Australia

After receiving so many requests, Baskin-Robbins developed the new Banana flavour exclusively for the Australian market.

The new restaurant will open on Thursday, 13 October 2011.

Wendy’s will be CanTeen’s major national partner for the next 3 years.

Its New Farm store in Brisbane was one of the first stores to use electric scooters.

“Recruitment of suitable franchisees is the biggest issue currently facing franchisors in Australia,” said Franchised Food Company’s managing director, Mr Stan Gordon.

This is the pizza chain’s first new store in five years.

Pacific Retail Management (operators of Go Sushi, Love Coffee & Crepes and Kick Juice Bars) is launching Wasabi Warriors. In this interview Nicola Mills the Group MD talks about where the brand is positioned in the marketplace and what she expects from the brand in the next 12-18 months.

The campaign aims to raise awareness around the growing problem of hunger in Australia.

QSR Media has an exclusive interview with Aaron McKie, CEO, Hungry Jack's Australia about their new Salad Stix product. Find out why they are doing this now and what their expectation of the vegetable medley is.

They will be given to 10,000 lucky Facebook fans and their best mates.

It would be served as part of a vegetable medley called ‘Salad Stix’, comprising of carrot, celery and capsicum sticks.

Hungry pizza lovers are expected to order up a storm as footy fever sweeps the nation for the Wallabies’ last pool game in the Rugby World Cup.

The chain is looking for new franchise owners in areas including Warrnambool, Echuca, Yarrawonga, Wangaratta, Lakes Entrance, Torquay and Swan Hill.

Go Sushi has launched its Manage to Own Program, giving entrepreneurs the chance to start running their own business.

Five juice bars will be opening in 2012, and will see Boost trade as Joost Juice Bars in India.

Find out in this interview, the next in our CMO Series, as we catch up with the CMO of rising QSR star Pie Face -  Ben Macpherson.