Spur Corporation

Spur Corporation
Trade name	Spur Corporation
Type	Public (JSE: SUR)
Industry	Restaurant
Founded	24 October 1967; 58 years ago
Founder	Allen Ambor
Headquarters	Cape Town, South Africa
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Mike Bosman ; (Non-Executive Chairman); Val Nichas; (CEO); Cristina Teixeira; (CFO); Kevin Robertson; (COO)
Products	Restaurant franchises
Revenue	R3 045.2 million, up 27.4% (2022: R2 391.1 million); (FY 2023)
Operating income	R292.5 million, up 40.0% (2022: R208.9 million) ; (FY 2023)
Net income	R318.4 million, up 51.9% (2022: R209.7 million) ; (FY 2023)
Subsidiaries	Spur Steak Ranches; Panarottis; RocoMamas; John Dory's; The Hussar Grill; Casa Bella; Nikos Coalgrill Greek; Doppio Zero; Piza é Vino and Modern Tailors;
Website	https://spurcorporation.com

Spur Corporation Limited is a South African restaurant company. It operates a number of franchise chains, among them Casa Bella, Panarotti's‚ RocoMamas and Spur Steak Ranches.^[3]

The company was founded by Allen Ambor in 1967,^[4] when he opened the Golden Spur in Newlands, Cape Town.^[5] It is listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange as SUR.

Brands

Spur Steak Ranches accounts for approximately 50% of the revenue of the company.^[3] It sells food to takeaway and delivery services in some locations.^[6]

The Panarotti's pizza and pasta restaurant chain was started in 1989^[5] and had 84 outlets as of 2018.^[7]

In 2004 the group bought a 60% shareholding in John Dory’s Fish and Grill,^[5] a KwaZulu-Natal-based franchise with 54 outlets.

References

↑ "Final Results 2023" (PDF). Spur Corporation. 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
1 2 "Final Results 2023" (PDF). Spur Corporation. 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
1 2 "Spur struggling as hangover for racist social media storm continues to bite". www.timeslive.co.za. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
↑ About Spur: History
1 2 3 New Tourism Ventures: An Entrepreneurial and Managerial Approach. p. 77.
↑ "From Small Beginnings To Big Brands - A taste for life - Spur - Wattpad". www.wattpad.com. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
↑ "Spur Steak Ranches Menu With Prices". Archived from the original on 13 November 2025. Retrieved 13 November 2025.

External links

[FY2023-1] "Final Results 2023" (PDF). Spur Corporation. 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.

[iar2023-2] 1 2 "Final Results 2023" (PDF). Spur Corporation. 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.

[times-3] 1 2 "Spur struggling as hangover for racist social media storm continues to bite". www.timeslive.co.za. Retrieved 2 March 2019.

[4] About Spur: History

[NTV-5] 1 2 3 New Tourism Ventures: An Entrepreneurial and Managerial Approach. p. 77.

[wattpad-6] "From Small Beginnings To Big Brands - A taste for life - Spur - Wattpad". www.wattpad.com. Retrieved 7 December 2020.

[:0-7] "Spur Steak Ranches Menu With Prices". Archived from the original on 13 November 2025. Retrieved 13 November 2025.

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