The State of Queensland has announced plans to introduce new legislation requiring fast food outlets to display the energy content of foods and drinks on their menus – a move which has already been voluntarily pre-empted by several of Australia’s major fast food chains. Several major quick service food chains in Australia now voluntarily display energy contents on their menus, including Subway, Hungry Jacks, Domino’s, and McDonald’s. Similar to laws are already in place in NSW and the... ...Read more »

Subway has announced that, from today, its Australian stores will display the kilojoule content of food products on their menu boards. Subway is the latest of several major quick service food chains in Australia to make this move. Other include Hungry Jacks, Domino’s, and McDonald’s. From today, Subway restaurants in Australia will also display nutritional content information on napkins, counter displays and store brochures. In a statement released today, a spokesperson for Subway said the labelling... ...Read more »

Domino’s Pizza Enterprises Limited CEO Don Meij has announced plans to open 30 to 40 new stores in Australia over the next six months. Combined with plans to employ more team members across its 474 existing stores in Australia, the publicly-listed pizza chain expects to create more than 2,500 employment opportunities in the next four months. Mr Meij said the company had kicked off the 2011/12 financial year with solid same store sales growth and its stores are requiring more drivers and pizza makers... ...Read more »

Australia’s largest pizza company Domino’s Pizza announced today that it will display kilojoules content details on all its menus nationally. In a statement released today, CEO Don Meij said that the introduction of kilojoules counts on its menu boards, online ordering site and mobile devices was a positive step towards offering customers greater choice. The news comes just days after Australian fast food chain Hungry Jacks made a similar announcement. “We are serious about ensuring our customers... ...Read more »

The popularity of smartphone shopping is changing retail horizons. New smartphone applications have been launched in Australia in the past month by major Australian food retailers. Multinational food giant Tesco has launched the world’s first ‘virtual shop’ in Korea during the same period. Australian Food News reports have included new smartphone apps launched by Australia’s two largest supermarket chains, Coles and Woolworths, as well as a new smartphone app from Australia’s largest pizza... ...Read more »

Australia’s largest pizza company, Domino’s Pizza, has launched an Android app which allows its customers to place an order using their smartphone. Domino’s CEO Don Meij said the pizza chain’s Android app has been designed and developed in Australia. Any customer with an Android device can place an order with Domino’s using the app. Through a turn-style menu, the app allows Domino’s customers to customise their own pizza, place an order, choose pick-up or delivery, and track... ...Read more »

Australia’s largest pizza-maker Domino’s Pizza Enterprises Limited today announced a A$21.4million 2011 full year net profit after tax, a 20.3% improvement on the previous year. This takes Domino’s Pizza’s net profit after tax annual growth rate from the period of 2007 to the 2011 financial years to a strong 23.9% per annum. The year’s profit was generated from total network sales of $746.4 million. Strong Same Store Sales (SSS) for the full year grew 11.0% over the corresponding period... ...Read more »

Australian pizza maker Domino’s Pizza Enterprises Limited (DMP) has been riding high, after announcing a $10.2 million half-year Net Profit After Tax – up 16.9% on the corresponding period last year – at its half-yearly results. The company attributed the robust profit to strong core operations which saw the company achieve same store sales (SSS) growth of 9.1% above the same corresponding period last year. The ANZ market experienced double digit SSS growth of 10.9% for the first half... ...Read more »

A Dominos pizza store in Quakers Hill has been fined $116,000 and its director $13,500 for multiple breaches of the NSW Food Act, Primary Industries Minister Steve Whan said today. “This is a very significant fine and represents one of the worst examples of food safety and hygiene breaches that we’ve seen in this state,” Minister Whan said. “The Court found that the Dominos store and its director were guilty of a sustained and ongoing disregard for the cleanliness, maintenance... ...Read more »

Domino’s Pizza is set to introduce a new full taste mozzarella cheese, which has 14% less fat, across its menu commencing 1 January 2011. Domino’s CEO Don Meij said the Company’s decision to change cheese supplier was part of Domino’s focus on providing healthier and tastier products at affordable prices for customers across its 438 Australian stores. “We have searched the world to find a cheese that is lower in fat without compromising on the great taste and quality... ...Read more »