Today’s headlinesMon 10 Aug 2026

Spur opened 46 restaurants last year. It also closed 23.

Both numbers are audited, because Spur is listed and has no choice about publishing the second one. That is why it is the yardstick for every growth claim in South African franchising.

DataThe July food basket came in at R5,530.52, up R28.11 on June. Frozen chicken, eggs, maize meal and cooking oil all rose 2%+. The input-cost squeeze in one number. (PMBEJD)

OpeningHungry Lion wants 200 new stores by end-2026. That is 17 a month. CEO Adrian Basson says the pace ramps up towards year-end. Watch whether they hit it. (Daily Investor)

DealSpur lifted its full-year dividend 40.4% on 8.3% franchised sales growth. This is what the listed comparables are printing. (Financial Mail)

TrendThe burger-to-chicken migration is real: McDonald's, Wimpy and Steers are losing visit share to Hungry Lion, Pedros and Nando's as beef prices redraw the map. (Eighty20)

WatchFoot-and-mouth aftershocks: meat prices at an 8-year high. Watch beef-heavy menus for reformulation, shrinkflation or chicken substitution through Q3. (Eighty20)

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