Appearing as a witness in the Victorian Supreme Court can be embarrassing. The former CEO of the Australian Spar franchisor probably had to reveal more information than he preferred. But that is just a preliminary issue to greater consequences going far beyond the regulation of franchising. Milk War!
For every franchisee in Australia that has ever taken a complaint to the ACCC, the Refund Home Loans outcome is reinforcement of Australia's strange franchising standards.
MELBOURNE, Australia (Blue MauMau) - The public hearing of the Federal Inquiry on November 5 into the Franchise Code of Conduct has seen the Franchise Council of Australia, the Australian Retailers