brands international . restaurant brands new zealand limited type public nzx rbd industry restaurants founded 1989 headquarters auckland new zealand key people russel creedy ceo grant ellis cfo products kfc starbucks pizza hut carl s jr total equity nz 560 million market capitalisation 18 july 2016 1 number of employees 4 500 website www.restaurantbrands.co.nz restaurant brands new zealand limited trading as restaurant brands is a new zealand fast food company . restaurant brands operates and owns the master franchising rights for the carl s jr. kfc pizza hut and starbucks brands in new zealand . restaurant brands operates most of new zealand s stores for the brands they own rights to and provides management and support services to new zealand s independent franchisees of the remaining stores . contents 1 history 2 brands 2.1 kfc 2.2 starbucks 2.3 pizza hut 2.4 carl s jr. 3 expansion 3.1 australia 3.2 taco bell 4 references 5 external links history edit restaurant brands was formed to acquire shares in kfc and pizza hut from pepsico . it acquired kfc in 1989 and pizza hut in 1995 . the company originally purchased 122 stores 91 kfc stores 46 pizza hut stores and 2 joint kfc and pizza hut stores . it was listed on the new zealand stock exchange in may 1997 at an offer price of nz 2.20 . in 2016 restaurant brands shares jumped 9.8 percent on the news that it had purchased new south wales largest kfc franchiser qsr pty ltd for a 82.4 million in cash and scrip . as a result of this deal qsr s vendor copulos group will gain a 4.9 % shareholding in restaurant brands . 2 brands edit kfc edit kfc was launched in new zealand in 1976 by pepsico and was acquired by restaurant brands in 1989 after being publicly floated by pepsico . kfc is restaurant brands largest revenue provider . citation needed starbucks edit restaurant brands secured the new zealand franchise for starbucks coffee in 1998 . the first starbucks store was opened in parnell auckland and there are now 26 stores nationwide . 3 pizza hut edit pizza hut entered the new zealand market in september 1974 with the opening of its first restaurant in new lynn auckland . pizza hut was acquired by restaurant brands in 1995 from pepsico . after the acquisition restaurant brands completely changed pizza hut from a dine in business to a home delivery and takeaway operation . this was achieved by acquiring and rebranding the eagle boys chain . the first eagle boys store was converted to a pizza hut in june 2000 and the last store was converted just 13 weeks later . the majority are now home delivery and takeaway outlets . pizza hut commenced selling a number of its smaller regional stores to independent franchisees in 2011 . 3 carl s jr. edit in 2011 restaurant brands acquired the new zealand franchise for carl s jr. the brand commenced rolling out stores in late 2012 and now has nearly 20 stores in operation . 3 expansion edit australia edit in 2002 restaurant brands expanded its operations overseas with the acquisition of 52 pizza hut stores in victoria australia . the victorian operation ultimately proved unsuccessful with restaurant brands exiting the australian market entirely by early 2008 . taco bell edit taco bell billboard on ponsonby rd auckland new zealand in 2015 rumours of taco bell being introduced to the new zealand market by restaurant brands began to surfacce in 2011 . 4 in 2013 restaurant brands hinted at the possibility of further expanding and introducing taco bell to new zealand saying it could be achieved within the next year or two . speculations resurfaced in 2015 when a taco bell branded sign pictured appeared on a ponsonby road storefront . 5 references edit restaurant brands nz limited ordinary shares rbd . nzx . retrieved 18 july 2016 . restaurant brands shares jump to record on australian foray . nz herald . 4 march 2016 . a b c company profile . about us . restaurant brands . taco bell would have legs in nz restaurant brands says . national business review . 23 june 2011 . meadows richard 12 march 2015 . rumours of nz taco bell fed by billboard . businessday . stuff.co.nz . haynes peter and fryer glenda . standard recipes labour relations in the new zealand fast food industry in labour relations in the fast food industry ed . tony royle and brian towers routledge 2002 isbn 0 415 22167 6 external links edit official website v t e nzx 50 companies of new zealand as of september 19 2016 a2 milk company air new zealand anz argosy property auckland international airport chorus coats contact energy ebos fisher & paykel healthcare fletcher building fonterra shareholders fund freightways genesis energy goodman property trust heartland bank infratil kathmandu kiwi property mainfreight mercury energy meridian energy metlifecare metro performance glass nuplex nzx new zealand refining orion health group port of tauranga precinct properties property for industry restaurant brands ryman healthcare scales skycity entertainment sky network television spark stride property summerset tower trade me trustpower vector vista vital healthcare property trust the warehouse westpac xero z energy former nzx 50 companies partial list affco amp apn news & media cavalier diligent corporation fisher & paykel appliances goodman fielder lion nathan michael hill oceanagold pacific edge pgg wrightson pike river coal pumpkin patch rakon skellerup steel & tube telstra tourism holdings retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title restaurant brands & oldid 738309205 categories food and drink companies of new zealandcompanies based in aucklandhidden categories use dmy dates from august 2015use new zealand english from august 2015all wikipedia articles written in new zealand englishall articles with unsourced statementsarticles with unsourced statements from december 2015official website different in wikidata and wikipedia navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk 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