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The new gluten-free pizza base is crunchier, crispier, and lighter.

It has launched three new product innovations which offer customers tastier toppings and lower fat.

According to the burger chain’s statement, the situation was the result of an administrative error.

Magee was hired earlier this year to spice up the franchise’s stores with the vibrancy and edginess of Mexican inspired street art.

And it has served 2 million meals to customers in 2011.

Shane Heal who only took over the master franchise recently, declared personal bankruptcy just before Christmas.There are current discussions underway with a new owner who is in the process of doing their due diligence on the group. According to sources this sale process started well before Heal declared bankruptcy. Heal's current involvement is limited to a consultant for the group and franchisor of a couple of Urban Burger outlets. QSR Media was surprised at this development as we had only just published an interview we did with Shane where he talked about his plans for the burger chain. 

Starting January 30, Krispy Kreme will be supplying fresh doughnuts to 7-Eleven's 600 stores.

QSR Media will be adding new sections to our regular newsletter in 2012 including industry surveys, a job bulletin board and much much more. We want to hear from you, send through your ideas, who would you like interviewed, what questions would you like asked? Send all your ideas to [email protected].

The calendar is on sale for $5 until the end of January and features $170 worth of Cold Rock coupons.

This is part of its new national summer campaign known as ‘Unlock the Gold Rock’.

Ho ho ho!

Blends from RFG’s Michel’s Patisserie, bb’s cafe and Barista’s Choice brands bested some of the top notch coffee roasters in Australia.

Jamaica Blue has upstaged more than 60 competitor coffee-chains, winning Gold and Bronze medals in the 2011/12 CSR Sugar Golden Bean awards.

Guess how many Australians aged 11-24 prioritize getting a job rather than having long term financial security?

From comments we received about our labour laws story it would seem that this is the biggest issue in the industry today. Responses such as the below were fairly typical:

Pie face opens its first US store in early January in New York with the latest in touch screen/self-service technology delivered by TRT’s xchangemedia application, part of their ground-breaking POS suite of software. The touch panel features many exciting options for the customer. Highlights include a live twitter feed, a touch “face off” competition where customers can draw their own pie face and a loyalty sign up application, all in store, off a dynamic touch panel and driven by TRT’s xchangemedia. Developed in house at TRT, this technology is designed to increase brand exposure for pie face and enhance the customer experience whilst assisting with differentiating their brand in the busy streets of NY’s time square.