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2022/09/05

KEEPING OUR PLATINUM STATUS AT THE 2022 CITY PRESS READER’S CHOICE AWARDS

For the second consecutive year, Debonairs Pizza has been voted Platinum in the Pizza Take-Away Category at the 2022 City Press Reader’s Choice Awards!

The awards aim to celebrate Mzansi’s most loved brands. South African citizens from all across the country took part in the survey, with each voter choosing their favourite brands in various categories. The awards system is tiered: Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Platinum, which is the highest accolade a brand can receive.

We’re very proud to have achieved Platinum status again! Thank you to every Debonairs Pizza fan who voted for us. We truly appreciate your love and support.

2021/08/05

REACHING PLATINUM AT THE 2021 CITY PRESS READERS’ CHOICE AWARDS

Debonairs Pizza fans across Mzansi have voted and helped us reach Platinum in the Pizza Take-Away Category at the City Press Readers’ Choice Awards.

The awards were based on City Press Readers’ votes in various categories in celebration of the most renowned and beloved South African brands. The awards system is tiered: Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Platinum, which is the highest accolade a brand can receive.

Thanks to all our faves for placing us on the Platinum level. Your love and support of Debonairs Pizza continues to help us reach these levels.

2019/09/30

LEVELLING UP IN THE 2019 SUNDAY TIMES MOST LOVED BRANDS AWARDS

After securing the 3rd position in the Sunday Times Most Loved Brands Awards in the Fast Food Restaurant category, year after year, Debonairs Pizza has now moved up to 2nd position! Not only does this mean that Debonairs Pizza is the most loved pizza brand in Mzansi but also that we’re the most loved South African Fast Food brand.

The Sunday Times Most Loved Brands Awards is the leading consumer survey of its kind in South Africa. 3 500 adult consumers from metro and non-metro areas are interviewed about their perceptions, awareness and familiarity with brands in different categories. If a brand makes the list and scores in the high rankings, it’s doing something amazing.

Well done to the Debonairs Pizza team for all their incredible work and pushing the brand to the next level.

2019/08/08

WOMEN'S DAY

On Women’s Day, we celebrate the amazing women who have made and continue to make history. It’s on their shoulders that we’ve built an amazing country. Today we celebrate with an amazing woman’s story of success.

When a young, hopeful and eager Joyce started working at a fast food restaurant in 1997, she had no idea of the path she would blaze and the extraordinary success she would gain. Joyce begun her journey in the fast food industry with no formal education but that didn’t discourage her. She took it upon herself to learn from those around her and seized every opportunity to train and get qualifications. Her passion and willingness was rewarded with promotion after promotion, moving from a General Worker to a Cashier, then Assistant Store Manager and finally Store Manager! Her success story didn’t end there, in 2015 Joyce was promoted to Franchise Manager for Debonairs Pizza! With the wisdom of her journey, she has these inspirational words to share: “I encourage everyone who might think it’s tough to get to the top to look ahead and use what they have to build a future.”

Joyce’s success story continues and we look forward to seeing her grow from strength to strength. At Debonairs Pizza, we take inspiration from a her story and we hope you do too. She is a truly amazing woman!

2019/06/31

CELEBRATING AN AMAZING GOGO ON HER 101ST BIRTHDAY

On the morning of July 21, Gogo Anna stepped out of her house and was greeted by the smiling faces of the Debonairs Pizza Thulamahashe team. The team heard that it was Gogo Anna’s 101st birthday, so they decided to do something amazing to celebrate her. They sang happy birthday and brought delicious goodies, which surprised and delighted Gogo Anna. The gifts and goodies that they brought made for a wonderful celebration for Gogo Anna and her family. We wish Gogo Anna all the best and many more amazing celebrations!

2019/04/17

WE’RE ALL FOR AMAZING PAPER STRAWS

Single-use plastic waste is one of the leading courses of pollution in our environment. So in an effort to reduce plastic waste and protect our planet, we’re introducing paper straws in all Debonairs Pizza stores. These straws are biodegradable, which means that they are environmentally friendly.

Paper straws are available on request from the cashier. Together, we will take this amazing step in protecting our environment.

2019/04/03

DEBONAIRS PIZZA PARTNERS WITH MORE LOCAL TEAMS TO SHARE THE LOVE OF GAMING

Johannesburg, South Africa, 11thof March 2019 – Off the back of their successful partnership with local esports organisations; White Rabbit Gamingand Sinister 5in 2018, Debonairs Pizzais proud to announce that not only will they be continuing their relationship with these two teams, but they will also be partnering with Goliath Gaming and Ekasi Esportsin March 2019.

Debonairs Pizza started their journey into gaming in 2018 hosting casual tournaments and sponsoring prizes on mobile as part of Arcade X. In addition to this, they sponsored well-known esports teams; Sinister 5 and White Rabbit Gaming, keeping their players well fed during the build-up to their tournaments.

