2017 Case Study

Meet the reclusive South African billionaire investor behind Nando’s

By Mareike Pietzsch – April 23, 2015
You know this tycoon is elusive when a quick Google Image search turns into a frantic 10-minute quest.
Few people know that billionaire Dick Enthoven is not only the owner of Spier and Hollard Insurance Company Ltd, but also of the South African Nando’s restaurant chain whose famous peri-peri chicken took the world by storm.

How did Nando’s start?
Enthoven got to know the founders Robbie Brozin and Nando Duarte in the 80s, and gave them a loan to expand their Nando’s chain in South Africa initially, and then internationally.

A family affair?
Nando’s is described as a “private family business” and the main backers and investors is the Enthoven family, providing capital

Read more … https://www.thesouthafrican.com/meet-the-reclusive-sa-tycoon-behind-nandos/ Downloaded on 23 October 2017

2017-11-15T19:33:42+02:00November 15th, 2017|2017 Case Study, Recources|

Nando’s: 3 ingredients for global success

Since stepping down as group CEO of Nando’s four years ago, Robert Brozin now looks after the “culture and soul” of the brand.

The business has grown from a single restaurant in Rosettenville, Johannesburg, in 1987 to a global business with 1 100 restaurants in 23 countries today.

Speaking at the Investec Business Matters conference in March, Brozin shared insight on how he and Fernando Duarte, later joined by Dick Enthoven, broke into the restaurant industry.

“I realise how little we actually knew and we didn’t realise how tough the journey was going to be,” he recalls.

Brozin says the team loves that the brand emanates from South Africa.

“The kick that I get from people around the world, is that they can’t believe we [Nando’s] could be African. To me it shows that South Africa can truly be world class.”

Read more … http://www.leader.co.za/article.aspx?s=41&f=1&a=6050 Downloaded 23 October 2017

2017-11-15T19:30:59+02:00November 15th, 2017|2017 Case Study, Recources|

Fast-food chains pressured to revamp kids’ meals

Zlati Meyer, USA TODAY Published Sept. 20, 2017

Long treated as the stepchild of the menu board, kids’ meals are getting a fresh look as quick-service restaurant chains pay more attention to nutrition in the food they offer their youngest customers.

Instead of just a separate kid’s menu, Panera Bread is announcing Wednesday that it will offer almost every one of its items in a smaller size for children. The move follows McDonald’s plan, disclosed last week, to replace regular apple juice with an organic, less sugary version in Happy Meals in November.

Panera, with its focus on health, portrays its smaller-size move as encouraging parents and their kids to move away from greasy, calorie-laden items.

“For too long, restaurants in America have served menus full of nutritionally empty chicken nuggets, pizza and fries, paired with sugary drinks and cheap toys,” said Panera CEO Ron Shaich in a statement.

Chains have been paying more attention […]

2017-11-15T19:29:44+02:00November 15th, 2017|2017 Case Study, Recources|

What is a shisa nyama exactly?

by: Dennis Ngxongo 25 Aug 2016

Democracy in South Africa resulted in many changes in where and how South Africans live – and party. While there was a surge in township residents moving into suburbia, with its high walls and lack of community spirit, the shisa nyama kasi (township) culture, in turn, began to gather momentum.

Shisa nyama, a Zulu slang expression for ‘buy and braai’, started off as a way for township butcheries to increase their weekend sales. But they soon became a gathering place for both up-and-coming urban professionals wanting to reconnect with their roots, and local township residents looking for company and a place to drink and eat. But they very quickly evolved and are now much more than venues to eat braaied meat.

Read more … http://www.food24.com/Restaurants-and-Bars/Shisa-Nyama/what-actually-is-a-shisa-nyama-20160825 Downloaded 22 October 2017

2017-11-15T19:27:15+02:00November 15th, 2017|2017 Case Study, Recources|

The biggest fast food franchises in South Africa in 2017

Staff Writer                         7 May 2017
With the addition and growth of several new fast-casual food options in South Africa, it’s clear that there is appetite in the country for quick meals and treats – but the tough economic climate over the past 12 months has also clearly taken its toll.
Fast food franchise growth in South Africa has slowed over the past year, with the total number of chains declining year on year from over 4,841 stores in May 2016, to around 4,780 stores in May 2017.

KFC still reigns supreme as South Africa’s favourite fast food brand, with 840 stores spread across the country. Steers holds onto its second place spot with 542 stores, while Wimpy and Debonairs fight for third with 492 and 473 stores, respectively.
While new and established fast food brands in South Africa – like KFC, Steers […]

2017-11-15T19:22:02+02:00November 15th, 2017|2017 Case Study, Recources|

Fast food may lead to lower school results

Eating fast food may lead to lower student test scores in math, science and reading, a recent study of U.S. school children said.

