California dreaming: Restaurant Brands plans KFC expansion

California dreaming: Restaurant Brands plans KFC expansion
Rebecca Stevenson
In Australia there are about 700 KFC stores. In Southern California - which has a bigger population - Restaurant Brands chief executive Russel Creedy says there are about 200 of the Colonel’s outlets.The company operates KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell and Carl’s Jr brands and has more than 290 stores in New Zealand, Hawaii and Australia.It's in the US where Creedy sees the listed company’s next market mission. It has all the elements he likes; under-penetration of stores, the state has the fifth biggest economy in the worl...

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