Retail Food Group (Australia) Limited, often abbreviated as RFG (), is an ASX listed company and Australian

franchisor Franchising is based on a marketing concept which can be adopted by an organization as a strategy for business expansion. Where implemented, a franchisor licenses some or all of its know-how, procedures, intellectual property, use of its busine ...

based in

Robina, Queensland Robina () is a suburb in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. In the , Robina had a population of 23,106 people. Robina is one of the first master-planned residential communities in Australia. During its construction it was the larg ...

. It owns numerous companies including

Gloria Jean's Coffees Gloria Jean's Gourmet Coffee Pty Ltd is an American-Australian retail coffeehouse brand headquartered in Castle Hill, Sydney. The chain is owned by the multinational fast casual restaurant conglomerate Retail Food Group and has more than 1,400 ...

, Brumby's Bakeries, Donut King,

Michel's Patisserie Michel's Patisserie is an Australian chain of bakery-style food outlets, that also operates internationally in New Zealand, Indonesia and China purveying cakes, pies, savouries, and espresso coffee. The company is a franchise system that wa ...

, Di Bella Coffee, The Coffee Guy, Café2U, Pizza Capers and

Crust Pizza Retail Food Group (Australia) Limited, often abbreviated as RFG (), is an ASX listed company and Australian franchisor based in Robina, Queensland. It owns numerous companies including Gloria Jean's Coffees, Brumby's Bakeries, Donut King, Miche ...

Founding

Established in 1989, RFG was incorporated in 2003 to act as a holding company for several fast-growing brand systems. The company roasts and supplies coffee to its network.

Portfolio of companies

* Brumby's Bakeries is a chain of Australian and New Zealand retail bakeries that was established in Ashburton, Victoria in 1975. *

* Donut King is a franchise system which was founded in 1981 in Sydney and specialises in donuts and coffee. *

is a franchised coffeehouse company that has opened more than 1,000 coffee houses across 39 markets worldwide, including over 460 stores in Australia. *

specialises in retail bakery-style food and is the largest

pastry Pastry is baked food made with a dough of flour, water and shortening (solid fats, including butter or lard) that may be savoury or sweetened. Sweetened pastries are often described as '' bakers' confectionery''. The word "pastries" suggests ...

chain in Australia. * Pizza Capers has over 110 stores throughout Australia. *Cafe2U and The Coffee Guy are brand systems that operate under mobile coffee van models. *Di Bella

Controversy

A 2017 investigation by Sydney Morning Herald noted that hundreds of franchisees were left financially devastated after investing in the brands under the RFG umbrella.

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* {{Food chains in Australia 1989 establishments in Australia Restaurants established in 1989 Food and drink companies of Australia Companies based on the Gold Coast, Queensland Holding companies of Australia Fast-food franchises Pizzerias in Australia Companies based in Queensland Pizza chains of Australia Companies listed on the Australian Securities Exchange Fast-food chains of Australia

Founding

Portfolio of companies

Controversy

See also

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