18AWhat is a *chain food premises*?

18A What is a *chain food premises*? ***chain food premises*** means a food premises (other than a supermarket premises) at which a food business— (a) sells at least one standard food item; and (b) operates as part of a chain of food businesses. (2) For the purposes of this section, a food business ***operates as part of a chain of food businesses*** if— (a) the chain of food businesses comprises of at least— (i) 20 food premises in Victoria; or (ii) 50 food premises in Australia, including at least one in Victoria; and (b) at least 2 food premises referred to in paragraph (a) sell the same standard food item; and (c) the food businesses which comprise the chain— (i) operate under franchise arrangements with a parent business; or (ii) operate under the same trading name or brand or trade mark; or (iii) are under common ownership or control. S. 18B inserted by No. 2/2017 s. 4.