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After a lengthy consideration, your fast food brand finally pushes through with a store fitout. But how do you start, especially if it is your first time to engage the services of a fitout firm? There are seven steps that you will have to undergo, starting from creating a fitout concept to walking through your newly fitted store, says Scott Peatey, Managing Director at Aussie Fitouts. Knowing each stage and what comes before and after each one will help prepare you better for the months of work ahead.

A Comcater Burger Day showcasing state of the art equipment fit for burger royalty helped Melbourne burger ledgend Dani Zeini fitout the King Of Kitchens at Melbourne’s hottest burger joint, Royal Stacks.

The two brands announced a new strategic international co-branding partnership, which will see all Muzz Buzz drive-thru coffee stores all over the world rebranded as Muzz Buzz Java Juice stores.

Keeping up with the time demands of the quick service industry can be extremely difficult to manage, especially when you’re cooking to order. For Royal Stacks owner Dani Zenini, choosing the right type and the right amount of grills was paramount in ensuring service demands could be met.

Learn more about how the perception of food is changing all around the world and what you can do to adapt. Hear from executives from top brands as well as industry analysts about their predictions on the future of QSR fare.

Don't miss your chance to nominate your favourite fast food and fast casual restaurant for the upcoming QSR Media Detpak Conference and Awards to be held on Tuesday, 26 July 2016 at The Sofitel Hotel, 61-101 Phillip Street, Sydney NSW 2000.

China is looking to take control of the unit which operates over 7,100 KFC, Pizza Hut outlets in the country.

The chicken chain released edible nail polish with flavours based on the brand's signature Original, Hot & Spicy recipes.

Jason Meares' family in Queensland opened the latest Zarraffa’s Coffee drive thru at Yamanto in Ipswich.

The Mexican food chain opened its first restaurant in Europe on Hatch Street in Dublin, spearheaded by Leinster Rugby player and now General Manager for Zambrero, Ireland, Darragh Fanning.

Find out how David Jordan, Baskin-Robbins Australia General Manager, successfully transformed the Baskin Robbins brand in Australia.

With the burger game in Australia as strong as ever, finding ways to stand out are becoming harder and harder. Having already made a statement in the Melbourne burger scene with his ‘secret burger menu’ at Dandenong Pavilion, Melbourne foodie Dani Zeini knew he’d have to take some serious risks to make his newest burger venture work. “I didn’t just want it to be another burger place,” says Dani. “Basically, Royal Stacks was a challenge for myself to see whether I could do a concept that could be a brand and something that I’ve never done before. We’d done some research on what types of grills would be effective and what types of toasters… I’ve been working with Craig [Comcater Area Sales Manager] for a while so I showed him what I want and he gave me some great options.” To help Dani choose the best family of equipment for Royal Stacks, Comcater’s Craig Lategan held a burger day at the South Melbourne showroom, and tested out a multitude of options for Dani. Eventually, the Antunes ‘Roundup’ Vertical Contact Toaster was selected. “It’s just such an amazing piece of technology, whoever invented it deserves a prize,” Dani says about his new favourite toy. “It toasts the bun perfectly every single time in such a short period of time and gives you this golden texture. It’s a phenomenal piece of technology. “The first time we used it literally my mind was blown… it had the right texture, the right colour with a minimal input from staff. I could almost say it changed my life.” Check out part 1 of our Royal Stacks interview to see how the Antunes ‘Roundup’ Vertical Contact Toaster helps bring the best buns to Royal Stacks!

Australian media food personality, Justine Schofield, was announced as The Coffee Club’s new Food Ambassador.

According to an article by TIME, the fast food chain is trialling garlic fries at four restaurants in the San Francisco Bay Area.

The brand launched a video celebrating Mother's Day, aiming to capture the special bond between mothers and their children and feature its new range of Mother's Day cakes.

In celebration of World Wish Day 2016, the Australian-owned bakery café brand announced a partnership with children’s charity, Make-A-Wish Australia.