Franchising
‘Like an ambulance at the bottom of a cliff’: ACCC cracks down on bad franchises
The competition watchdog is flexing its policing powers over the franchising sector – but has warned prospective franchisees to do their homework.
- Jessica Yun
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‘We are not selling out’: El Jannah’s new investor is a $180 billion US giant
The wildly popular Lebanese chicken chain has a deep-pocketed new backer to help it conquer Australia, and then its cultural motherland, Lebanon.
- Jessica Yun
- Editorial
- For subscribers
Better oversight needed of franchising industry
Australia’s franchising sector employs about 520,000 people and contributes more than $135 billion to the economy each year.
- The Herald's View
- Investigation
- Food & drink
‘Trapped’, ‘traumatised’ Chatime franchisees sound warning as they flee bubble tea chain
Several former bubble tea store operators claim the global beverage giant has left them tens of thousands of dollars in debt.
- Jessica Yun
Ex-F45 fitness founders having a crack at luring Pilates’ toughest crowd: men
Former F45 studio owners Michael Ramsey and Mark Armstrong got ahead of the Pilates boom – and are starting to crack gender stereotypes.
- Jessica Yun
What collapse? How F45 Australia is plotting a comeback
New management at the helm of F45, once a trailblazer in the global fitness industry, is keen to move past the fitness empire’s spectacular rise and fall.
- Jessica Yun
From Granville to the Australian Open: Inside El Jannah’s ascent to cult chicken chain
It took more than a decade for Lebanese charcoal chicken chain El Jannah to open its second store, but it’s on track to have 100 in two years. Here’s how it got there.
- Jessica Yun
Despite Tolkien to their lawyers, Middle-earth is not lord of the courtroom
Australian vegan burger chain Lord of the Fries does battle with the Lord of the Rings franchise in a legal dispute over the three words they both share in their name.
- Alexander Darling
- Exclusive
- Companies
Greg Norman settles legal brawl with Mark Wahlberg-backed F45
The struggling Aussie fitness franchise has finally ended the acrimony over its multimillion-dollar celebrity endorsements.
- Colin Kruger
- Exclusive
- Food & drink
Bubble tea battle: Sharetea Australia ‘very happy’ after three-year fight against Taiwanese giant
Sharetea Australia has gained the exclusive rights to use the brand in the country – but it faces ongoing battles with disgruntled franchisees.
- Jessica Yun