Business Franchise Australia and New Zealand May/June 2022

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North Adelaide locals find their new home of fitness as SpeedFit EMS arrives in South Australia opened 13 new studios with seven of those outside of WA. The new studio is not only the first SpeedFit studio for South Australia but also the first EMS (electro muscle stimulation) workout available to Adelaidians. The new studio will be owned and operated by local Adelaide businesswoman and health enthusiast, Munira Hassan. Munira has spent the last 15 years working in the health space as a fitness instructor in Saudi Arabia and a Pilates instructor in London before moving to Australia in 2017 with her husband and two children.

North Adelaide locals find their new home of fitness as Australia’s largest EMS (electro muscle stimulation) personal training franchise company, SpeedFit, opens its first location in North Adelaide, SA,bringing the total number of open studios in the network to 30. SpeedFit began in Perth in 2013, started by

Matej Varhalik, who was inspired by his own use of EMS for injury rehabilitation. SpeedFit studios have become a fitness staple in Australia’s west and their popularity has continued to grow since their eastern expansion in 2017. Despite lockdowns across the country and interstate border closures, SpeedFit has

Munira Hassan, Owner of SpeedFit, North Adelaide, SA said: “I first got in touch with Matej Varhalik, SpeedFit, co-founder, in 2018, he was very transparent and honest when discussing the business partnership, he told me all of the ups and downs and he never hid anything. I had spoken to other EMS companies but Matej was very different, he knows we are both responsible for the success of the studio and we are working together.” https://www.speedfit.com.au/about/

New Guzman Y Gomez restaurant in Virginia, Brisbane breaks all records Guzman Y Gomez Virginia broke every opening record, the fast food giant tracks on their opening days, with the popularity of the restaurant also expected to increase in the coming weeks. The double lane drive thru, which is conveniently close to Nudgee College in Virginia, Brisbane, smashed GYG’s $5 opening days sales record and hit a new high for their $5 burritos and bowls with a whopping 6,401 burritos and bowls sold. They also set a new record for GYG recording the highest sales in a single restaurant which was previously held by GYG Cranbourne. “We love celebrating records at GYG, setting new records means we’re still growing and show’s our team what is possible,” said Steven Marks, Founder and CEO of Guzman y Gomez. “We knew this opening would be huge and had high expectations for the location. We have been blown away by the response! This is the first of many new GYG restaurant designs that further amplifies our brand personality. We have a huge capacity for volume in Virginia and we’re open for brekkie, lunch and dinner so we expect this restaurant to be in the Top 3 in the country”. 8 business franchise MAGAZINE


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