Hooters Expands In Australia
Chanticleer Holdings, Inc.and Hooters Australia will expand the Hooters' brand in Australia by opening a new restaurant in Sydney's southwest, Campbelltown.
The new restaurant in Campbelltown will be owned jointly by Chanticleer Holdings, an international Hooters franchiser, and Morney Schlebusch, who successfully reinvented the popular food chain in Australia, since taking over in 2009 and making it a favorite restaurant for locals and tourists alike.
"Campbelltown was an obvious choice. There are around 240,000 people living in the area and we look forward to providing them with a new experience, together with our fun service and great food. Most importantly we'll be able to give back to the community, by creating jobs- from builders of the new 647 square metre premise, to bar and wait staff and chefs- and making it truly the restaurant of the Campbelltown people," Schlebusch, Hooters Australia Chief Operating Officer said.
Hooters Campbelltown is planning to open at the end of November and will be located at 4 Rennie Road, Campbelltown, just off the M5 freeway, making it very accessible from the Central Business District, Liverpool or Goulbourn.
Hooters, an international chain, bills itself as "delightfully tacky yet unrefined". Hooters said in its website that the element of female sex appeal is prevalent in the restaurants, and the company believes the Hooters Girl is as socially acceptable as a Dallas Cowboy cheerleader, Sports Illustrated swimsuit model, or a Radio City Rockette.
"Additionally with the support and combined resources and knowledge from Chanticleer Holdings, I'm even more excited than ever to open the new Campbelltown store, which I believe could be the best ever in Australia," Schlebusch said.
After the successful launch of its most recent restaurant in Penrith in June, Hooters Australia is continuing to increase the prevalence of the Hooters brand, one of the largest restaurant chains in the US, in the Australian food and hospitality industry with its third location in Campbelltown.
"We see a huge opportunity in the Campbelltown area and the general optimism, energy and entrepreneurial spirit evident makes it a critical location for attracting locals to the renowned Hooters brand," Michael Pruitt, Chief Executive of Chanticleer Holdings said.
Chanticleer, along with its partners, now owns over 435 Hooters restaurants in 44 states and 28 foreign countries. The Company also experienced significant success in the opening of three Hooters locations in South Africa over the past year.