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Wendy's keen on Hawke's Bay move

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12 Feb, 2012 10:41 PM3 mins to read

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Fast-food chains are on the hunt for new properties as they look to expand their global empires, according to an Auckland real estate agent.

The growth includes plans by Wendy's for a possible 22 new outlets, nine for McDonald's, five at Burger King, KFC refurbishing and building more sites and Carls Jr, which has opened two new outlets in Auckland and is planning many more.

Wendy's and Burger King have appointed Auckland real estate agents to hunt down the best properties, instructing Jones Lang LaSalle and Savills respectively, and in some cases have engaged consultants and planners to develop properties to sell to investors as going concerns with long-term leases to the fast-food operators.

Jones Lang's associate director research and consulting Chris Dibble has ironically paired fast-food with gyms as sectors he considered had vastly expanding property needs, along with supermarkets and DIY chains.

However, food campaigner and former Green MP Sue Kedgley called for councils to be able to reject junk food outlets and said such an ambitious expansion was a concern. "What we're seeing in New Zealand is the huge proliferation of fast food outlets, mostly targeting low-income New Zealanders, contributing to the poor health in low-income areas.

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"The bulk of these are selling fatty hamburgers and it's almost predatory. I think it's a concern from the perspective of the long-term health of the country," she said.

"There's some evidence that when times are hard, people start going to McDonald's and getting their burgers because it's cheap."

Restaurant Brands is planning a Carl's Jr burger restaurant in every major urban centre, having opened sites in Takanini and Glen Innes.

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McDonald's wants to build nine new outlets and eventually have 170 restaurants, according to development director Brett Watson.

Each new restaurant could cost $3 million to $7 million, with land costs of $1.2 million to $5 million, construction work of at least $850,000 with a further big spend on sophisticated internal fit-outs for kitchens.

Wendy's has outlined its best spots.

"We are opening stores in Palmerston North and Hamilton in the first half of this year and are keen to open in Christchurch, Whangarei, Hawke's Bay, Dunedin, New Plymouth, Wanganui and loads of other areas," the chain said.

An expansion document named six areas of Auckland, 10 North Island areas and three South Island cities, including plans for four in Christchurch alone.

Nick Hargreaves, Jones Lang's New Zealand managing director, said the business expansion was part of a natural evolution from older style owner-operated shops like the traditional fish and chip outlet, to the gradual entry of the global businesses with the chains and then their expansion.

Rachael Allison, Burger King's marketing director, denied an online report that quoted Savills saying the business would build 48 new restaurants in the next two years and said no numbers or timeframe were public.

"At the time of Burger King's acquisition by Blackstone it was mentioned that we planned to open four or five restaurants over the next few months," she said.

"While Burger King New Zealand is certainly committed to continuing our growth, beyond that short-term timeframe we have not discussed our expansion plans, and will not be making these public."

Restaurant Brands' KFC is also growing, spending $1.5 million on an expanded Wanganui restaurant in August.

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"We've already transformed 53 stores in New Zealand and there are plans to update more.

In fact, this New Zealand store design has been so successful that it has been accepted as the new worldwide standard for KFC," the business said.APN News & Media

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