Talk:Spur Steak Ranches

message: Spur Corporation (JSE: SUR) is a restaurant franchise company originating from South Africa with a focus on family dining.  
Spur Steak Ranches is a subsidiary Spur Corporation, a restaurant company that also owns the Panarottis Pizza Pasta, John Dory’s Fish Grill Sushi, RocoMamas, Casa Bella, The Hussar Grill, Nikos Coalgrill Greek, and Spur Grill & Go brands.
https://www.spurcorporation.com/operational-profile/operational-presence/ 
Spur Steak Ranches was founded by Allen Ambor in 1967 when he opened the Golden Spur in Newlands, Cape Town in South Africa. 
Ambor retired from the board as Executive Chairman on 1 March 2019. 
https://www.iol.co.za/business-report/companies/spur-founder-and-chairman-allen-ambor-retires-after-51-years-13450087 
Spur Steak Ranches positions itself as a restaurant for the whole family. It has a strong focus on children and offers a children’s play area, children’s menu and a birthday party offering. 
The restaurant chain is known for its slogan, “People with a taste for life”.
Operations 
Spur Steak Ranches is a subsidiary of Spur Corporation, one of the largest restaurant companies in South Africa. 
It has its headquarters in Century City, Cape Town, with regional offices in Johannesburg and Durban as well as an International Office in Amsterdamn, The Netherlands, supporting the company’s international operations. 
Spur Steak Ranches’ contribution to Spur Corporation’s restaurant turnover is 61%. https://www.spurcorporation.com/financials/ar/2018/operational/spur-steak-ranches.php
Restaurants are owned by franchisees or directly by the company. As of 31 December 2018, Spur Steak Ranches had 323 stores located in 15 countries. The total restaurants in South Africa is 284 with 39 in other countries. https://www.spurcorporation.com/financials/ar/2018/operational/spur-steak-ranches.php 
Africa and Mauritius 
•	Botswana 
•	Ethiopia
•	Kenya 
•	Lesotho 
•	Malawi 
•	Namibia 
•	Nigeria
•	South Africa 
•	Swaziland
•	Tanzania 
•	Uganda 
•	Zambia 
•	Mauritius 
Australasia  
•	Australia
•	New Zealand 
Products 
Spur Steak Ranches’ core product offering is steaks, ribs and burgers. In addition to these, the brand also sells chicken, schnitzels, seafood, wraps and sandwiches, salads, desserts, breakfasts and a dedicated children’s menu.  
https://www.spur.co.za/menu/
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Spur Steak Ranches also sells food to take away, delivering in some locations.
Procurement, manufacturing and distribution
Spur Steak Ranches operates a sauce manufacturing facility that supplies franchisees with the brand’s sauces. Its sauces and marinades are also retailed in major South African retailers.
Certain products, which are externally manufactured under licence, are sold directly to consumers in major South African retailers, including frozen ribs and burger patties. https://www.spurcorporation.com/financials/ar/2018/overview/business-model.php
Training and skills development
Spur Training Academy Courses are available to franchisee staff through training centres in Johannesburg and Cape Town.  Focus areas include food preparation and food safety, operational efficiencies, financial management, sales techniques, management skills environmental awareness and customer safety. https://www.spurcorporation.com/operational-profile/operational-training/
The Spur College of Excellence is located in Johannesburg and is accredited with the CATHSSETA. It offers a six-month course for Spur Corporation middle-management focusing on operating and managing a franchise outlet. https://www.spurcorporation.com/operational-profile/operational-training/ 
Corporate Social Investment 
Spur Steak Ranches is part of the Spur Foundation, which was established on 18 July 2012 by the Spur Corporation. The Foundation supports various initiatives that administer feeding schemes and provides basic necessities and amenities to families and children in impoverished South African communities. https://www.spurcorporation.com/18-july-2012-the-spur-family-donates-r670000/
The Foundation includes the Full Tummy Fund initiative, which aids early childhood development (ECD) and nutritional programmes amongst children from disadvantaged communities up to the age of six. https://www.spurcorporation.com/thousands-benefit-full-tummy-fund/
A R2 donation is made to the Full Tummy Fund for every Spur Kids’ Burger ordered.
https://www.spur.co.za/media/806768/kids-menu_edited.pdf 
Sustainability 
Spur Steak Ranches stores are measured on activities through their Green Operational Reports, which provides data and feedback that supports further research and development in technologies to reduce the brand’s environmental impact. 
https://www.spurcorporation.com/governance-sustainability/environment/
Environmental sustainability is overseen by the environmental sustainability committee (“ESC”), including the implementation of sustainability policies and the tracking, measurement and verification of environmental data streams.
