Australian quick-service restaurant company, Collins Foods, is expanding into the Netherlands through the acquisition of 16 KFC outlets. The KFC restaurants were acquired from Yum! Brands for 62.3 million...

Collins Foods, owner of a number of Australian KFC and Sizzler restaurants, has reported a jump in profits for the first half of its 2017 financial year which ended 16 October 2016. The quick service restaurant...

Analysis piece by IBISWorld  Pizza Hut’s acquisition of the Eagle Boys franchise in November 2016 and the possible expansion of its dine-in service offerings are expected to be costly for a franchise...

The first of a series of Eagle Boys restaurants re-opening as Pizza Hut stores has began trading in Sydney. Pizza Hut plans to re-open more than 50 ex-Eagle Boys sites as Pizza Hut stores after Eagle Boys...

A new television program airing on Channel Seven is set to expose the ups and downs of owning a franchised business. ‘The Franchise Show’ will have a focus on food franchise owners with several Retail...

Crust is now delivering alcohol with its pizzas in selected areas of Melbourne. It is the first quick service restaurant in Australia to deliver alcohol. The chain’s parent company, Retail Food Group,...

Pie Face co-founder pushed out Australian pie franchise Pie Face has pushed its co-founder Wayne Homschek from the board of the Company, less than two months after the Company emerged from voluntary administration. Australian...

Gelatissimo launches ‘low sugar’ range and Eat In Desserts range Gelato brand Gelatissimo has announced that a core range of its flavours will be available in ‘low-sugar’ options this summer. The...

Burger King merges with Tim Hortons to become world’s third largest quick service restaurant company An agreement has been reached to create the world’s third largest quick service restaurant company,...

While customer enthusiasm is “up” in the United States for casual dining, a new Technomic report has found that new challenges are emerging for casual-dining operators. As the lines continue to blur...