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The retail food brand manager and franchisor's NPAT surged 9% for the first half of FY 2011 while interim dividend increased by 33% to 7.0 cents per share.

Eagle Boys Pizza introduced their new Core Online Ordering system to support its new menu.

The campaign is seen to raise thousands in support of families with kids who suffer from heart defects.

QSR Media understands that Grill Me is just 2 stores shy of the 10 they need to make the new QSR viable. Grill Me was backed by the Franchise Food Company. Their plan was to turn ex-Souvlihut sites into a fast casual grilled offering and put some of their brands, particularly Cold Rock Ice creamery into the same site as well. By all accounts FFC have been extremely helpful to the ex-souvlakihut franchisees and tried to make this work they just did not get the sufficient numbers to make it viable.

The opening is expected to take place in March 2011, Oporto said.

The increased NPAT is a result of achieving strong Same Store Sales across the Group in the first six months of FY11.

Eagle Boys Pizza has begun moves to ensure all stores are fully compliant with new nutrition labelling laws.

This week is the official start date for the NSW based food labelling legislation which affects chains over 20 in number who will now have to display kilojoule readings on menu boards.

Qld based Origin Kebabs and Haitong Food Group have established a production and retail joint venture company, Origin Shanghai Restaurant Management.

QSR Media has learned that many of the old Souvlakihut franchisees are forming a new chain, with the backing of Franchise Food Company (operators of Mr Whippy, Pretzel World, Nutshack and Cold Rock Icecreamery) and turning their stores into “Grill Me”.

This Wednesday, wok me will donate 100% of the whole days' turn over to the flood relief, according to a statement released by wok me.

Domino’s Pizza Enterprises Ltd plans a national Doughraiser to help communities affected by recent flood.

26,000 people flapped their arms and shook their tail feathers to set a new world record at Twenty20.

Mad Mex website and mobile site have attracted more than 10,000 unique visitors, with the nutritional calculator being utilised over 3,000 times.

KFC has asked cricket fans to channel their inner chook as they lead a world record attempt of the biggest ever ‘Chicken Dance’ at the cricket match this Friday night.

Costa Astrinakis is the new force at the troubled Souvlakihut chain.