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.[2]
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 A Donut King store in a shopping centre in Doncaster East, Victoria | |
| Company type | Public |
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| ASX: RFG | |
| Industry | Coffee, Food, Pizza, Coffee roasting, Beverages, QSR Restaurants |
| Founded | 1989 |
| Headquarters | Robina, Queensland |
Number of locations | 1150 (Australia and New Zealand) |
Key people |
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| Website | rfg |
Founding
Established in 1989,[3] RFG was incorporated in 2003[4] to act as a holding company for several fast-growing brand systems. The company roasts and supplies coffee to its network.
Portfolio of companies
- Beefy's Pies has over 11 stores throughout Queensland.[5]
- Brumby's Bakeries is a chain of Australian and New Zealand retail bakeries that was established in Ashburton, Victoria in 1975.
- Crust Pizza has over 110 stores throughout Australia.[6]
- Donut King is a franchise system which was founded in 1981 in Sydney and specialises in donuts and coffee.
- Gloria Jean's Coffees is a franchised coffeehouse company that has opened more than 1,000 coffee houses across 39 markets worldwide, including over 460 stores in Australia.[7]
- Michel's Patisserie specialises in retail bakery-style food and is the largest pastry chain in Australia.[8][9][10]
- 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 Coffee[11]
- The Coffee Guy[12]
- Rack 'em Bones BBQ Ribs[13]
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.[14]
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. [15]
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