The chain’s packaging items contain relevant information to educate and encourage customers to recycle or dispose of takeaway containers and related items in a responsible manner.
https://www.spurcorporation.com/governance-sustainability/environment/
Loyalty programmes
Spur Steak Ranches has 1.46 million active members in its loyalty programme, the Spur Family Card. It generated R1.7 billion in loyalty turnover in 2018. 
https://www.spurcorporation.com/financials/ar/2018/operational/spur-steak-ranches.php 
Sports and sponsored events  
Spur is involved in numerous sporting events throughout South Africa. 
Spur Schools Mountain Bike League 
The Spur Schools Mountain Bike League is a South African schools cycling programme with approximately 16700  participants representing about 500 schools in the country. Launched in 2009, this is the second largest schools league in the world. The programme encourages learners and schools to adopt mountain biking as a school sport. Qualifications take place in each province between May and September. The primary and high schools finishing top of the points log at the end of each season are awarded the Region’s School Champion floating trophy. Qualifying high schools compete in an annual inter-schools final in October where the champion schools are crowned. 
https://www.spurmtbleague.co.za 
In 2018, Spur Steak Ranches committed to a further 10-year support of the Spur Schools MTB League. https://www.thegremlin.co.za/2018/10/07/spur-steak-ranches-commits-to-further-10-year-support-of-the-spur-schools-mtb-league/ 
Spur Masidlale Soccer Programme 
The Spur Masidlale programme is recognised as one of the leading youth soccer development initiatives in South Africa, utilising local community coaches in each region.  
The programme offers soccer and life skills to boys and girls aged 10-12 years, from previously disadvantaged areas in South Africa. There are 200 boys and girls per region that take part in the programme.
The Spur Masidlale Soccer Programme was launched in 2005 as 12 one-day coaching clinics with the key objective to uplift local communities through football.
The first pilot league was hosted in Sandton, Johannesburg, in 2009 and was followed by the 2010 league in Soweto, while the one-day concept continued to run across South Africa.
The league was expanded to Cape Town in 2011 and rolled out to Durban and Port Elizabeth with events hosted in Umlazi and Motherwell. 
Due to the large size of Soweto, league events have been targeted at specific regions of which Meadowlands was the first in 2010, followed by Dobsonville in 2011 and Orlando in 2012. 
The Masidlale programme provides lunch for players during the series as well as Spur branded soccer kit, equipment and trained soccer coaches. 
A life skills mentorship initiative is attached to the program to empower Spur Masidlale children. An interview and examination session is conducted with the children, after which a full high school bursary is offered through the programme’s association with Sikelela Xabisa organisation.
https://www.supersport.com/letsplay/news/news/120309/Spur_Masidlale_Soccer_programme_in_partnership_with_Lets_Play_thrills_youth
Other notable events by Spur Steak Ranches: 
•	Springbok Supporters Club Flagbearers (partner) https://www.spur.co.za/events/springbok-supporters-club/ 
•	Spur Iron Kids (title sponsor) http://www.ironkids.co.za/race-info 
•	FNB Run Your City (sponsor) https://www.joburg10k.com/sponsors/ 
•	Cape Town Cycle Tour Juniors (on-going partner) 
•	Telkom 947 Kiddies Ride (official partner) http://www.cyclechallenge.co.za/sponsors 
•	FNB Wines2Whales (sponsor) http://www.cyclechallenge.co.za/sponsors 
•	Spur Montrose Night Challenge (title sponsor) https://www.spur.co.za/events/montrose-night-challenge/ 
•	Western Province Spur Mini Rugby Day (title sponsor) http://wprugby.com/tag/spur-mini-rugby-day/ 
Awards and achievements 
2018 
•	Sunday Times Generation Next Survey Award: “Coolest Place to Eat Out” 
https://www.spur.co.za/about-us/awards/
•	Spur Steak Ranches is the retail brand with the largest presence on Facebook and Twitter in South Africa. 
