New franchise models are expanding business ownership in South Africa and beyond
Daily Maverick | 07.11.2026 09:00
About one out of every five randelas earned in the franchising sector – which does an estimated R1-trillion in turnover annually – is from serving people food. That works out to roughly 3% of South Africa’s GDP (if you stick to the Competition Commission’s estimation of the sector being 15%), and many of those are pizza places.
