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The new menu items feature a range of pizzas topped with gourmet ingredients such as five-spice pork belly, 4+Marble Score Wagyu Beef, and smoked salmon drizzled in hollandaise sauce. The new offerings include two Upper Crust pizzas, and a range of meat and vegetarian starters, calzones, standard pizzas and salads.

The website dedicated to the franchise’s ice cream cakes acts as an online ordering system to cater for the needs of 245 Wendy’s stores across the country.

Pizza Capers recently blitzed Canstar Blue's national pizza survey picking up the most satisfied pizza customers accolade amongst other achievements. These are impressive results. QSR Media recently caught up with Scott Geiszler, co-founder Pizza Capers to find some of the reasons behind their success and what some of their longer term goals are. We asked Scott the following questions:

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.