Collins Foods
Collins Foods: a quick overview
Collins Foods Limited is an Australian public company that runs restaurant brands in several countries. It mainly operates KFC and Taco Bell restaurants in Australia, Germany, and the Netherlands. It used to own Sizzler in the United States and Australia and franchised Sizzler in parts of Asia. The company also had stakes in Snag Stand and Pat & Oscar’s in the past.
What Collins Foods does now
- KFC and Taco Bell: 285 KFC stores in Australia, 16 in Germany, 58 in the Netherlands, and 27 Taco Bell restaurants in Australia (as of recent updates). In 2025, Collins Foods announced plans to exit the Taco Bell business and transfer its license to a new owner.
- Growth plans: The company has pursued acquisitions and expansions to grow its KFC footprint, including purchases in 2013, 2016, and 2017, and a Netherlands expansion in 2017. In 2025 it signaled aggressive growth for Germany, planning to open 40–70 new KFC outlets in five years.
Sizzler and other brands
- Sizzler: Collins Foods built a large Sizzler presence in the 1990s, but by 2020 it had closed all Sizzler stores in Australia and China. Sizzler Asia was sold in 2023 to Minor International.
- Snag Stand and Pat & Oscar’s: Collins Foods acquired a 50% stake in Snag Stand in 2013, then bought the remaining stake in 2016, before closing all Snag Stand stores in 2017. It once held a large stake in Pat & Oscar’s in the US, but that business was fully bought out by 2009.
History at a glance
- 1968: James A. Collins founds Collins Foods International in Culver City, California, after meeting Colonel Sanders.
- 1990–1991: Sells many US KFC stores to PepsiCo; the company focuses more on Sizzler, later renaming Sizzler International.
- 2001: Renamed Worldwide Restaurant Concepts.
- 2005: Private equity firm Pacific Equity Partners buys the company; HQ moves to Brisbane, Australia; renamed Collins Foods.
- 2011: Collins Foods starts trading on the Australian stock exchange (IPO).
- 2020s: Leadership changes, including CEO transitions; ongoing focus on KFC in Australia, Germany, and the Netherlands; Taco Bell exit announced in 2025.
Leadership changes
- 2020: Drew O’Malley becomes CEO after Graham Maxwell retires.
- 2024: O’Malley steps down; Kevin Perkins serves as interim CEO.
- November 4, 2024: Xavier Simonet becomes CEO.
This page was last edited on 3 February 2026, at 09:37 (CET).