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

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patty, crumbed and cooked as a schnitzel. Schnitz offers schnitzels in a variety of formats, most notably their "

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" 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 69 stores located across most states of Australia, most of its stores are located in Victoria, most notably

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and the inner suburbs area including the CBD. Schnitz operate a multitude of stores across regional Victoria, having opened a store in

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before opening a store in

Shepparton Shepparton () ( Yortayorta: ''Kanny-goopna'') is a city located on the floodplain of the Goulburn River in northern Victoria, Australia, approximately north-northeast of Melbourne. As of the 2021 census, the estimated population of Shepparton, ...

in late 2018. 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 including

, Victoria. In 2016 Schnitz was ranked the 32nd Fastest Growing Franchise by BRW Fast Franchises after achieving 75% growth.

Stores

Schnitz restaurant located on Forsyth Street in Wagga Wagga

The state and territory breakdown of Schnitz's current 69 stores include; 43 in Victoria, 11 in

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, 10 in

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, two in the ACT, two in

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and one in

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. They have yet to expand into the

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. In 2017 they opened stores in

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, Toowoomba,

and

Wagga Wagga Wagga Wagga (; informally called Wagga) is a major regional city in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. Straddling the Murrumbidgee River, with an urban population of more than 56,000 as of June 2018, Wagga Wagga is the state's la ...

. At its height Schnitz had over 73 stores in operation throughout Australia. Stores which have closed since its major expansion period include: Schnitz Merrylands, NSW - Closed 2017 Schnitz World Square, NSW - Closed 2018 Schnitz Acland Street, VIC - Closed 2018 Schnitz Rockingham Centre, WA - Closed 2019 Schnitz Garden City, QLD - Closed 2020 Schnitz Newmarket, QLD - Closed 2020

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* {{Food chains in Australia Fast-food chains of Australia Restaurants established in 2007 2007 establishments in Australia