August
Domino’s Pizza boss names sister as local CEO
Kerri Hayman was appointed chief executive of Australia and New Zealand for the brand, while her brother, Don Meij, focuses on fixing the overseas operations.
- Carrie LaFrenz
- Opinion
- Retail
Pressure is on Domino’s boss to deliver a turnaround
US parent Domino’s Pizza Inc and local chairman Jack Cowin are each becoming more involved in how ASX-listed Domino’s Pizza Enterprises is run.
- Carrie LaFrenz
July
Rising cheese prices bite into Domino’s earnings: Barrenjoey
Barrenjoey has slashed its earnings forecasts for Domino’s due to a slower store rollout, weak Japanese yen and rising cheese prices.
- Carrie LaFrenz
June
Guzman y Gomez isn’t the only fast food giant with big plans
McDonald’s, Pizza Hut, Wendy’s. The race is on for who can grab the biggest slice of a $25 billion market, as big players scramble for sites and customers.
- Updated
- Simon Evans and Carrie LaFrenz
Unsold $45m LA mansion adds to Don Meij’s heartburn
On top of everything else, the pizza svengali appears to be struggling to find a buyer for his gargantuan American home.
- Mark Di Stefano
February
Don Meij still has multiple margin loans
Amid four downgrades in three calendar years, anyone dancing to Don Meij’s beat has not only lost the rhythm, but by this stage broken a leg.
- Updated
- Myriam Robin
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November 2023
Pizza Hut’s new owner says it has identified 400 possible store sites
Flynn Restaurant Group acquired the chain earlier this year. Its COO says the big gap between it and Domino’s means plenty of opportunities.
- Simon Evans
Domino’s Pizza sticks to guidance, says this is a year to rebuild
The one-time market darling is cutting costs, having already closed its Danish business, and faces a resurgence by smaller rival Pizza Hut in Australia.
- Carrie LaFrenz
October 2023
Joe Aston’s farewell column
After 12 years of writing Rear Window, my reward was the belly laughs I got to share with AFR readers as, again and again, we denuded the most fantastic pretenders in the nation.
- Joe Aston
August 2023
Plant-based meat on the turn as start-ups struggle for customers, funding
Plant-based meat start-ups are struggling to raise fresh funding as the excitement following the US-based Beyond Meat listing drastically cools.
- Jessica Sier
Domino’s: is it time to reorder fallen pizza maker?
The one-time market darling has crashed back to earth and still has analysts split over its prospects.
- Carrie LaFrenz
May 2023
If Rich Listers had to start over in 2023, what would they do?
We asked 10 Rich Listers, Young Rich Listers and notable entrepreneurs to gaze into the future and imagine they were building their careers from scratch now.
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Five tips from billionaires who’ve stayed on the Rich List for decades
Landing in the prestigious directory is one thing. Staying there for years takes a very different set of skills. Three such winners share their best secrets.
- Updated
- James Thomson
The biggest hits (and misses) from 40 years of the Rich List
Corporate raiders, post-war migrants, tech booms and busts – the annual scorecard of our most wealthy charts the ups and downs of Australian entrepreneurialism.
- James Thomson
February 2023
Why Jack Cowin welcomes Wendy’s bunfight
The Hungry Jack’s founder is unfazed by US burger chain Wendy’s foray into Australia – he saw exactly what happened the last time it tried to expand Down Under.
- Michael Bailey
January 2023
The 10 best read Lunches with the AFR for 2022
Whether from the worlds of business, real estate, politics, sports and entertainment, these big personalities all offered our interviewers plenty to chew on.
- Updated
October 2022
Jack Cowin’s three tips to play the coming downturn
The fast-food founder on building business, maintaining a marriage and why he would have turned down his 25-year-old self. “No capital, no experience. Ha!”
- Peter Canvin
July 2022
From housing commission kid to $1.4b
Hear what it takes to earn your way onto The Australian Financial Review Rich Lists when season two of our podcast interview series returns on July 18.
March 2022
Rich Lister Jack Cowin’s v2food expands into plant-based ‘chicken’
Chief executive Nick Hazell rejects squawks from livestock producers over labelling as the plant-based “meat” group holds prices steady despite raw material inputs rising as much as 15 per cent.
- Simon Evans