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Uber Eats: couple who ordered pizza get part-eaten, mouldy sandwiches

Tuesday 6 June 2017 21.27 BSTLast modified on Tuesday 6 June 2017 21.28 BST

Uber has said it is investigating after a Toronto couple complained that Uber Eats brought them not the two pizzas and sodas they had ordered but instead two mouldy sandwiches – one of them partially eaten – and a salad that appeared to have been made days earlier.

The delivery, ordered by Anna Kotlikova and Blake Weinzettl on Sunday evening, arrived more than 30 minutes late and stuffed in a large brown bag. The couple opened it to find two decaying sandwiches alongside a few unidentifiable yellow patties and utensils that had been already opened.

“The smell overwhelmed the whole room,” Kotlikova told the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. “I don’t know where [the driver] got this mysterious big brown bag with […]

The biggest fast food franchises in South Africa in 2017

By Staff WriterMay 7, 2017129 Comments

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 […]

South African Food Service Industry Report 2016

by Fionn MurrayMarch 13, 2017

Of all of the various industries and economic sectors that have adopted the franchising model, it is easily most popular among food companies of various types, whether upmarket restaurant chains or fast-casual and quick-service restaurants (QSRs). The latter were among the first companies to adopt the franchising business model, and remain industry leaders: of the top ten franchises in Africa, all but one are in the food industry. The food industry has demonstrated over the years to be a resilient and reliable one, and which constantly adapts equally well to changing industry trends and societal mores. Below, we shall discuss the state of the industry in South Africa, and what’s in store for the coming year.

South African food service industry

South Africa’s food […]

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Shocking findings for SA in global obesity study

In South Africa, excess body weight is a massive problem, but not only in adults – 13% of children are overweight or obese – more than double the global average of 5%.

Excess body weight was directly associated with around four million deaths globally in 2015, according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

One of the surprising findings of the study was that almost half of these deaths (40%) occurred in people who were overweight, but not technically classified as obese.

‘We’re drowning at the moment’

“I’m very glad that this specific finding was pointed out because it shows that obesity is a continuum and that being even moderately overweight is detrimental to one’s health,” one of the study co-authors Professor Alta Schutte, from the South African Medical Research Council, told Health-e […]

It might be convenient, but fast food is not good for your health.

Fast food restaurants have popped up everywhere. They are convenient, and after a long day at work it’s often easier to grab that burger and chips than to stand in front of the stove and cook a nutritious meal.

While we all know junk food is not good for us, South Africans continue to buy copious amounts of it. According to the Mail&Guardian the percentage of adults who buy fast food at least once a month increased from 66% in 2009 to more than 80% in 2015.

But before you drink your next soda or devour that plate of fries, it might be worthwhile to consider these facts:

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Naspers invests R5.6bn in German food delivery service

2017-05-15                 Naspers. (Duncan Alfreds, Fin24)

Johannesburg – Naspers on Monday announced that it will be investing €387 million for a minority stake in Germany-based Delivery Hero, the leading global online food ordering and delivery marketplace, at a valuation in line with Delivery Hero’s previous valuation. Naspers will also be represented with one member on Delivery Hero‘s Supervisory Board.

Delivery Hero processed 171 million orders in 2016, up 65% from the previous year, positioning it as the leading online food and delivery marketplace in most of the more than 40 countries in which it operates. The group is the largest food network in the world with more than 150,000 restaurant partners and leading brands such as foodora, Yemeksepeti, Talabat.com, pizzaonline, and more.

“Food ordering and delivery presents an attractive opportunity […]