Gloria Jean’s Founder Opens Coffee Franchise’s New Chicago Headquarters Founder of Gloria Jean’s Coffees, Gloria Jean Kvetko, has opened the franchise’s new USA headquarters in Chicago, marking a return to the birthplace of the coffee chain. Ms Kvetko opened her first Gloria Jean’s coffee and gift shop in 1979 in Chicago’s outer suburbs. Today Gloria…
Hard work, family support and good coffee: the secrets to 20 years of success with Michel’s Paul Chen doesn’t like the limelight and would prefer not to make a fuss about the 20th anniversary of owning and running his Michel’s franchise at Rockdale Plaza in New South Wales. However, his staff and customers agree that…
Crust’s new Loyalty Program Crust Lover’s Rewards officially launched 9th March 2021 and is designed to make Crust Lover’s even more passionate about their favourite pizza. Customers can now sign up via the Crust website and start earning rewards from their first purchase. The Rewards include a free 10th large pizza when you’ve purchased nine…
Donut King launches a new coffee offering to meet the changing tastes of customer. Australia 8 March 2021: After 40 years of being famous for being the home of the hot cinnamon donut, the famous ‘pink beacon’ of food courts and shopping malls, Donut King, is making some fresh changes to its coffee offering. Committed…
The Donut King of Townsville Mick Bulley never set out to be the Donut King of Townsville but he’s more than happy to wear the crown. Having recently bought his seventh Donut King franchise, Mick counts the support from Parent company, Retail Food Group (ASX: RFG) as the main reason for his continued success. “The…
How Retail Food Group paid down $265m in debt and is adapting to “the new normal” It has been an eventful few years since turnaround expert Peter George was appointed in 2018 as Executive Chairman, to lead the struggling Retail Food Group. On January 28 he was interviewed by Ausbiz, and asked about the challenges…
Gloria Jean’s launches three new Oreo Chillers this Summer Famous for its incredible coffee and chillers, Gloria Jean’s has partnered with Oreo to introduce three exciting, new Chillers; providing a delicious cool treat just in time for the warm summer months. Chillers are one of Gloria Jean’s highest performing menu items, with more than 7.7…
Proving that life is always a little sweeter with ice cream, Donut King’s revitalised summer menu saw the introduction of four fun, new Mixer varieties featuring everyone’s favourite chocolatey treats. With four delicious flavours to choose from, the DK Mixer range featured a base of refreshingly cool and creamy soft serve, loaded with delectable pieces…
Gloria Jean’s sister-act opens fourth Queensland store Country Victorian siblings Leanne Thompson (58) and Gail Gipp (60) decided they wanted a break from the veterinary and accounting industries and instead looked at a business that could become part of their retirement plan, and give them the opportunity to work together in Queensland. Proving that sisters…
Michel’s Wynnum creates local pay-it-forward initiative Franchise partner Claudine Cleaver of Michel’s Wynnum is approaching 5 years in business. Claudine wanted to do something to celebrate her upcoming milestone by uniting her existing customer base with some of the new faces that were appearing across her shopping centre. She came across a…