Schnitz is a

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founded and based Australian food franchise operating in the fast-casual dining space, specialising in traditional

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dishes such as chicken, pork and beef schnitzel, and also offering a

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patty, crumbed and cooked as a schnitzel. Schnitz offers schnitzels in a variety of formats, most notably their "

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" options which can be combined with a drink and their chips in a combo meal, or as a

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served with or without chips and side salads. Schnitz currently has 73 stores located across most states of Australia, most of its stores are located in

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, most notably in and around the inner suburban areas of Melbourne including the CBD. Schnitz operate a multitude of stores across regional Victoria, having opened a store in

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before opening a store in

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in late 2018. The first Schnitz store was opened in 2007 by Roman Dyduk who is joined by his two sons, Tom and Andrew in ownership and operation of the company to this day. 2016 was the most successful year for Schnitz opening stores all around Australia. In 2016 Schnitz was ranked the 32nd Fastest Growing Franchise by BRW Fast Franchises after achieving 75% growth.

Stores

Schnitz restaurant located on Forsyth Street in Wagga Wagga

The state and territory breakdown of Schnitz's current 73 stores include; 52 in

, 11 in

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, eight in

Queensland Queensland ( , commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a States and territories of Australia, state in northeastern Australia, and is the second-largest and third-most populous state in Australia. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Austr ...

and one in

Western Australia Western Australia (WA) is the westernmost state of Australia. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east, and South Australia to the south-east. Western Aust ...

. In 2017 it opened stores in

Cairns Cairns (; ) is a city in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia, on the tropical north east coast of Far North Queensland. In the , Cairns had a population of 153,181 people. The city was founded in 1876 and named after William Cairns, Sir W ...

Toowoomba Toowoomba ( ), nicknamed 'The Garden City' and 'T-Bar', is a city on the border of South East Queensland and Darling Downs regions of Queensland, Australia. It is located west of Queensland's capital, Brisbane. The urban population of Toowoom ...

and

Wagga Wagga Wagga Wagga (; informally called Wagga) is a major regional city in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. Straddling the Murrumbidgee River, with an urban population of more than 57,003 as of 2021, it is an important agricultural, m ...

. At its height Schnitz had over 80 stores in operation throughout Australia. Stores which have closed since its major expansion period include: Schnitz

Merrylands Merrylands is a suburb in Western Sydney, Australia. Merrylands is located west of the Sydney central business district and is in the Local government in Australia, local government area of the Cumberland Council, New South Wales, Cumberland Ci ...

- Closed 2017 Schnitz

World Square World Square is a residential, shopping, dining and event precinct located in the Sydney Central Business District. It fills an entire Sydney city block, bounded by George, Liverpool, Pitt and Goulburn Streets, on what was a small hill called ...

- Closed 2018 Schnitz

Acland Street Acland Street is a street in the Melbourne suburb of St Kilda, which enjoys great popularity as a recreational area, mainly due to its many restaurants and its proximity to the entertainment areas along St Kilda beach Route Acland Street runs ...

- Closed 2018 Schnitz

Rockingham Centre Rockingham Centre is a regional shopping centre located south-southwest of Perth, Western Australia, in the suburb of Rockingham. First opened in 1971 and formerly known as Rockingham City Shopping Centre, Rockingham Park Shopping Centre and ...

- Closed 2019 Schnitz Garden City - Closed 2020 Schnitz Newmarket - Closed 2020

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