Nigel Miller and John Fuller had a good thing going with their Plus Fitness chain of gyms. But in 2008, the company noticed things deteriora…

Nigel Miller and John Fuller had a good thing going with their Plus Fitness chain of gyms. But in 2008, the company noticed things deteriora…
Harvey Norman franchisees are embroiled in a legal dispute with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission over refund and guarantee…
Just months after adding pizza chain Crust to its menu Retail Food Group has acquired New Zealand company The Coffee Guy Group for NZ$5.5 mi…
Australian café franchise The Chocolate Room has announced an ambitious plan to open 200 outlets in China, along with stores in Europe and …
When franchisors create centrally-managed sales functions and distribute confirmed orders for franchisees to fulfil, do franchisees become c…
The two families that founded the Ferguson Plarre Bakehouse parted ways earlier this year and the Plarre family bought out the Ferguson Fami…
The new owners of the Grout Pro Australia business have signed contracts with 11 existing franchisees after taking over the business in June…
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has called for stronger sanctions for breaches of the Franchising Code as the sector cont…
Bean Bar franchisees claim they are owed money by Basset Holdings, the former owner of the Bean Bar coffee chain which has collapsed into li…
The operators of an Eagle Boys pizza franchise have been fined $30,000 for underpaying staff by more than 50% below the minimum legal wage, …
The company behind the Bean Bar coffee shop franchise has entered into liquidation after being pursued through the courts for outstanding ta…
When looking at the health of a franchise network, the quantity and nature or resales of existing outlets can provide several useful indicat…