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new zealand limited is listed on the new zealand stock exchange . latest news restaurant brands second quarter sales up 31.9 % following australian acquisition 23 september 2016 restaurant brands total sales during the second quarter of the financial year 16 weeks ended 12 september 2016 were 159.5 million an increase of 31.9 % or 38.6 million on the equivalent period last year . of the increase the acquistion of 42 kfc outlets in australia contributed 35.5 million kfc new zealand 3.3 million and carl s jr. 1.0 million . pizza hut total company sales were down 1.3 million with the sale of seven stores to independent franchisees . same store sales for the company increased by 2.1 % led by pizza hut which grew 5.3 % with positive growth from kfc up 2.3 % and starbucks coffee up 4.0 % . carl s jr. ended the quarter with negative same store sales of 4.4 % . total company store numbers were up on the equivalent period last year by 35 to 215 with the australian acquisition off set by pizza hut store sales to independent franchisees . restaurant brands first quarter sales up 8.5 % following australian acquisition 2 june 2016 restaurant brands total sales during the first quarter of the financial year 12 weeks ended 23 may 2016 were 96.6 million an increase of 8.5 % or 7.6 million on the equivalent period last year . of the increase the acquisition of 42 kfc outlets in australia contributed 8.1 million for the quarter . pizza hut total company sales were down 1.2 million with a reduction in store number by nine from the prior year . same store sales for the company were steady at 0.4 % led by pizza hut which grew 4.3 % with positive growth from kfc up 1.4 % and starbucks coffee up 1.8 % . carl s jr. ended the quarter with negative same store sales growth of 13.5 % . total company store numbers were up on the equivalent period last year by 33 to 215 with the australian acquisition off set by pizza hut store sales . restaurant brands completes the acquisition of kfc business in australia 29 april 2016 on 3 march 2016 restaurant brands new zealand limited nzx rbd announced that it had entered into a conditional agreement to acquire 100 % of the shares of qsr pty ltd the largest kfc franchisee in new south wales australia . restaurant brands is pleased to advise that it has today successfully completed the acquisition of qsr and has issued 5 000 000 new ordinary shares to eyeon qsr pty ltd in part payment of the acquisition price . the shares issued to eyeon are subject to a 12 month escrow period during which they can not be sold subject to certain limited exceptions . restaurant brands also advises that mr stephen copulos has accepted the invitation to join the board of restaurant brands and the board has today appointed him as a driector of the company . as required by thge listing rules mr copulos will stand for election by shareholders at restaurant brands next annual meeting . restaurant brands announces full year result for year ended 29 february 2016 14 april 2016 group net profit after tax was 24.1 million 24.6 cents per share up 0.2 million 1.0 % on prior year . net profit after tax excluding non trading items was 24.2 million 24.7 cents per share up 7.5 % on prior year . on a like for like basis adjusting for the impact of the 52 vs 53 week comparison and the lti scheme net profit after tax excluding non trading items was up 2.8 million or 12.6 % . total group store sales were 387.6 million up 28.0 million 7.8 % on prior year with continued strong growth from kfc and the impact of acquisitions in the carl s jr. brand . kfc continued to dominate performance with sales continuing to grow to a new high of 282.5 million . total store ebitda of 66.9 million was up 5.4 million 8.7 % on the prior year again driven by a very strong performance by kfc . operating cash flows were 44.3 million up 7.8 million and debt was reduced to 12.7 million . after balance date the company entered into an agreement to acquire qsr pty limited the largest kfc franchisee in new south wales australia . the acquisition will result in an additional a100 million in annual revenues and a15 million in store ebitda . a final fully imputed dividend of 12.5 cents per share will be paid on 24 june making a full year dividend of 21.0 cents up 10.5 % on the previous year . restaurant brands full year sales up 9.9 % 10 march 2016 note restaurant brands results for the 2014 15 financial year prior year were on a 53 week basis compared with 52 weeks for the current year . because the company normally reports on a 52 week 364 day year a leap year is occasionally required hence an extra week in the fourth quarter of the prior year . comparative % and dollar changes in sales are restated to a 52 week equivalent . unadjusted and adjusted comparisons are contained in the appended tables . restaurant brands total sales for the financial year 52 weeks ended 29 febraury 2016 were 387.6 million an increase of 9.9 % or 34.9 million on the equivalent 52 week period in the prior year . on an unadjusted basis sales were up 7.8 % . of the total equivalent increase kfc contributed 22.4 million driven by strong same store sales growth . carl s jr. contributed a further 13.9 million from an increase in store numbers . sames store sales for the financial year were up 5.3 % led by kfc up 6.3 % and starbucks coffee up 6.9 % . pizza hut saw a sales increase of 2.6 % and carl s jr. was down 5.1 % . restaurant brands acquires kfc business in australia 4 march 2016 restaurant brands nz limited rbd is to acquire 100 % of the shares in qsr pty limited the largest kfc franchisee in new south wales australia for a82 .4 million . qsr pty limited is a well established and profitable operator with 42 stores generating sales in excess of a100 million and store ebitda of over a15 million per annum . the transaction is expected to be eps accretive for rbd in fy17 . the acquisition will be partially settled with restaurant brands new zealand limited scrip of 5 million ordinary shares . the balance wil be funded through debt . settlement is expected to be completed by the end of april 2016 following which the principal of the vendor mr stephen copulos will be invited to join the restaurant brands new zealand limited board . restaurant brands third quarter sales up 9.4 % 17 december 2015 restaurant brands total sales for the third quarter of the financial year 12 weeks ended 7 december 2015 were 88.7 million an increase of 9.4 % or 7.6 million on the equivalent period last year . of the total increase kfc contributed 3.8 million driven by sold same store sales growth . carl s jr. contributed a further 4.0 million mostly from higher store numbers following the acquisition of seven auckland based carl s jr. stores in december 2014 . same store sales for the company were up 3.7 % led by kfc which grew 3.7 % . starbucks coffee sales were up 6.6 % and pizza hut up 4.2 % . carl s jr. was slightly down by 2.5 % . restaurant brands announces half year profit results for the half year ended 14 september 29 october 2015 net profit after tax for the 28 weeks ended 14 september 2015 ih 2016 was 13.4 million 13.7 cents per share up 1.9 million or 16.7 % on the prior period 1h 2015 . net profit excluding non trading items was 13.1 million up 1.6 million or 13.8 % on the prior period . total group sales were 210.0 million up 13.1 % on the previous half year driven by a strong performance from kfc and increased volumes from the new carl s jr. brand . same store sales were up 6.7 % for the half year 4.9 % 1h 2015 with solid same store sales growth from kfc and starbucks coffee . combined brand ebitda was up 4.4 million ot 36.0 million . directors have declared an interim dividend of 8.5 cents per ordinary share up 1.0 cent on last year . the dividend is fully imputed and payable on 27 november 2015 . restaurant brands second quarter sales up 12.0 % 23 september 2015 restaurant brands total sales during the second quarter of the financial year 16 weeks ended 14 september 2015 were 121.0 million and increase of 12.0 % or 13.0 million on the equivalent period last year . of the total increase kfc contributed 8.6 million driven by strong same store sales . carl s jr. contributed a further 5.2 million mostly from higher store numbers following the acquisition of seven auckland based carl s jr. stores in december 2014 . same store sales for the company were up 6.0 % led by kfc which grew 8.0 % and starbucks coffee up 6.7 % . pizza hut was slightly down at 0.4 % with carl s jr. down 7.9 % rolling opening of new stores . restaurant brands first quarter sales up 14.7 % 4 june 2015 restaurant brands total sales during the first quarter of the financial year 12 weeks ended 25 may 2015 were 89.1 million an increase of 14.7 % or 11.4 million on the equivalent period last year . of the total increase kfc contributed 7.5 million driven by strong same store sales . carl s jr. contributed a further 4.4 million mostly from higher store numbers following the acquisition of seven auckland based carl s jr. stores . same store sales for the company were up 7.6 % led by kfc which grew 9.8 % and starbucks coffee up 8.9 % . pizza hut was slightly down at 0.5 % with carl s jr. down 5.2 % . restaurant brands announces full year results for year ended 2 march 2015 16 april 2015 group net profit after tax was 23.8 million 24.3 cents per share up 3.9 million 19.4 % on prior year . net profit after tax excluding non trading items was 22.5 million 23.0 cents per share also up 19.4 % on prior year . total group store sales were 359.5 million up 30.3 million 9.2 % on prior year with continued strong growth from kfc and store builds and acquisitions in the carl s jr. brand . kfc sales continued to grow to a new high of 265 million despite competitive market conditions . pizza hut and starbucks coffee delivered solid same store sales growth up 6.3 % and 5.1 % respectively . the roll out of the new carl s