Sector: Consumer Services
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Famous Brands Limited (JSE:FBR) is a branded food services business operating franchised, master license and Company-owned restaurants. The Group's vertically integrated business model comprises three pillars:
The Brands portfolio consists of a number of restaurant brands, represented by a network of restaurants across SA, the rest of Africa, the Middle East and the UK. The portfolio is segmented into Leading brands and Signature brands:
Leading Brands
The Leading brands portfolio is segmented into Quick Service and Casual Dining brands:
Signature Brands
Signature Brands are the group's niche offerings. These brands offer a simple way of providing a personalised dining experiences. Certain Signature brands are JV partnerships that develop and incubate innovative ideas to be nurtured into fully fledged brands. Brands include Mythos, Lupa Osteria, Turn 'n Tender Steakhouse, Salsa Mexican Grill, PAUL, Vovo Telo, Europa, House of Coffees, Coffee Couture and NetCafe.
Other brands include Mr Biggs, Aqua Monte (bottled water), Balitmore (bespoke ice cream), Trufruit (premium fruit juice).
The group's integrated supply chain consists of Manufacturing and Logistics operations which support the Brands business in SA and selected markets in the rest of Africa.
Manufacturing
The franchise network and selected food services and retail customers consume the group's range of manufactured licensed products. The operation comprises wholly owned and joint venture businesses. The group has 12 manufacturing facilities to service its partners including:
Logistics
The Logistics operation is the group's route-to-market, delivering a basket of products to the franchise network. These products cater for brand-specific menus. Ten distribution centres support the Logistics operation in South Africa.
These divisions are supported by a range of central services including shared facilities, human resources and information technology. In addition, a core of corporate services supports the entire organization.
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South Africa`s Famous Brands reported a 121% rise in half-year earnings on Wednesday, as the restaurant owner continued to recover from COVID-19 lockdown restrictions which had prevented it from operating fully.
2022-10-26
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2021-07-12
South Africa is set see a wave of equity fundraising as banks` capacity to lend is under strain from rising bad debts just as corporations are in need of funds to cope with fallout from the coronavirus pandemic.
2020-09-23
South African restaurant group Famous Brands, owner of chains such as Steers and Wimpy, expects revenue to pick up in June to 35% of normal monthly levels as the country eases lockdown restrictions further, its CEO said on Tuesday.
2020-05-26
South Africa`s Famous Brands Ltd, owner of restaurant chains including Steers and Wimpy, on Monday reported negligible revenue for a period of five weeks as it gears up for the start of delivery-only services in some markets.
2020-05-04South Africa took its first shaky steps on Friday towards rolling back one of the world`s strictest COVID-19 lockdowns, seeking a balance between containing the disease and providing much-needed relief for the economy.
2020-05-01
* Businesses calculating costs under new rules (Adds Zimbabwe, Namibia lockdowns, details)
2020-05-01
South Africa took its first shaky steps towards rolling back one of the world`s strictest COVID-19 lockdowns on Friday as it sought to strike a delicate balance between containing the disease and reviving its battered economy.
2020-05-01
South African fast-food chain owner Famous Brands, which owns Wimpy, Steers and Debonairs pizza said on Monday it will take a pre-tax impairment charge of 874 million rand ($60 million), sending its shares down 7 percent.
2018-10-15
