- Spur Steak Ranches
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name = Spur Steak Ranches
type = Franchise
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foundation =1967
founder = Allen Ambor
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location =South Africa
locations = 226 (local)
28 (international)
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key_people = Allen Ambor (Chairman)
industry = Food
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subsid = Panarotti’s Pizza
slogan = A Taste for Life
homepage = http://www.spur.co.za
footnotes =
intl = yesSpur Steak Ranches is a
steakhouse franchiserestaurant chain originating fromSouth Africa . Itsmenu mainly featuresbeef burger s,steak s andribs , but also includessalad s,chicken ,seafood andvegetarian options. The restaurants also sell a range ofsauce s and othercondiment s under its own brand.Despite its South African origin, Spur uses Native American themes extensively, both in its marketing and decor. The restaurant brands itself as "the official restaurant of the South African family"; as such, every Spur restaurant include a children's play area.
The company was founded by
Allen Ambor (who is still the company's executive chairman) in1967 [ [http://www.spur.co.za/Site_Content.aspx?cid=61&pid=9 About Spur: History] ] , when he opened the "Golden Spur" inNewlands, Cape Town .Since then, Spur has grown into an international restaurant chain with more than 200 South African and 28 international outlets, including restaurants in
Australia ,Botswana ,Ireland ,Kenya ,Mauritius ,Mozambique ,Namibia ,Swaziland ,Tanzania , theUnited Kingdom ,China andZimbabwe .In the
2005 financial year, the company had a turnover ofZAR 200.6million .The company also owns the
Panarotti’s pizza andpasta restaurant chain. This chain was started in1989 and has 48 South African and 8 international outlets. In addition, the Spur Group purchased a 60% shareholding in "John Dory’s Fish and Grill" in2004 . John Dory's is aKwaZulu-Natal Province -based franchise with 7 outlets.References
External links
* [http://www.spur.co.za Official website]
* [http://www.spur.co.za/Site_CorpNews.aspx Official corporate website]
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