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ROLL ’ D

Since 80 percent of Australia ’ s population lives in the country ’ s five largest cities , it ’ s no surprise that street food franchises have become a viable investment . Roll ’ d specialises in traditional hawker-style Vietnamese street cart fare like rice paper rolls , pho , Vietnamese salads and banh mi sandwiches . The founder , Bao Hoang , was looking for an alternative to sushi for a meal out and decided that his mum ’ s traditional Vietnamese recipes were just what the public was looking for . He wound up being right as Roll ’ d went from 15 new stores in 2013 to 28 in 2014 , and expects to have 100 by 2016 . Hoang says , “ People were clearly looking for an alternative [ to sushi and burgers ], and with ours still being a fresh , fast and healthy option , we are very well received .”