Australia

‘We’re just getting started’: El Jannah’s Brett Houldin on Lebanese chain’s roadmap to become a national name

The ex-Craveable Brands boss shares details in how the revitalised brand is building a best-in-class franchisor approach.

Roll’d announces drone delivery deal with Wing

Drone delivery has always been part of the chain’s goals.

How Fourth addressed Jardine Restaurant Group’s labour management woes with its forecasting solutions

JRG achieved its ROI within just the first month of deploying Fourth’s system.

Guzman y Gomez to open 20th VIC restaurant

This follows a recent hiring spree where they offered over 4,000 jobs.

Serve only fresh, hot food with Alto-Shaam drawer warmers, holding cabinets

The warmer drawers and holding cabinets use the revolutionary Halo Heat® technology.

Bruce Feodoroff returns to Pie Face as CEO

This is the third stint for him at the chain.

Hyper-personalised pricing, more smart-tech amongst projected trends in 2022

Customers do not have a single acceptable price point for each menu item, one analyst suggested.

Yum Brands’ The Habit Burger Grill eyes Australian expansion

Asia-Pacific general manager Yang Ming Ong named the country as one of the chain’s seven target markets in the region.

ST Group opens first multi-brand outlet

The “combined” concept features the operator’s PappaRich, NeNe Chicken, Hokkaido Baked Cheese Tart and Kurimu brands.

Keep your customers cool with the Brema Pebble Ice Maker in your kitchen

This reliable equipment makes pebble ice – a midpoint between fast-ice and the classic flake ice. 

Subway sees climb in cookie sales

The sandwich chain sold almost 357,900 additional cookies in 2021 compared to 2020.

Ingredient swaps, shorter hours: how chains are coping with Omicron-induced disruptions

Recent Google data showed user mobility in VIC, NSW and ACT declining the most in the last six weeks to 10 January.

Why data is the most crucial currency for QSRs

Adopting data-backed solutions can spell the difference between savings and losses.