Red Rooster
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| Industry | Fast food restaurants |
| Founded | 1972 in Kelmscott, Western Australia Franchising commenced in 1979 |
| Headquarters | Balcatta, Western Australia |
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Key people
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Kailis family, Founders |
| Products | Whole roasts, half roasts, wraps, burgers, salads and desserts. |
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Number of employees
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7500+ |
| Parent | Australian Fast Foods Pty Limited |
| Website | www |
Red Rooster is an Australian fast food restaurant chain founded in 1972 that serves roast chicken. Their product range includes whole roasts, half roasts, wraps, burgers, salads and desserts.
As of 2012[update], there were over 360 Red Rooster stores in all Australian states except Tasmania.
The Kailis family opened the first Red Rooster store in the Perth suburb of Kelmscott, Western Australia in 1972. Myer Emporium (later part of Coles Myer) purchased the business in July 1981. In 1986 Coles Myer bought the Big Rooster chain to expand into the eastern states (except non-Steggles' Queensland stores, formerly known as "Big Rooster", which were purchased in 1992), and renamed the stores "Red Rooster". In May 2002, Red Rooster was purchased by Western Australian company Australian Fast Foods Pty Limited, which owned the competing Chicken Treat fast food chain.
In April 2007, Red Rooster and Chicken Treat were sold for A$180 million to a consortium formed by the management and the venture capital arm of Westpac known as Quadrant Capital.
In April 2009, the Red Rooster chain in New Zealand closed its stores. The first New Zealand outlet, in Takanini had opened in December 2004.
In 2010, Red Rooster changed company-owned stores to franchises.
In June 2011, Quadrant Capital sold Quick Service Restaurants, which owns the Red Rooster chain, for A$450 million to Archer Capital.
Since 2009, Red Rooster has been a signatory of AQSRII (Australian QSR Initiative for Responsible Advertising and Marketing to Children). It has also taken up a self-regulatory standpoint regarding advertising aimed specifically at children and is a long-standing signatory of the Australian Quick Service Restaurant Industry Initiative for Responsible Advertising and Marketing to Children.
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