Retail Food Group

Australian franchising company

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Retail Food Group

A Donut King store in a shopping centre in Doncaster East, Victoria

Company type| Public

Traded as

| ASX: RFG
Industry|

* Food
* Coffee
* Pizza
* Coffee roasting
* Beverages
* QSR Restaurants

Founded| 1989
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. 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]

## Founding

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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

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* Beefy's Pies has over 11 stores throughout Queensland.[6]
* 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.[7]
* 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.[8]
* 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[9]
* The Coffee Guy[10]
* Rack 'em Bones BBQ Ribs[11]

### Former brands

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* Michel's Patisserie specialised in retail bakery-style food.[12][13][14] The brand was discontinued in 2025.[15]

## Controversy

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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

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* List of pizzerias in Australia
* List of restaurant chains in Australia

## References

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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.

## External links

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* Official website

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Pies

* Aloo pie
* Apple crisp
* Apple pie
* Bacon and egg pie
* Banoffee pie
* Bean pie
* Bedfordshire clanger
* Bienenstich
* Black bottom pie
* Black bun
* Blackberry pie
* Blueberry pie
* Börek
* Bridie
* Buko pie
* Bundevara
* Butter pie
* Buttermilk pie
* Calzone
* Cantiq
* Cashew pie
* Chebureki
* Cheese and onion pie
* Cherry pie
* Chess pie
* Chicken and mushroom pie
* Chiffon pie
* Cholera
* Cookie Cake Pie
* Corned beef pie
* Coulibiac
* Crawfish pie
* Cream pie
* Crostata
* Curry beef turnover
* Curry pie
* Curry puff
* Custard tart
* Derby pie
* Devizes pie
* Dominostein
* Donauwelle
* Egg pie
* Empanada
* Etli ekmek
* Fatayer
* Fish pie
* Flapper pie
* Fleischkuekle
* Flipper pie
* Fried pie
* Gala pie
* Game pie
* Gibanica
* Gözleme
* Grape pie
* Hoggan
* Homity pie
* Hornazo
* Huff paste
* Humble pie
* Jamaican patty
* Jelly cream pie
* Kalakukko
* Karelian pasty
* Kasseropita
* Key lime pie
* Khachapuri
* Khuushuur
* Killie pie
* Knish
* Kol böreği
* Kolokythopita
* Kuchen
* Kurnik (pirog)
* Lanttusupikas
* Lemon ice box pie
* Lihapiirakka
* Lobiani
* Lörtsy
* Maids of honour tart
* Manchester tart
* Maraca pie
* Meat and potato pie
* Meat pie (Australia and New Zealand)
* Meat pie
* Melton Mowbray pork pie
* Mince pie
* Mississippi mud pie
* Moravian chicken pie
* Natchitoches meat pie
* Öçpoçmaq
* Ossetian pie
* Pamirdin
* Paste (pasty)
* Pastilla
* Pastrmajlija
* Pasty
* Pasztecik szczeciński
* Pâté aux pommes de terre
* Pâté chinois
* Peanut pie
* Pecan pie
* Peremech
* Picnic pie
* Pie à la Mode
* Pie floater
* Pigeon pie
* Pirog
* Pirozhki
* Pithivier
* Pizza cake
* Pork pie
* Pot pie
* Pumpkin pie
* Quiche
* Qutab
* Rabbit pie
* Railway pie
* Raspberry pie
* Rhubarb pie
* Rijstevlaai
* Salmon pie
* Salteña
* Samsa (food)
* Sarburma
* Saskatoon berry pie
* Scaccia
* Scotch pie
* Sea-pie
* Sfiha
* Shaker lemon pie
* Shepherd's pie
* Shoofly pie
* Sklandrausis
* Smulpaj
* Snickers pie
* Southern tomato pie
* Spanakopita
* Squab pie
* Stargazy pie
* Steak and kidney pie
* Steak and oyster pie
* Steak pie
* Strawberry pie
* Sweet potato pie
* Tamale pie
* Tarta de Santiago
* Tiropita
* Tourtière
* Treacle tart
* Walnut pie
* Woolton pie
* Wrap roti
* Zelnik
* Zwetschgenkuchen

See also|

* List of pies, tarts and flans
* Four'n Twenty
* Mrs Mac's Pies
* Patties pie
* Pie Face
* Pie shop
* The Great Aussie Pie Competition
* World Pie Eating Championship
* Yatala Pie Shop

*  Category: Pies

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Pizza chains (list)

Global|

* Blaze Pizza
* Boston Pizza/Boston's
* California Pizza Kitchen
* Chuck E. Cheese
* Dodo Pizza
* Domino's
* Little Caesars
* Papa John's
* Pizza Hut
* Pizza Inn
* PizzaExpress
* Rossopomodoro
* Sarpino's Pizzeria
* Sbarro
* Shakey's Pizza
* Telepizza
* The Pizza Company
* Uno Pizzeria & Grill
* Vapiano
* Yellow Cab Pizza Co.

