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Food & Drink 26 Jun 2017

Collins buys more WA KFC restaurants

ASX-listed Collins Foods will spend $110.2 million to acquire 28 KFC restaurants around Australia from US-based Yum! Brands, six of which are in Western Australia.

Mining 26 May 2017

Iron ore bolsters WA rich lister rankings

An improved iron ore price delivered huge boosts for mining magnates Gina Rinehart and Andrew Forrest, who were two of the three Western Australians to feature in the top 10 on the nation's best known rich list.

Food & Drink 23 Mar 2017

Chains serve up $40m stores push

A big increase in takeaway spending in WA may not be flowing through to the big players, but they are still investing in market share.

Agribusiness 20 Feb 2017

Rinehart business to become state’s largest

Hancock Prospecting is poised to become Western Australia's biggest private company after a investment and acquisition spree in iron ore and agribusiness which is expected some time this year to push its revenue past that of the incumbent number one for the past 12 years, home builder BGC. A 2018 reranking appears certain following research for the Business News Private Companies list published today in a special report.

News 27 May 2016

Western Australians take 23 spots on Rich 200 list

There were 23 Western Australians featured in this year's BRW Rich 200 List, with two new entrants and two others failing to make the cut.

Food & Drink 18 Dec 2015

Fast food king Cowin as good as a Buffett

Australia's fast food king Jack Cowin was back where it all began today, opening the nation's 400th Hungry Jack's store in Perth.

Government 24 Aug 2015

Economic change barely dents biggest employers

Western Australia's top 10 largest private sector employers employ more than 103,200 people between them, about 2,000 fewer than last year, according to BNiQ research.

Events 19 May 2014

EY names award finalists

Seventeen Western Australian business people have been nominated as finalists in the 2014 round of the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year award.

Food & Drink 23 Jan 2014

Hungry Jacks owner tops $1bn revenue

Fast food franchise group Competitive Foods has reported a $21.4 million profit for the year to July 2013, including a $4.9 million profit from the KFC division that it sold last year.

Food & Drink 28 Nov 2013

KFC's WA franchisee bought out for $56m

Queensland-based food group Collins Foods will pay $55.6 million to acquire Competitive Foods' KFC business, which is the franchisee of 44 KFC restaurants in Western Australia and the Northern Terr

Government 25 Jul 2013

Uneven fallout as mining slowdown flows through

A slowdown in the mining sector could have positive flow-on effects for employers in other industries, Business News' annual survey of the state's 100 largest employers has found.

Government 17 May 2013

Gray, Cowin welcome franchise review

An independent review of Australia's franchise sector has recommended substantial reforms, including strengthening the obligations of parties to act in good faith and a stronger enforcement regime.

Government 19 Mar 2013

Highly regulated business environment stifles entrepreneurial risk taking

The leaders of some of WA's top private businesses say overregulation is stifling the development of an entrepreneurial culture in Australia.

16 Jan 2013

Welltech win

PERTH water management company Welltech has had the biggest win of its 20-year history with a contract to work on Brisbane's largest capital works project.

Special Reports 29 Feb 2012

Public role for private players as major wealth brings widespread influence

WESTERN Australia's leading private companies are under the spotlight now more than ever before.

Special Reports 17 Mar 2011

Private players indicate strong preference for a profitable life in the fast lane

Softer conditions outside mining don't bother big private companies too much.

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