28 Mar Famous Brands takes a big bite of Wakaberry
Famous Brands has acquired a 70% stake in the Wakaberry Frozen Yoghurt Bar business, a leader in the hot frozen yoghurt category in South Africa....
18 Sep Africa’s growing appetite for fast foods
In SA, Famous Brands produces 265 000 cups of specially blended coffee a day. With 2 175 restaurants, the company, whose brands include Wimpy, Steers and Mugg & Bean, also makes 77m ice-cream cones a year. It's the big daddy of SA franchising, with a...
11 Oct Famous Brands, Coega Dairy in cheese-making joint venture
Famous Brands has entered a joint venture with the Coega Dairy Company to supply cheese products to the group, in a transaction that will boost the income of dairy farmers in the Eastern Cape district, the restaurant franchise group reports....
03 Nov Now Famous Brands serves up pap and vleis
Famous Brands is a company on a serious growth mission - and this week it announced its intention to tap into the burgeoning bottom-end of the market with the opening of Blacksteer Home of Shisanyama, a R20-price point restaurant that will serve "tummy-fill" offerings like...