Restaurant Brands New Zealand Ltd..

Restaurant Brands New Zealand Limited is a New Zealand restaurant company that owns the New Zealand franchising rights for a number of globally-known foreign restaurant franchises. Having been founded to acquire the New Zealand franchise rights for Kentucky Fried Chicken (now KFC) and Pizza Hut, it has since added Starbucks Coffee and Carl's Jr. to its portfolio, as well as operating a number of Taco Bells in the Pacific region. In addition to managing the franchising rights, it operates most of the New Zealand stores for its brands, while providing support, management, and franchise-related services to the handful of independent franchisees. Though primarily based in New Zealand, its expansions have included Australian and overseas stores. Restaurant Brands is a corporate franchise and specialises in managing multi-site branded food retail chains. Its restaurant support centre and headquarters is located in Penrose in Auckland. Restaurant Brands was listed on the New Zealand Stock Exchange in 1997.