Quick Service Restaurant Holdings Pty Limited (QSRH), which operates the Red Rooster chain of restaurants in Australia, has entered into a two-year agreement to develop healthier food ingredients with Australian biotechnology company Holista. QSRH is one of Australia’s largest fast-food operators with over 600 restaurants in Australia. Under the agreement, Holista will supply its proprietary ingredients exclusively to QSRH for joint research and development with the aim of offering healthier food... ...Read more »

Red Rooster has built on the popularity of its limited edition Ultimate and Deluxe free range burgers, with the introduction of a new permanent stable of D’Lish Free Range products. The new range includes the two rebranded burgers (now the Free Range D’Lish burger and Free Range D’Lish Burger with Cheese & Bacon), two tortilla wraps with the same ingredients, and a salad. The new burgers are also slightly smaller than the prototypes, with a round bun instead of the original,... ...Read more »

Australia’s largest manufacturing sector – food and grocery – has forged a landmark new alliance with the Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) industry to work together to address important health, nutrition and chronic disease issues in Australia. Officially announced during the NSW Food Forum in Sydney today, the formal partnership between the Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) and the QSR industry involves the establishment of a QSR Forum of AFGC. One of the main aims of the... ...Read more »

Red Rooster yesterday released a new promotional line of free range chicken burgers, sourced from Ferguson Valley Free Range chicken farms in Western Australia. The two burgers target a higher price point than the standard Red Rooster range, combining sourdough buns, avocado, lettuce and sweet onion relish with the free-range chicken.  The Deluxe Free Range burger will include tomato, and the Ultimate Free Range burger will include tasty cheese and (non-free-range) bacon. The burgers begin at $6.95... ...Read more »

Red Rooster’s latest offering, the Wild Barramundi Burger, has drawn criticism for what some see as misleading advertising. The burger contains cheaper imported South-East Asian barramundi, known in the region as Asian Seabass. “Barramundi. The most prized of all fish. Sought after by the finest restaurants and the keenest fisherman. Of course, the secret is knowing the best spot,” reads the marketing copy for the burger. In this case, the best spot is South-East Asia, and the quality... ...Read more »