15 March 2019 RESPONSE TO FRANCHISING INQUIRY FINDINGS Retail Food Group Limited (RFG) refers to the release of the “Fairness in Franchising” Report by the Federal Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services. While RFG is still studying the Committee’s full report and details, RFG supports any changes which will be of benefit…
Cronulla pizza kings reveal their new-look Crust store Crust Pizza Cronulla is one of the longest running and most successful locations within the brand, and has recently undergone major transformation – both in branding and refurbishment. Original Franchise Customers George Gourlas and Andrew Valacas have been operating their Crust store since June 2007…
On a roll: Brumby’s Bakery at baking awards The team from Brumby’s Bakery laughed all the way to the oven taking home an impressive sweep of awards at the King of the Bakers show. The event held by the 50th Toowoomba Royal Baking Show tempted a record number of exhibitors to the annual bake…
Donut King wins prestigious Roy Morgan award Donut King has taken home the highly regarded Roy Morgan Customer Satisfaction Award for the Coffee Shop of the Year category. Donut King won the category every month of 2018 making them the clear leader for the accolade. General Manager for Donut King Andrew Badcock says the…
THE WINNING RECIPE FOR BRUMBY’S FRANCHISEES Franchisee team Lara and Scott Russell are preparing for their biggest year, yet. The married couple have owned the local Brumby’s Bakery in Bulimba on Oxford Street since 2012 and have just rolled out a major refurbishment and several new items to their menu. “Scott and I have lived…
Donut King Leichhardt reaches 10 year milestone and 250 000 coffees MarketPlace Leichhardt Franchise Partners Hetal and Sanjay Rathod, have been making noise amongst a busy competitor landscape in NSW selling half a million donuts over the last five years. The DK duo are celebrating ten years with the brand and aside from…
Recently, Fairfax Media has published coverage alleging RFG is not supporting its Franchise Partners. We reject this assertion and reiterate the fact that our success depends on the success of our Franchise Partners. If they thrive, so do we, and we are committed to finding ways to better support them, their staff and customers. What…
Retail Food Group (RFG) notes ongoing media coverage concerning the Company, its business and those of its franchisees. RFG does not consider this coverage accurately reflects the strong platform for growth it has established to assure a sustainable long-term future for its business and those of its franchisees, as well as other stakeholders. In line…
RESPONSE TO RECENT MEDIA COVERAGE Retail Food Group (RFG) notes the most recent Fairfax Media claims about its business and maintains its position that this coverage it does not accurately reflect its current business, its proactive efforts to better assure employee entitlement compliance and the levels of support it provides to franchisees. RFG has no…
TRADING UPDATE Retail Food Group (RFG) today provided an update on the expected impact of persistent challenging domestic retail conditions and other factors on its 1H18 statutory business performance. Domestic franchise performance Consistent with recent trading updates of other retailers, particularly those retailers with shopping centre exposures, RFG’s domestic franchise revenues continue to track lower…