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Australian Franchise News – 17-10-14 Ferguson Plarre Bakehouses – Coburg opened their doors in 1920 to a bustling north side community. Despite their initial excitement to start trading, the store spent much of its early years in fear of bushrangers. Flash forward some 94 years and whilst the bushrangers are…

Australian Franchise News – 24-06-09 Australia’s biggest donut maker Donut King has exported its first shipment of roasted coffee to mainland China, as part of its growing presence in that country.   Due to arrive in Shanghai in early July, the 288kgs of DK Royal Bean coffee blend will be…

Australian Franchise News – 15-08-14 7-Eleven Australia was recognised with two awards at the Australian Association of Convenience Stores (AACS) Gala Dinner in Sydney last Thursday night. Johnny Singh, 7-Eleven Lindfield, New South Wales – AACS Major Retail Franchised Store of the Year 2014 Callum Mackay, Peter Jowett Industry Award…

Australian Franchise News – 19-08-14 Baskin-Robbins has appointed Geraldine Van Der Merwe as the new National Marketing Manager, with Van Der Merwe joining the company this month. Most recently holding the role of National Marketing Manager for Retail Food Group’s Michel’s Patisserie, Van Der Merwe comes to Baskin-Robbins with almost…

Australian Franchise News – 19-08-14 10 YEARS OF HARD WORK and commitment have been officially commended after local business owners Ann and Graham Thatcher received the accolade of being named one of Queensland’s best franchise operators. The couple who own five Ella Baché beauty salons including two in Brisbane’s CBD,…

Australian Franchise News – 09-09-14 Franchise Central is doing its bit to grow relations and open two way opportunity channels between Australia and Malaysia The Malaysian government has placed focus on the growth of the country’s franchise industry with specific goals set for the industry to contribute 9.4% to the…

Australian Franchise News – 26-06-09 Eagle Boys Pizza has launched a National Jobs Drive to fill more than 1,000 jobs now available at its stores across the country.   With the opening of new stores, continued strong demand for pizza and growing market share, the average Eagle Boys Pizza store…

Australian Franchise News – 16-09-14 Aussie pizza giant Eagle Boys is celebrating after its second Mad Minutes online campaign broke crazy records and achieved insane results while continuing to push sales through its digital marketing platform. The two-week campaign drove a record number of people to the Eagle Boys website,…

Australian Franchise News – 16-09-14 The past ten years have been a wild ride for local residents Peter and Nina Augoustis, and their business partner Shivaun Bromley. Peter and Nina opened their first pizza store in Neutral Bay ten years ago this month, and since, the trio has grown their…

Australian Franchise News – 16-09-14 Australia’s leading 24/7 fitness group, Jetts, has announced the winners of its 2014 awards, an annual event celebrating the best health and fitness clubs across the country. The Awards were presented to the winning business owners, club managers and personal trainers during the company’s annual…