Retail Food Group Explained

Retail Food Group
Foundation:1989
Location:Robina, Queensland
Locations:1150 (Australia and New Zealand)
Industry:Coffee, Food, Pizza, Coffee roasting, Beverages, QSR Restaurants

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, Michel's Patisserie, Di Bella Coffee, The Coffee Guy, Café2U, Pizza Capers and Crust Pizza.[1]

Founding

Established in 1989,[2] RFG was incorporated in 2003[3] to act as a holding company for several fast-growing brand systems. The company roasts and supplies coffee to its network.

Portfolio of companies

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.[13]

In December 2022, the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission won a civil court case against RFG resulting in Michel's Patisserie and Gloria Jean's franchises receiving repayments and debt erasures totalling $10 million as part of a settlement relating to allegedly illegitimate marketing expenses and allegedly being sold loss-making shops. [14]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Retail Food Group | Shop Ethical! Company profile .
  2. Book: Roth, Martin. Top Stocks 2014: A Sharebuyer's Guide to Leading Australian Companies. 8 November 2013. Wiley. 978-1-118-62179-0. 194.
  3. Web site: RFG Investments Ltd - Company Profile - Endole. 2020-08-26. suite.endole.co.uk.
  4. https://www.beefys.com.au/
  5. https://www.crust.com.au/
  6. Web site: Bomkamp . Samantha . Gloria Jean's, coffee shop born in Chicago, set to expand its reach . Chicago Tribune . 25 August 2017 . 27 November 2017.
  7. Web site: Cassidy . Tara . REVEALED: 15 new businesses coming to Mackay . Mackay Daily Mercury . 29 September 2017 . 27 November 2017.
  8. Book: Hospitality Foodservice . P. Isaacson Publications . nos. 633-644 . 2008 . 6 November 2017 . 60.
  9. Book: Hospitality Foodservice . P. Isaacson Publications . nos. 657-668 . 2010 . 6 November 2017 . 210.
  10. https://shop.dibellacoffee.com/
  11. https://thecoffeeguy.net.au/
  12. https://rackembonesbbqribs.com.au/
  13. Web site: Ferguson. Adele. Cup of sorrow: the brutal reality of Australia's franchise king . Sydney Morning Herald . December 9, 2017 . November 4, 2019.
  14. News: Retail Food Group to pay $10m in repayments and debt erasing to Michel's Patisserie, Gloria Jeans . Clare . Sibthorpe . 2022-12-23 . News.com.au. Nationwide News . 2023-08-06 .