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Donut King is a franchise of the Retail Food Group, a business under fire for allegations of underpaying staff. Alpha/Flickr

March 6, 2018

What’s going wrong with Australia’s franchises?

Jenni Henderson, The Conversation

Two well-known franchises have come under fire this week for problems when reporting their business results. We answer four questions about the business model and why these scandals are reoccuring.

Retail Food Group (RFG) Managing Director Andre Nell (right) and Chairman Colin Archer. The company has been the focus of the latest investigation into franchise problems. Dan Peled/AAP

December 13, 2017

What is going rotten in the franchise businesses plagued by scandals

Jenny Buchan, UNSW Sydney

There are some hallmark problems within franchising in Australia and internationally and not all are within the franchisor’s or franchisees’ control to fix.

Caltex petrol station franchisees are the latest to be accused of underpaying workers. Paul Miller/AAP

December 16, 2016

Franchises shouldn’t share responsibilities for stuff-ups

Lorelle Frazer, Griffith University and Maurice Roussety

The franchise business model could be undermined by proposed laws which make franchisors and franchisees jointly responsible for wage underpayments.

South African consumers are paying far too much for petrochemicals products. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko

November 15, 2016

South Africa needs to get out of its petrochemicals cul-de-sac

Rod Crompton, University of Johannesburg

Raging debates about the state of South Africa’s energy industry have missed one critical area, the role of transport fuels and base chemicals.

Top contributors

Jenny Buchan
Professor, Business School, UNSW Sydney
Maurice Roussety
Sessional Academic
Lorelle Frazer
Professor and Director, Franchising Centre, Griffith University
Rod Crompton
Visiting Adjunct Professor, African Energy Leadership Centre, Wits Business School, University of the Witwatersrand