12:00 AM | The major draw-back for franchisees that invest in a food court outlet is the number and the close proximity of competitors.
1 September 2010 | One of the biggest differences for franchisees that run food court stores and those that operate strip-sites is the amount of rent they pay.
24 June 2010 | The coffee industry in Australia is booming. According to Datamonitor's Hot Drinks in Australia to 2013 report, the biggest growth in coffee sales is expected to come from out-of-home consumption.
02:00 PM | McDonald's franchisees in Queensland's Albion have been recognised as amongst the company's best operators, winning its most prestigious international award - the Golden Arch Award.
28 May 2010 | Healthy fast food chain, Healthy Habits, has recently appointed Steven Pagett as its general manager of operations. Pagett brings to the franchise 25 years of experience in the QSR market, working with brands such as KFC, Burger King and McDonalds.
20 May 2010 | Franchisees who have signed up to a consumer rewards initiative with landlord Centro Properties Group will see the Freebies Rewards program rolled out across 42 shopping centres following a successful four month trial.
12:00 PM | McDonald's Australia has decided to appeal a decision made by the industrial relations commissioner, Donna McKenna, to reject the fast food franchise's first national enterprise agreement.
28 April 2010 | The Fair Work Ombudsman will investigate fast food franchise, McDonald's, for allegedly underpaying workers after the industrial relations commissioner Donna McKenna rejected an agreement aiming to protect employees nationwide.
9 April 2010 | The launch of Hungry Jacks' Angry Angus Burger last year appears to support the Philadelphia-based Restaurant Advisory Services' view that portion sizes are on the increase.
7 April 2010 | Traditional fare of burgers, chicken and chips has set many a franchisee on the road to financial success. In 2010 will the route to healthier eating take the market to a different destination?
29 March 2010 | McDonald's has this morning stunned Sydney office workers with the fast food franchise opening its biggest Playland ever. More than three stories high, the structure takes up the entire forecourt of Customs House in Circular Quay.
5 March 2010 | When investigating franchise systems with a view to investment there is plenty to compare and consider. There are several steps to getting it right.
20 November 2009 | McDonald's plans to open 1,000 new stores in 2010 as part of the franchise's efforts to communicate a more "urban" style.
18 November 2009 | Fast food franchise, McDonald's, does not deserve the three "Shame" awards that it was presented with at the annual children's food marketing Fame and Shame Awards, a spokesperson has said.
19 October 2009 | A number of McDonald's franchises in Western Australia have fallen prey to a card skimming crisis, carried out through compromised EFTPOS point of sale devices.
29 July 2009 | A new recruitment agency has been founded by Trish Russo, who has more than 10 years experience recruiting for franchises such as McDonalds, Gloria Jeans, Boost Juice and Sumo Salad. She is now the director of idorecruit, a recruiting agency that provides temporary and permanent hiring solutions specifically for the retail, fast food and hospitality industries.
29 June 2009 | Seven fast food franchise brands have signed up to an agreement to advertise only healthier options to young children. McDonald's, KFC, Pizza Hut, Hungry Jacks, Oporto, Red Rooster and Chicken Treat have also committed to ensure nutrition information is up online or upon request in restaurants, and if possible, displayed on packaging.
27 May 2009 | The Advertising Standards Board has upheld complaints against fast food franchise McDonald's for misleading impressions in an ad for a Happy Meal, reports B&T Today.
25 May 2009 | Fast food franchise McDonald's has criticised a campaign tool to ban junk food advertising.