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When NeNe Chicken was looking for a fryer and holding cabinet that would help them serve the perfect chicken to Australians, it was like finding a Cinderella to slip into a glass shoe. The Korean chicken brand had very specific needs, from frying a chicken with sumptuous balance of crispiness and moistness to keeping the product fresh for as long as possible.

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The brand called on their consulting nutritionist, Lisa Middleton, to create the Nutritionists’ Choice range, a new selection of healthy smoothies and juices.

The sandwich chain took first place in YouGov's new BrandIndex QSR and Casual Mid-Year Rankings for Australian Dining.

Broadway Sydney announced that Guzman Y Gomez, Grill’d Healthy Burgers, Schnitz, Mumbai Express, Ilmi and Nandos will become the next retailers opening in the Centre as part of the newly renovated Level 2.

Drive Yello is revolutionising the way food is delivered and has just this month launched in Melbourne. Named by Fairfax as one of 13 Australian start-ups to watch this year, Drive Yello is a delivery management platform and market place with a difference, allowing vendors to outsource their delivery capability completely. Franchises, restaurants, chains, cafes and small food producers simply post delivery jobs and the Drive Yello team provide them with a reliable, trusted delivery driver on-demand. The platform allows vendors to search, hire, manage, track and pay drivers for either one-off deliveries or full shifts. As a result, businesses save significant time and money on managing deliveries internally. This month sees the launch of the business in Melbourne.

The specialty coffee brand launched its first ever drive thru coffee house in Victoria, west of Melbourne in Ravenhall.

The brand urged Queenslanders to paint the town purple on Monday 18 July to support defending ANZ champions The Coffee Club Queensland Firebirds in their Australian Conference final against New South Wales Swifts.

The company will add more breakfast sandwich favorites – Biscuit Sandwiches, McMuffin Sandwiches and McGriddles – to its U.S. All Day Breakfast menu.

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The brand held the grand opening for its new Rosalie store on Thursday 7 July, celebrating the launch with free ice cream and festivities.

The brand is preparing for one of its biggest nights of the year with thousands of fans expected to descend on their store on the upcoming final State of Origin game for 2016.

Here is a summary of the most interesting QSR news stories of the week from around the world.

The dessert chain launched the opening of its Casuarina store, its only store located in the Northern Territory.

The Mexican food chain's Westfield Bondi Junction store unveiled new hand cut fries.