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 »

KFC franchisees in the US have initiated court proceedings against the owner of the KFC brand over a debate as to the direction of their marketing campaigns. The world’s most famous provider of fried chicken has headed along a ‘healthier food’ path over recent months, with much of their advertising spend directed toward their new grilled chicken products. But franchisees are concerned the focus on grilled chicken is to the detriment of the company. The KFC National Council and Advertising... ...Read more »

Over 1,000 franchisees and staff from Donut King, Brumby’s Bakery, Michel’s Patisserie and bb’s cafe stores from across Australia will converge on the Gold Coast this week to discuss initiatives for continued business growth during the current economic climate. The annual trade show and conference, titled “Pulse 2009″, is being held at the Gold Coast Convention Centre from 10 to 12 February by Gold Coast-based and ASX-listed company Retail Food Group (RFG). RFG CEO Tony... ...Read more »

Melbourne-based franchisor Souvlakihut has been awarded with the honour of Australia’s top franchisor in a new survey of franchisees. 10 Thousand Feet, a market research company, surveyed 900 franchisees from 50 franchise systems in Australia in order to find out the most satisfied franchisees in the country. Souvlakihut, which is set to have over 20 franchised stores by the end of the year, opened in the Melbourne suburb of Hillside back in 2004 and is soon to have a presence in four states,... ...Read more »