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This is to ensure accuracy of the employment record of more than 11,000 Australian team members.

SMH recently found out in an article they published on Pie Face, titled "Meaty idea makes millions for ex-Wall St banker". Click here to read the full feature.

Half year profit was $12.6 million.

The franchise aims to make sushi a healthy dinner alternative.

Pie Face received excellent publicity recently when they appeared on the David Letterman Show. Having recently opened their first US store near the David Letterman theatre this was a natural fit. Click here to watch the video.

Crust Gourmet Pizza Bars has introduced nine menu items and is daring pizza lovers to try something new.

Diners get the chance to win a year's supply of Burritos.

The current ‘buy 10, get 1 free’ stamped loyalty card will no longer be handed out.

To celebrate the launch, they’re handing out complimentary sushi platters.

The partnership is a campaign for Australians to say no to unhealthy lunches.

On 26th Jan, Australia Day, Pie Face opened their first US store. This is also their first store out of Australia, commenting on the launch Ben Macpherson their CMO stated "New Yorkers are adopting our offer. We have had a very positive response from customers who appear to love the food and coffee. The meat or savoury pie has had very little traction in the US until now, even though its incredibly popular in Australia, the UK and other parts of the world. The bottom line, a pie done well (like Pie Face does), is a great lunch/snack/dinner option. We think Pie Face has got the right combination of product mix with our bakery café offer as well as pies (especially great coffee which is hard to find in the US), fun brand, and ability to educate the customer through retail stores to drive market penetration. Even though the US is a highly competitive market, there are no pies (as we know them) and certainly nothing like Pie Face. Its still very very early, but the initial response is extremely encouraging with opening store sales surpassing expectations".

The gourmet pizza brand plans to put up 25 new stores in 2012.

QSR Media received reports after our story “What are Alibaba’s plans for the next 12 months” and we followed up with Alibaba’s MD Robert Marjan who made the following comment when asked about the business being for sale : “Ali Baba is definitely not looking to sell the business. We are very committed to the long term strategy of reinvigorating the brand and growing store numbers.”  

The recent wide-reporting of inadvertent award breaches by some fast food employers has thrown into vivid focus the highly complex industrial relations regime that has emerged under the Fair Work Act – despite it being meant to simplify employment obligations.

The franchisor has issued a statement on underpayment of staff.

And what better way to do that than through an aggressive customer-focused gift giveaway.