Schnitz

{{Short description|Australian food franchise}}

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{{Use Australian English|date=October 2017}}

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| current-owner = Roman Dyduk

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| food-type = Schnitzel

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Schnitz is a Melbourne founded and based Australian food franchise operating in the fast-casual dining space, specialising in traditional Schnitzel dishes such as chicken, pork and beef schnitzel, and also offering a vegetarian patty, crumbed and cooked as a schnitzel. Schnitz offers schnitzels in a variety of formats, most notably their "wrap" and "roll" options which can be combined with a drink and their chips in a combo meal, or as a parmigiana served with or without chips and side salads. Schnitz currently has 73 stores located across most states of Australia, most of its stores are located in Victoria, most notably[Melbourne and the inner suburbs area including the CBD. Schnitz operate a multitude of stores across regional Victoria, having opened a store in Bendigo before opening a store in Shepparton in late 2018.{{cite web|url=http://www.sheppnews.com.au/2017/08/31/107582/schnitz-in-schepp|title=Schnitz in Schepp|publisher=Shepparton News|date=31 August 2017 |access-date=28 October 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://www.sheppnews.com.au/2017/09/01/107629/few-schnitz-and-pieces|title=Schnitz and pieces|publisher=Shepparton News|date=1 September 2017 |access-date=28 October 2017}}

The first Schnitz store was opened in 2007 by Roman Dyduk who is joined by his two sons, Tom and Andrew in ownership and operation of the company to this day. 2016 was the most successful year for Schnitz opening stores all around Australia. In 2016 Schnitz was ranked the 32nd Fastest Growing Franchise by BRW Fast Franchises after achieving 75% growth.{{cite web|url=http://www.afr.com/leadership/afr-lists/fast-100/brw-fast-100-2016-20161116-gsqydz|title=BRW Fast 100 2016|publisher=Australian Financial Review|date=17 November 2017 |access-date=28 October 2017}}