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North Adelaide locals find their new home of fitness as speedFit eMs arrives in South Australia

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 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.

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/

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”.

New GuzMan Y GoMez restaurant in Virginia, Brisbane breaks all records

ViVa leisure opens seven new locations and rebrands plus Fitness with edgy new look and club design

Viva Leisure Limited (ASX:VVA) (Viva Leisure), a leading, technology-focused Australian health club owner, continues to roll out its expansion strategy by opening seven new locations and rebranding Plus Fitness with an edgy new look and club design. The seven new locations have predominantly opened in Victoria and will take the Group’s corporate footprint to 145 locations nationwide, excluding the franchise network of ~200 locations.

in addition, Viva Leisure has commenced revitalising its plus Fitness brand and that will see its ~200 clubs receive an extensive makeover including industry-leading equipment, a new logo and colour scheme to elevate the brand’s service offerings to members and prospects alike. Viva Leisure cEO and managing director, harry Konstantinou said “it’s an exciting time to be part of the Viva Leisure journey as australians more than ever, place increased focus on their health and wellbeing. Opening seven locations in a short period of time is a testament to each of our brands’

“it is an equally exciting time for plus Fitness, with the brand approaching 200 clubs in australia and entering its next stage of growth, we will elevate the brand into a new era. The new vibrant branding and state of the art club fit outs will ensure we come out more competitive and stronger than ever.

We are excited for our Franchisees to come on this journey with us, and we can’t wait to showcase the new clubs to our members”. Viva Leisure’s recently opened locations include:

• Plus Fitness Tuggeranong (ACT) • Hiit Republic Coburg (VIC) • Club Lime Coburg (VIC) • Club Lime Nundah (QLD) • Hiit Republic Ballarat (VIC) • Club Lime Ballarat (VIC) and; • GroundUp Yarralumla (ACT)

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roYal stacks Mega Expansion

Royal Stacks kickstarts 2022 with the opening of its’ second CBD restaurant at Emporium Melbourne, the city’s preeminent shopping destination. mixing its iconic 90s street flair with a dynamic burst of colour only reminiscent in arcade games. melbourne street artist drez, has added his artistic flair to the venue with bright neon tones, offering diners the sense of falling into another dimension. Royal stacks partnered with the team from The hour Group to push boundaries for this project, along with studio Y. and steve harrop to make the dream come to life.

diners can expect to be submerged with the theme of early 1970 nostalgic gaming, with two new in-house arcade machines being implemented to the custom store layout. it will also include a retro camping experience with custom caravan booths. Royal stacks is known to be tech-savvy and disruptive, and in keeping up with current trends installing their own podcast booth at their moorabbin venue. They have launched 5 locations across Victoria in five years and plan to open four new venues across melbourne by June 2022.

The brand has not only ventured out in the australian market but has also gained attention from the chinese market. after partnering with dc strategy, Royal stacks has fast-tracked its premium franchise opportunities that are available around australia, with a return on investment for partners within two and a half years. Learn more here: www.royalstacks.com.au/franchise/

accor introduces leading noVotel hotel brand to Melbourne’s vibrant inner-north following multi-million dollar upgrade

A multi-million dollar investment to transform an existing property into a new Novotel hotel has today been unveiled. “The hotel has been tailored to suit smart, successful business and leisure travellers who value great guest service and leading design.”

Rising seven levels and offering captivating views of the dandenong, the hotel comprises 383 guestrooms, suites and fully self-contained studio apartments and is ideally positioned on Bell street at preston – home to eclectic pockets of vintage shops, cafés, bars and a diverse range of restaurants.

novotel has one of the largest international brand footprints across the pacific with more than 40 hotels in key metropolitan and leisure destinations. The ground floor of the hotel has been activated with the addition of two new reception spaces, new grab and go stampton & co café, as well as an assortment of seating arrangements and furniture, offering guests a range of options from quick set down, lounge area, coworking and informal meeting spaces, plus large meeting tables with integrated power. The hotel will also be home to a new onsite restaurant, The stampton, when it opens in april 2022. serving a simple yet delicious all-day dining menu of fresh and local homestyle food with a bistro edge. STAY: Be among the first to experience novotel melbourne preston with rates starting from $180* per room per night, including car parking, a bottle of wine and market platter on arrival. To book, visit all.com

7-eleVen supports The Salvation Army Australia to help flood impacted communities

adp appoints new Managing Director, Australia and New Zealand (ANZ)

7-Eleven is extending its support to local communities hit by the devastating floods in Queensland and New South Wales by giving a quarter of a million dollars to the Salvation Army’s Flood Disaster Appeal and $50,000 to the Australia Unites telethon appeal. 7-Eleven chief Executive Officer and managing director, angus mcKay, said the disaster has had a huge impact on 7-Eleven’s customers, but the company’s people, franchisees and supplier partners are working together to support communities and emergency service crews. “The response from the emergency services crews, community organisations and the residents has been amazing, and i want them to know 7-Eleven, in partnership with the salvos, is there for the long haul. “We have supported The salvos since 2014, partnering with them to support people experiencing homelessness and food insecurity. Being able to provide extra support for them to do their important relief work is a contribution we can make to helping the communities in which we operate.” The salvation army personnel are on the ground right now providing thousands of meals and emotional support for those impacted by floods across the east coast of australia, and we have begun our long-term recovery work in some areas.

“7-Eleven’s donation of fresh food to our evacuation centres in QLd provided very necessary assistance to those impacted by the devastating floods and our teams on the ground. in addition to the fresh food deliveries, 7-Elevens financial contribution will enable The salvation army to provide ongoing support to the impacted communities. By working together, we can provide all those impacted with some hope and comfort. Thank-you 7-Eleven.”

ADP (Automatic Data Processing), a leading global technology company providing human capital management (HCM) solutions, has appointed leading client experience executive Kylie Baullo to head the ADP ANZ region as Managing Director, Australia and New Zealand.

in her role, mrs Baullo will be responsible for defining and leading the business strategy for adp in australia and new Zealand. mrs Baullo will work closely with the global leadership team to identify key growth opportunities while modernising adp’s product offerings, including bringing next Gen solutions to markets in the region. prior to this appointment mrs Baullo was Vp, client services, asia pacific. in this role she reorganised the individual country and product-specific Relationship management teams into a single, apac client success organization with a product-agnostic, client-centric remit. she has also been instrumental in driving the client experience forward via the deployment of best-in-class service tools, product enhancements and digital automation initiatives that have enabled the apac region to achieve a 100% paperless operating model and drive significant improvements to the company’s net promoter score (nps).

“adp is committed to building a better world of work and even more so in this present climate,” said peter hadley, president – asia pacific for adp. “With Kylie, who has been a tremendous resource for adp since the day she joined, we have an accomplished leader with deep expertise in the business and a track record of driving consistent growth. We’re excited to see her leading the future strategy for the anZ region.”

mrs Baullo will be reporting to peter hadley, and will continue to be based in melbourne, australia.