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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.”

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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 […]

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.

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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 […]

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 […]