Chicken Treat

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Australian Fast Foods Pty Ltd
Chicken Treat
TypeSubsidiary
IndustryRestaurants
Founded1976; 46 years ago (1976)
HeadquartersPerth, Western Australia
Key people
Frank Romano
ProductsBarbecue chicken
RevenueA$50 million[1]
ParentCraveable Brands
Websitechickentreat.com.au

Chicken Treat is an Australian barbecue chicken fast food restaurant chain. It primarily operates in Western Australia.

Stores[]

Chicken Treat has over 60 outlets within Western Australia, and two in Central Queensland.[1] The company provides a range of rotisserie chicken, fried chicken, and burger meals. Chicken Treat also offers catering services for families, groups, and businesses. In 2018, the restaurant expanded into Melbourne via a delivery-only kitchen offering.[2]

History[]

Chicken Treat was founded in 1976 by Frank Romano when the first Chicken Treat store opened in the town of Midland. By 1988, the number of Chicken Treat stores had increased to 39.

In 1989, Chicken Treat and its main east coast rival, Big Rooster, became allies as Australian Fast Foods.[1] In early 2002, the parent company Australian Fast Foods purchased Red Rooster from Coles Myer.[3] This was followed by a period of rebranding, changing existing stores outside of Western Australia from Chicken Treat to the more established Red Rooster brand, although there are a few areas where the two co-exist.

In April 2007, Australian Fast Foods sold Red Rooster and Chicken Treat for $180 million to a consortium formed by the management and the venture capital arm of Westpac known as Quadrant Private Equity.[4]

In early 2011, QSR Holdings acquired the Western Australian Chooks brand (formerly known as River Rooster), converting said stores into direct-service outlets with no drive-thru service. These stores all carry the newer Chicken Treat branding.[5]

In June 2011, Archer Capital acquired Quick Service Restaurant Holdings from Quadrant Private Equity for an estimated $450 million (including Red Rooster and Oporto).[6][7]

In October 2015, the chain began using "Betty the Chicken" to run the company's Twitter account in an attempt to secure an entry in the Guinness World Records. The company had over 8,000 followers in 2015 as a result.[8]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Who we are". Chicken Treat. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Inaugural Chicken Treat Melbourne outlet opens". Inside Franchise Business (in American English). 28 November 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Australian Fast Foods acquisition of Amalgamated Food & Poultry Pty Ltd". Australian Competition & Consumer Commission. 30 April 2002. Archived from the original on 16 July 2007. Retrieved 18 July 2006.
  4. ^ "Australian Fast Foods signs buyout deal". 17 April 2007. Archived from the original on 5 October 2012. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
  5. ^ "Quick Service Restaurant Holdings acquires Chooks Fresh & Tasty". QSR Media. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  6. ^ Wen, PHilip (14 June 2011). "Archer buys Red Rooster and Oporto in $450m deal". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 4 July 2011.
  7. ^ Ooi, Teresa (14 June 2011). "Archer buys up $450m worth of quick chicken". The Australian. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
  8. ^ "This company is clucking mad". News.com.au. Retrieved 15 April 2018.

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