founded 1986 original store 1995 1st franchise headquarters chatswood new south wales key people craig tozer acting ceo 1 products chicken products burgers wraps salads sides and desserts owners quick service restaurant holdings number of employees unknown website www.oporto.com.au oporto outlet at victoria place located above victoria station in london uk oporto drive through menu in sydney . oporto is an australian fast food restaurant franchise with a portuguese theme . oporto specialises in portuguese style chicken . contents 1 international 2 history 3 food 4 identity and marketing 5 see also 6 references 7 external links international edit oporto has more than 100 eat in or take away restaurants in australia new zealand india the united states and the united kingdom although a large majority of these are located in new south wales australia where the company is headquartered . it previously also operated stores throughout china . history edit the first oporto restaurant was founded in 1986 by ant nio cerqueira an australian of portuguese descent in north bondi new south wales australia but was originally named portuguese style bondi charcoal chicken . the oporto name came from porto portugal s second largest city . oporto first opened a franchise store in 1995 2 and was named the fastest growing franchise in australia in january 2005 by business review weekly . in 2007 there were 100 locations in new south wales 14 in queensland 8 in victoria 5 in act 5 in south australia and 6 in new zealand . some of these restaurants are called oporto express and offer a smaller range of products most commonly this means they do not offer a breakfast menu . oporto opened their first store in the united kingdom at london s victoria station in january 2009 and opened their first restaurant in the united states in rancho cucamonga california on 25 february 2011 . 3 there are now over 100 stores in operation in the world currently in australia new zealand the united kingdom and the united states . oporto has three types of oporto store types ; drive thru shopping centre and strip stores . in july 2007 quadrant private equity and quick service restaurant holdings which owns red rooster and chicken treat purchased oporto . 4 in june 2011 archer capital acquired quick service restaurant holdings from quadrant private equity for an estimated 450 million including red rooster and chicken treat . 5 6 on 26 march 2012 oporto ceased trading in china closing its three outlets . 7 in 2013 oporto opened their first restaurant in western australia in south perth on the corner canning hwy & berwick st. oporto has since increased to over 8 stores in the region . food edit oporto s chilli sauce is a portuguese piri piri sauce made from chilli ginger lemon and garlic . oporto has a range of fast food items centering on its grilled chicken . identity and marketing edit oporto describes itself as a wholly owned australian company . the franchise distances itself from the perception that fast food is unhealthy by promoting its chicken as fresh not frozen grilled not fried . see also edit nando s a portuguese style chicken restaurant of south african origin list of fast food chicken restaurants list of restaurant chains in australia references edit oporto ceo resigns as qsrh shakes up execs . qsr media . june 15 2015 . retrieved 13 december 2015 . oporto franchising pty ltd . franchise business franchise council of australia . retrieved 11 march 2015 . shatkin elina 2011 02 24 . australia s in n out oporto coming to san bernardino los angeles restaurants and dining squid ink . blogs.laweekly.com . retrieved 2012 08 15 . qsr completes 60m oporto deal inside retailing online 18 july 2007 wen philip 14 june 2011 . archer buys red rooster and oporto in 450m deal . sydney morning herald . retrieved 4 july 2011 . ooi teresa 14 june 2011 . archer buys up 450m worth of quick chicken . the australian . retrieved 16 june 2011 . locations international . 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