The Golden Arches is a gleaming example of how to scale a business globally. In Australia, there are already more than 1000 restaurants across the country and the fast food giant has a taste for more.

In this podcast McDonald’s Australia’s chief restaurant officer Cameron Newlands discusses how the brand is responding to the demands for convenience, the challenges of adopting sustainable measures, and staying competitive.

Cameron highlights some of the challenges of growth, including the misconception that Macca’s isn’t recruiting new franchisees. It is fired up to bring onboard new franchisees from a variety of backgrounds, and Cameron unpacks some of the rigours and benefits of the recruitment process.

Matt Whyte is general manager of distribution growth at Lendi, the digital loans business which merged with the iconic mortgage broker, Aussie. Matt has more than 15 years experience with Aussie and is also a seasoned franchise executive, so he is well placed to talk about business expansion.

When Peter Pattison fell in love with French patisserie it changed his life. After training as a patissiere, Peter put his skills to work and with his wife Michelle opened their first patisserie in Sydney.

Today Peter heads up a chain of 17 Pattison Patisseries. and has plans to develop and grow the brand.

In this podcast we chat about scaling a business, nurturing loyalty and longevity in a team, leading from the front and what’s next for the brand.