Retail Food Group

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Retail Food Group
Company type Public
ASX:  RFG
Industry
Founded1989
Headquarters Robina, Queensland
Number of locations
1150 (Australia and New Zealand)
Key people
  • Matthew Marshall(CEO) [1]
  • Peter George (Non-Executive Chairman) [2]
Website rfg.com.au

Retail Food Group (Australia) Limited, often abbreviated as RFG, is an ASX-listed company and Australian franchisor based in Robina, Queensland and operates locations in Australia and New Zealand. It owns numerous companies including Gloria Jean's Coffees, Brumby's Bakeries, Donut King, Di Bella Coffee, The Coffee Guy, Café2U, Pizza Capers and Crust Pizza. [3]

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Founding

Established in 1989, [4] RFG was incorporated in 2003 [5] to act as a holding company for several fast-growing brand systems. The company roasts and supplies coffee to its network.

Portfolio of companies

Former brands

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. [16]

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. [17]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Executive Team". Retail Food Group. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  2. ↑ "Board of Directors". Retail Food Group. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  3. ↑ "Retail Food Group | Shop Ethical! Company profile".
  4. ↑ Roth, Martin (8 November 2013). Top Stocks 2014: A Sharebuyer's Guide to Leading Australian Companies. Wiley. p. 194. ISBN   978-1-118-62179-0.
  5. ↑ "RFG Investments Ltd - Company Profile - Endole". suite.endole.co.uk. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  6. ↑ "Beefy's". www.beefys.com.au. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  7. ↑ "Crust Pizza - Order Online - Crust.com.au". www.crust.com.au. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  8. ↑ Bomkamp, Samantha (25 August 2017). "Gloria Jean's, coffee shop born in Chicago, set to expand its reach". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  9. ↑ "Di Bella Coffee". shop.dibellacoffee.com. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  10. ↑ "The Coffee Guy". thecoffeeguy.net.au. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  11. ↑ "Rack 'em Bones BBQ Ribs". rackembonesbbqribs.com.au. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  12. ↑ Cassidy, Tara (29 September 2017). "REVEALED: 15 new businesses coming to Mackay". Mackay Daily Mercury. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  13. ↑ Hospitality Foodservice. P. Isaacson Publications. 2008. p. 60. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  14. ↑ Hospitality Foodservice. P. Isaacson Publications. 2010. p. 210. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  15. ↑ Norris, Glen (11 February 2025). "RFG to axe Michel's cafe brand after class action settled" . The Australian. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
  16. ↑ Ferguson, Adele (9 December 2017). "Cup of sorrow: the brutal reality of Australia's franchise king". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  17. ↑ Sibthorpe, Clare (23 December 2022). "Retail Food Group to pay $10m in repayments and debt erasing to Michel's Patisserie, Gloria Jeans". News.com.au . Nationwide News. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
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