KFC Australia rolls out new beverage and breakfast menu, extends late-night trading

The announcement follows record revenues by restaurant operator Collins Foods.

KFC Australia is planning to expand its beverage offering, extend late-night opening hours in its restaurants, and trial a new breakfast offering in select restaurants this FY2027 to FY2028.

"During FY27 and into FY28, we will roll out KFC's global beverage platform, Kwench by KFC, nationally. We will extend late-night opening hours of our restaurants to adapt to consumers' changing eating habits and later this year we will partner with KFC South Pacific (SOPAC) and trial a new Breakfast offering in select restaurants,” Xavier Simonet, managing director and CEO of Collins Foods, operator of KFC Australia, said in a bourse filing.

Simonet said KFC is underpenetrated in these day parts, and will provide an opportunity for future growth.

Collins Foods reported a group record revenue of $1.59b for the 53 weeks ended 3 May 2026 (FY2026), an 8.6% increase from the FY2025 period, which the group attributed to enhanced focus on operational execution and new product launches despite persistent cost of living pressures in both Australia and Europe.

Statutory net profit after tax (NPAT) went up 280.5% to $47.1m, with FY26 reflecting the inclusion of $7.5m in restaurant impairment charges, a reversal of impairment in Germany of $1.1m, a $1.4m provision top-up for prior year potential wage underpayments and $7.3m in class action settlement and related costs.

Meanwhile, KFC Australia revenue increased 7.6% over the prior corresponding year to a record $1.24b, benefitting from new restaurants, an enhanced focus on operational excellence, strong digital growth, and product innovation.

Same-store sales growth, assisted by a successful reset of the delivery fee structure, coupled with lower commodity costs and productivity gains, drove profitability, offset partially by investment in value for consumers.

This resulted in an underlying EBITDA increase of 6.5% over the prior corresponding period to $237.1m. Underlying EBIT of $155.8m was up 6.6% on the prior year, reflecting higher EBITDA, partially offset by an increase in depreciation compared to FY25 on continued investment in the KFC brand.

Digital channels accounted for 43.2% of sales in FY2026, up from 34.2% for the same period last year, driven by app adoption, kiosk investment and growth in delivery usage.

Collins Foods operates 295 restaurants in Australia.