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A survey showed that fast-food consumption by 8,544 fifth-graders forecast lower academic achievement in eighth grade, according to the study published in Clinical Paediatrics.

 

“These results provide initial evidence that fast-food consumption is associated with deleterious academic outcomes among children,” the study by Ohio State University and University of Texas researchers said.

Fast food eaters behind

In terms of growth in achievement, the researchers found that eighth-graders who ate fast food daily were behind those who ate no fast food by four points in reading. They were behind by three points in math and four points in science.

The results may be caused by lower levels of nutrients in fast foods, especially iron.

The high level of fat and sugar often found in fast-food meals also can affect attention and reaction times, the […]

2017-11-15T19:14:33+02:00November 15th, 2017|2017 Case Study, Recources|

Eight South African entrepreneurs

8 entrepreneurs who built proudly South African businesses

South Africa is a fantastically diverse country with not only a plethora of cultures to celebrate but also a truly distinctive business environment to operate in. Opportunities abound if you look in the right places.

These eight proudly South African entrepreneurs did just that. They looked to their heritage, discovered a market gap and ran with it.

Most of them are unconventional, and some have even been called crazy – but one thing that stands out above all else is their love for this beautiful country and their passion for making a success of their business.

1. MIKIE MONOKETSI

The Business: Mama’s Spices & Herbs

Mikie Monoketsi tapped into the lucrative township market with little more than a hunch and R10 000.

In 2011, Mikie Monoketsi had lost everything – her call centre business and marriage. Having read Dale Carnegie’s How to Stop Worrying and Start Living, she made […]

2017-11-15T19:07:05+02:00November 15th, 2017|2017 Case Study, Entrepreneurship, Recources, Syllabus Topics|

The most loved brands in South Africa

23 September 2017

 

South Africans are open to change, particularly when it comes to trying to save money in tough economic times. They are also firmly under the sway of global energies that are reshaping society in significant ways, says market research company Ask Afrika.

Neither of which bodes well for brands that aren’t willing to adapt their marketing efforts to challenging times and a changing global milieu.

These and other top level trends were revealed at the annual Ask Afrika Icon Brands Awards, held at Melrose Arch in Johannesburg recently.

Icon brands are relevant across the South African landscape, it’s not a popularity contest but about which brands South African’s use regularly and loyally, Ask Afrika said.

The results were gleaned from surveys of 15,284 consumers, aged 15-years and older (representing over 25-million adult South African consumers) to determine how South African consumer are changing, how they think and what is important to them.

Overall top 10 […]

2017-09-30T11:25:47+02:00September 30th, 2017|2017 Case Study, Environments, Recources, Syllabus Topics|

Naspers buys $775m stake in online food service Delivery Hero

2017-09-28                             Stefan Nicola

A view of a logo in a lounge area of the global headquarters of online food ordering and delivery giant Delivery Hero is pictured in Berlin on June 27, 2017.
Germany-based online food ordering service Delivery Hero plans a Frankfurt stock market flotation on June 30, 2017 saying investors’ cash will help it expand further around the world. / AFP PHOTO / John MACDOUGALL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Berlin – Naspers [JSE:NPN] agreed to pay $775m to boost its stake in Germany’s Delivery Hero as Africa’s biggest company increases its exposure to the online food-delivery market.

The media and technology business will buy stock from Rocket Internet at €29.50 a share, it said in a statement on Thursday. That’s a discount of 12% based on Wednesday’s closing price, making the South African […]

2017-09-30T11:19:29+02:00September 30th, 2017|2017 Case Study, Recources|

It took a year for customers to smell the coffee

Aug 15 2017 16:14                                       Liziwe Ndalana

Gcobani Gogoba and his girlfriend, Ntombizodwa Skuza, started selling four cups of coffee a day from the boot of their car. Today they sell about 200 cups a day. (Pic: Zukile Daniel, News24)

 

Cape Town – After working in the hospitality industry for four years, Gcobani Gogoba started toying with the idea of having his own coffee selling business in the townships.

The idea of bringing the kind of coffee sold in the city centre to the townships started to haunt him.

But many fears clouded his dream.

“You think of getting robbed and killed, you think it won’t work… of leaving the job that you love… so many fears in front of you that make the dream not so clear,” the 29-year-old entrepreneur told Fin24 at his coffee shop in Philippi Village.

His first coffee station was and still is operated […]

2017-09-30T10:53:19+02:00September 30th, 2017|2017 Case Study, Entrepreneurship, Recources, Syllabus Topics|
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