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ACCC takes action against Gloria Jeans, Donut King owner – Sydney Morning Herald
The competition watchdog alleges franchisees were misled over the viability of stores they bought from the food retailing giant.
The action comes three years after The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald first revealed that Retail Food Group was running a brutal business model that was squeezing franchisees and pushing some of them to the wall.
Those reports sparked a parliamentary inquiry that found serious failings in RFG’s dealings with franchisees and recommended an investigation by the ACCC, the corporate regulator and the tax office.
The ACCC’s case homes in on 42 franchisees of RFG who it alleges were given incorrect…
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