Regional|

| Africa|

* Debonairs Pizza (ZA)
* Roman's Pizza (ZA)

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Asia|

* Origus (CN)
* Aoki's Pizza (JP)
* Greenwich Pizza (PH)
* Mr. Pizza (KR)
* Napoli Pizza and Fried Chicken (TW)
* Smokin' Joe's (IN)
* Pizza-La (JP)

Europe|

* Apache Pizza (IE)
* Ask Restaurant (UK)
* EasyPizza (UK)
* Kotipizza (FI)
* Peppes Pizza (NO)
* Pizzaland (UK)
* Prezzo Restaurant (UK)
* Speed Rabbit Pizza (FR)
* Spizzico (IT)
* Tops Pizza (UK)
* Zizzi (UK)

North America|

* Benedetti's Pizza (MX)
* Cicis Pizza (US)
* Donatos Pizza (US)
* Fox's Pizza Den (US)
* Freshslice Pizza (CA)
* Giordano's (US)
* Godfather's Pizza (US)
* Greco Pizza (CA)
* Happy's Pizza (US)
* Home Run Inn (US)
* Hot Lips Pizza (US)
* Hungry Howie's Pizza (US)
* Hunt Brothers Pizza (US)
* Imo's Pizza (US)
* Jerry's Subs & Pizza (US)
* Jet's Pizza (US)
* Ledo Pizza (US)
* Lou Malnati's (US)
* Marco's Pizza (US)
* Mazzio's (US)
* Mellow Mushroom (US)
* MOD Pizza (US)
* Mountain Mike's Pizza (US)
* Mr. Gatti's Pizza (US)
* Panago (CA)
* Papa Gino's (US)
* Papa Murphy's (US)
* Peter Piper Pizza (US)
* Pie Five (US)
* Pieology (US)
* Pizza 73 (CA)
* Pizza Delight (CA)
* Pizza Factory (US)
* Pizza Haven (US)
* Pizza Nova (CA)
* Pizza Patrón (US)
* Pizza Pizza (CA)
* Pizza Ranch (US)
* Pizza Salvatore (CA)
* Rosati's (US)
* Rotolo's Pizzeria (US)
* Round Table Pizza (US)
* Your Pie (US)

South America|

* Jeno's Pizza (CO)
* Mario's (TT)
* Mister Pizza (BR)

Oceania|

* Crust Pizza (AU)
* Eagle Boys (AU)
* Hell Pizza (NZ)
* Pizza Capers (AU)
* Pizza Haven (AU)

Master franchisees|

* Domino's Pizza Enterprises (AU, BE, FR, MC, NL, NZ)
* Domino's Pizza Group (CH, DE, IE, UK)
* Jubilant FoodWorks (Domino's - BD, IN, LK, NP)

List articles|

* List of Canadian pizza chains
* List of pizza chains of the United States
* List of pizza franchises

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Food chains in Australia

Fast food|

* Betty's Burgers
* Bing Boy
* Boost Juice
* Bucking Bull
* Burger Urge
* Carl's Jr
* Chargrill Charlie's
* Chicken Treat
* Chooks Fresh & Tasty
* Crust Pizza
* Domino's Pizza
* Eagle Boys
* El Jannah
* Fast Eddys
* Five Guys
* Grill'd
* Guzman y Gomez
* Harry's Cafe de Wheels
* Hungry Jack's
* KFC
* Lord of the Fries
* Mad Mex
* McDonald's
* Noodle Box
* Oporto
* Pizza Capers
* Pizza Haven
* Pizza Showtime
* Red Rooster
* Roll'd
* Salsa's Fresh Mex Grill
* Spudbar
* Sumo Salad
* Schnitz
* Taco Bell
* Wendy's
* Zambrero
* Zeus Street Greek

Casual dining|

* Belles Hot Chicken
* Hog's Breath Cafe
* La Porchetta
* Nando's
* Pancake Parlour
* Ribs & Burgers
* Sizzler
* Taco Bill
* TGI Fridays

Baked goods|

* Bakers Delight
* Breadtop
* Brumby's Bakeries
* Cinnabon
* Donut King
* Ferguson Plarre Bakehouses
* Krispy Kreme
* Mary Street Bakery
* Pie Face
* Subway

Coffeehouses and tea rooms|

* The Coffee Club
* Dôme
* Gloria Jean's
* Hudsons Coffee
* Jamaica Blue
* McDonald's McCafé
* Michel's Patisserie
* Miss Maud
* Muffin Break
* Muzz Buzz
* Shingle Inn
* Starbucks
* Vittoria Coffee
* Zarraffa's Coffee

Dairy|

* Baskin-Robbins
* Ben & Jerry's
* Cold Rock Ice Creamery
* Frosty Boy
* Max Brenner
* Mr Whippy
* Wendy's Milk Bar

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