Plaza, North Sydney.

Find out why Foodco, RFG and other QSR's are using Task Retail Technology for their POS systems:

We talk to Owen Scott, National Sales Manager, Task Retail Technology and find out what differentiates their POS systems and why being an Australian owned and operated company makes such a difference. We put the following questions to Owen:

Eagle Boys drives 'flash' new program

Eagle Boys Pizza will next Monday join forces with Video Ezy's Flash Rewards program as part of its expansion drive.

Sumo Salad Slams NSW Food Labeling Legislation as “Impractical, problematic and cumbersome legislation"

Talking exclusively to QSR Media Luke Baylis, MD, Sumo Salad gave his overall negative opinion of “Impractical, problematic and cumbersome legislation” the NSW government passed last year.

Tim Tighe, CEO, Hungry Jack's Australia resigns

Tim Tighe who had been with the company for 6 years left last week.

Domino's to spend $24mn for store refurbishment program

To kick off the refurbishment program 40 stores will immediately begin the transformation with more stores being added to the program at different stages this year.

The QLD Floods, what QSR's can do to help

The crisis phase of the QLD floods has now passed and attention to the affected communities has inevitably dwindled.

Mark Lindsay, CEO, QSRH talks to QSR Media - Part 2

In the second installment Mark Lindsay talks about the key growth strategies for the group, the role of Quadrant Private Equity and his views on some of the challenges the industry is facing.

FFCo launches new websites

A series of new and revamped websites for Franchised Food Company and each of its brands have been launched.

Federal Government signals sweeping reforms for the QSR industry

The Australian Government Parliamentary Secretary for Health and Ageing, Catherine King, recently chaired the sixth meeting of the Food and Health Dialogue on 25 March 2011. This has massive implications for the industry as it is looking at everything from smaller portion sizes,  the reformulation of foods (to reduce salt, sugar, saturated fat) and the introduction of POS nutritional information.

KFC launches bun-less burger

'The Double' will be available in stores across Australia this week. 'The Double' features two breast fillets, two slices of cheese and bacon.

Mark Lindsay, CEO, QSRH talks to QSR Media

QSRH is a mega QSR with Oporto, Red Rooster and Chicken Treat all falling under their banner.