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| Red Rooster | |
| Formerly | Alverno Pty. Limited[1] |
| Company type | Subsidiary |
| Industry | Fast food restaurants |
| Founded | 1972 |
| Headquarters | Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia |
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Number of employees | 7500+[2] |
| Parent | PAG Asia Capital through Craveable Brands |
| Website | redrooster |
Red Rooster is an Australian fast food chain. It sells roast chicken alongside common fast food items, such as burgers, chips, salads, and beverages. Since 2021, it has offered fried chicken.[3]
In 1972, Peter and Theo Kailis opened the first Red Rooster in Kelmscott, Western Australia, a suburb of Perth. They sought to compete with American fast food chains such as Kentucky Fried Chicken, which came to Australia in 1968, by emulating their standardised model. Red Rooster proved successful, growing to 45 stores in Western Australia and Victoria before Myer bought it in 1981. Myer's 1986 purchase and merger of another chain, Big Rooster, into Red Rooster expanded it into the eastern states.
In 2002, Chicken Treat owner Australian Fast Foods (AFF) acquired Red Rooster. It changed hands between private equity firms several times and is currently owned by Craveable Brands, a holding company of PAG Asia Capital which also owns Chicken Treat and Oporto. In 2010, most Red Roosters were converted into franchises. While it has experienced a decline in popularity in recent years, as of 2021, Red Rooster is the sixth-most popular fast food restaurant in Australia.[4]
- ^ "Australian Fast Foods Pty. Limited :: Australia :: OpenCorporates". OpenCorporates. 23 January 1989. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ "About Us". Red Rooster. Archived from the original on 26 June 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
- ^ Rouse, Lauren (9 March 2021). "Red Rooster Has Entered The Chat With A New Crunchy Fried Chicken Range". Kotaku Australia. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ "McDonald's, KFC, Hungry Jack's & Domino's Pizza are Australia's favorite restaurants - Roy Morgan Research".