https://www.spurcorporation.com/financials/ar/2018/operational/spur-steak-ranches.php 
2016  https://www.spur.co.za/about-us/awards/
Best of Ekurhuleni Readers’ Choice Awards
•	Best Beat the Budget (Inexpensive) Restaurant
Best of Pretoria Readers’ Choice Awards
•	Best place to have a party for children
•	Best restaurant to take the kids
•	Best Neighbourhood restaurant
Joburg Readers’ Choice Awards
•	Best Kids Party Venue Award
2015 https://www.spur.co.za/about-us/awards/
Sunday Times Generation Next Awards
•	South African’s Coolest Eat Out Place for the 7th Consecutive Year
•	2nd place - Coolest Brand Slogan 
Jou Keuse: Die Beeld-lesers se eerste keuse
•	Beeld-Readers's vote was (Category Restaurant)
•	Beeld-Readers's vote was (Category: Steak-restaurant)
•	Beeld-Readers's vote was (Category: Breakfast-restaurant)
Sunday Times Top brands 2015
•	Number 1 in category Sit-Down Restaurants
2014 https://www.spur.co.za/about-us/awards/
Deloitte’s Best Company to Work For Survey
•	Standard of Excellence Award https://www.sabreakingnews.co.za/2014/10/29/spur-awarded-standard-excellence-award/ 
Sunday Times Generation Next Awards
•	1st place - Coolest Eat Out Place 2014 
•	2nd place - Coolest Slogan 2014: People with a taste for life
Best of Pretoria Rekord Readers Choice Awards 2014
•	Best Steakhouse
•	Best Kids Party Venue
•	Best Neighbourhood Restaurant
•	Best Restaurant to take Kids 
Best of Joburg 2014
•	Best Kids' Party Venue categories 
2013 https://www.spur.co.za/about-us/awards/
Money Vine 
•	One of the 5 Best Loyalty Programmes
Sunday Times Generation Next Awards
•	1st place - Coolest Eat Out Place
Sunday Times Top Brands
•	1st place - Family Sit-Down Restaurant
Pretoria News - Readers Choice Best of the Best 
•	Best Steakhouse Restaurant Best Ribs Best Kiddies Parties Venue
2012 https://www.spur.co.za/about-us/awards/
Acentric Marketing
•	South Africa's leading restaurant brand
Sunday Times Retail Awards
•	1st place - National Family Sit-down Restaurants
Best of Joburg
•	Best Steakhouse Franchise
•	Best Dinner on a Budget
•	Best Kids' Party Venue
Sunday Times Generation Next Awards
•	Coolest Eat Out Place 2012
2011 https://www.spur.co.za/about-us/awards/
Sunday Times Generation Next Awards
•	1st place - Coolest eat Out Place
Sunday Time Retail Awards
•	1st place - National Family Sit-down Restaurants 
•	6th place - Retail Grand Prix Award
Best of Joburg https://www.spur.co.za/about-us/awards/
•	Best Steakhouse Franchise 
•	Best Kids' Party Venue 
•	Best Dinner on a Budget
Gold Pack Awards
•	Best in Category, Gold Pack Award for Spur Takeaway Packaging
2010 https://www.spur.co.za/about-us/awards/
The Times Sowetan Retail Awards
•	Winner: National Family Sit-down Restaurants  Winner: Fast Food – Best Burgers
Best of Johannesburg Readers' Choice Awards
•	Best Steakhouse Franchise
•	Best Dinner on a Budget
•	Best Children's Menu & Kids' Parties (Indoors)
Sunday Times Generation Next Awards
•	1st place - Coolest Eat Out Place 2010
2009 https://www.spur.co.za/about-us/awards/
The Times Sowetan Retail Awards
•	1st place - National Family Sit-down Restaurants
•	1st place - Fast Food – Best Burgers
•	4th place - Retail Grand Prix
Best of Johannesburg Readers' Choice Awards
•	Best Steakhouse Franchise
•	Best Dinner on a Budget
•	Best Children's Menu & Kids' Parties (Indoors)
Sunday Times Generation Next Awards
•	Coolest Eat-Out Place 
1985
Guinness Book of Records 
Spur Steak Ranches broke the Guinness Book of World Records for the world’s largest hamburger in October 1985. The burger weighed 4,454.1 pounds (2270.66 kg), was two stories tall and took a two-ton crane to flip it over. It was cut into 15,000 portions and served to more than 30,000 people who came to witness the event. The burgers were sold to raise money for a maternity wing at the Sacla Clinic in the Crossroads township outside of Cape Town, South Africa. 
https://www.upi.com/Archives/1985/10/13/Restaurant-claims-world-largest-hamburger-a-4454-pounder/5952498024000/ 
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