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Since 1993, Lollipop’s Playland and Cafe has been encouraging kids to develop through active play. Lollipop’s is now a multinational franchise network with playlands’ throughout Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia and more recently launching into the United States of America. Lollipop’s is known for bright, colourful environments and their ‘superplay’ features aren’t found anywhere else.

Wellington Airport is now home to Ben & Jerry’s most innovative store yet.

Monkey King Thai, a popular Sydney-based Thai restaurant with three busy locations, has made an exciting move interstate and granted its first franchise in Melbourne. 

The much-loved Melburnian Mexican franchise, Hecho en Mexico, has put an existing restaurant on Chapel Street, South Yarra on the market!

Located just a few kilometres south east of Melbourne's CBD, Chapel Street is a thriving spot for new and existing businesses with visitors from across Victoria hungry to enjoy the Chapel Street dining experience.

Stretching over 4.13km long, this well known ‘eat street’ is home to popular retail shops, nightclubs, bars, fine dining hotspots and takeaway food options, all which cover four major suburbs, including; South Yarra, Prahran, Richmond and Windsor.

Hecho en Mexico South Yarra can be found 7/478 Chapel St and stands out with its colourful and stylish branding inside and out. The busy restaurant delivers flavour and fun, and has built a reputation for excellent customer service and amazing food. From the lime juice used in cocktails to the chicken that fills tacos, Hecho believe in serving our customers with delicious dishes made from high-quality ingredients.

The brand knows how to look after its customers and has frequent special offers such as save 20% on your first online order and free birthday meals for VIP members.

Hecho en Mexico is a Melbourne-based franchise that has gone from strength to strength over the years and has four franchises open in location hot spots Fitzroy, Brighton, South Yarra and Yarraville that are a sizzling success.

If you want to be your own boss, don’t miss this unique opportunity to own your very own Mexican Restaurant on Chapel Street. For further information and to APPLY NOW, click here.

We’ve gotta taco ‘bout the best Mexican restaurant in Melbourne…

Have you got a question? Why not use the button below to speak with a franchise expert to discuss the opportunity in more detail.

Ben & Jerry’s is encouraging potential franchisees to scoop up an extremely attractive opportunity to set up a Scoop Shop franchise in the new Burwood Brickworks Shopping Centre.

The 13,000sqm dining and entertainment precinct will be anchored by a full line Woolworths, 14,00sqm Dan Murphy’s, over 40 specialty shops and a boutique 6 screen cinema. The new site is deemed a perfect location for the next Ben & Jerry’s Scoop Shop in Australia. Key benefits of the location include:

Workers- The building has a combination of windows, louvres, and skylights to provide fresh air and daylight to all regularly-occupied spaces. Any area of a tenancy where a staff member occupies for more than 4 hours must have access to natural daylight.


Customers- The building incorporates ‘biophilic design’ – that is, design elements that connect occupants with nature. This environment should encourage longer dwell time and repeat visitation.

Community- The development of the shopping centre will increase the ecological value of the site overall and also contribute to a fund that protects part of the Tasmanian punchbowl. For every dollar of build cost, Frasers will donate half a cent to a charity or social good project of choice.

Suppliers- All building products will have a complete ingredients list, showing that they contain no ‘worst-in-class’ Red List chemicals such as Formaldehyde, HFRs, and PVC. All timber will be Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified or salvaged. The material supply chain will be as local as possible. There will be a substantial reduction in landfill waste, in construction and operation.

Environment- A rooftop urban farm is part of a series of measures that enables on-site food growing. This centre will be Net positive water and energy.

Burwood Brickworks Shopping Centre is part of a regeneration project led by Fraser Property that aims to create the world’s most sustainable retail centre, by seeking global accreditation under the Living Building Challenge. Flowing out onto a lush Urban Plaza the retail hub sits below a first for an Australian shopping centre- an exciting, innovative and activated rooftop urban farm.
Along with many other worldwide issues, Ben & Jerry’s is a big ambassador for sustainability and protecting the environment therefore, it is a perfect location for a Scoop Shop to be placed in what's anticipated to be the world’s most sustainable shopping centre.