Category: Food

Benefits of Burger Franchising

Having a stable business can change your life. If your goal is to have a business that provides stability and support then burger franchising may be right for you. Starting a business from the ground up can be hard. You have to get the business funded and then figure out how to monetize it. You start from the bottom and have to figure everything out yourself. However, if you have a franchise team then you are more likely to succeed and there are benefits. Franchises offer resources.

Available Training and Support

Burger franchising or other fast-food franchises typically have an image to uphold, which means there are adequate training materials and support. This includes everything from how employees should behave to how the restaurant should look and how the counter should run. This type of business model could be more stifling to those who are creative, but it …




Can you still afford to eat red meat?

The cost of red meat has increased at the highest rate of all food products 1  – can you still afford to buy it in 2018?

As The South African reminds us, ‘food prices have absolutely skyrocketed over the last few years’ 2.  A nation of meat-lovers, we are now starting to feel the effects. Food costs are rising, and with some regret, sales of red meat in South Africa are dwindling. The impact of financial pressures has, it seems, reached the kitchen table.

A report by Caterwings found that ‘the rise in meat prices’ had led to a ‘20%’ decrease in meat consumption across South Africa last year 3. In 2018, The South African predicts that VAT hikes mean that high food prices are not going to go away.

The daily struggle to keep things going

Fin24 summed up the difficult financial situation that South African householders …