In 2019 Debonairs Pizzais looking to grow further in this space by reaching out to other teams in esports as well as sponsoring the recently announced ACGL tournaments(with R10, 000 in monthly prizes available).

The partnership seeks not only to make sure the teams are well fed during their boot camps this year, but also to help expose more people to what goes on behind the scenes with some of the professional esports teams in South Africa.

“Whether you’re a casual gamer or want to play competitively, whether you play at home or in a professional team, we wanted to add value to gamers everywhere with tournaments, content and of course the convenience of delicious Debonairs Pizza, so you don’t have to stop gaming for even a second” –Toni Joubert- Debonairs Pizza Marketing Executive.

If you have any additional comments, questions or queries please contact us via our social media or email us atgareth@gamingventures.co.za

About the partners:

About Debonairs Pizza

Founded by two students in 1991, Debonairs Pizza pioneered the home delivery concept in South Africa. Having grown rapidly to a formidable footprint of over 650 restaurants, it is now the leading pizza franchise in Africa.

The brand owes much of its success to its philosophy of innovation and dedication to providing consumers with the ultimate convenience. In line with this imperative, Debonairs Pizza was the first to introduce free delivery and online ordering in South Africa. To ensure their customers received the hottest and freshest pizzas, the brand developed their unique Hot or Not Dot and Acutemp delivery bags. Understanding the generous and sharing nature of their market, they single-handedly changed the meaning of pizza with speciality pizza innovations like the Triple-Decker®, Double-Stack®, Crammed-Crust® and Cram-Decker™.

Debonairs Pizza’s brand mantra is to give consumers what they want, when, how and where they want it. So whether you’re celebrating a special occasion with friends or family, lounging on the couch watching TV or immersed in a 48 hour online gaming marathon, just pull out your phone, order your free delivery using the Debonairs Pizza mobile app and Try Something Amazing.

About Sinister 5

Sinister5 is a competitive South African Multi-Gaming Organization. Their aim is to nurture talented local players and provide them with a platform which enables them to succeed. They are driven by the passion and unity of our management, players and supporters. Sinister 5 are the Current VS Gaming Masters Dota 2 Champions

Follow Sinister 5 on Social Media

@Sinister5_SA (Twitter)

@Sinister5SA (Facebook)

About White Rabbit Gaming

White Rabbit Gaming (PTY) Ltd. is a registered, competitive eports organisation (Reg Nr 2015/316623/07) and are passionate about its players as well as the titles it participates in. The company values and mission are grounded in growing esports in South Africa as well as promoting players locally and internationally.

White Rabbit Gaming (Pty) Ltd. was founded in 2010 by passionate gamers who have a heart for the community and a vision of growing esports and it’s participants in South Africa with the aim of competing abroad with the world’s best players

The brand currently has professional teams for CS:GO, Dota 2, Call of Duty (console), League of Legends and PUBG with a massive community of casual gamers, as the belief is that building a community with similar beliefs and interests is the key to success.

Follow White Rabbit Gaming on Social Media

@WrabbitGaming (Twitter)

@WrabbitGaming (Facebook)

http://whiterabbitgaming.com/(Web)

About Goliath Gaming

Goliath Gaming is a South African Multi-Gaming Organisation (MGO) which was founded in June 2017. Goliath Gaming competes in five competitive titles namely: Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO), Defense of the Ancients 2 (DotA 2), Overwatch, StarCraft and FIFA. GG was named one of Fast Company South Africa’s Most Innovative Companies in 2017 and is involved in numerous projects outside of the competitive gaming space. GG is home to some of SA’s top gaming talent who has represented SA on the world stage (including the FIFA eWorld Cup Global Series Qualifiers in Amsterdam 2018 and the World Electronic Sports Games in China 2019) and has a fan base of legends who are known as the #GGarmy.

Follow Goliath Gaming on Social Media

@GoliathGamingZA (Twitter)

@GoliathGamingZA (Facebook)

https://www.goliathgaming.co.za/(Web)

About Ekasi Esports

Ekasi Esports is a multi-gaming organization that fields professional players (esports) who compete locally and internationally. Our current roster consists of Counter-Strike Global Offensive (CS: GO) team, FIFA and Tekken players.

Their vision is to be the biggest and most prominent esports organisation in South Africa and globally, while their mission is to foster active participation of the youth through gaming adjacent to world-class competitive esports lifestyle.

Follow Ekasi Esports on Social Media

@ekasi_esports

@Ekasi Esports

www.ekasiesports.co.za(Web)

2018/07/02

FIVES FUTBOL ROADSHOW FINALS

Teams from across the country played for a chance to win an all-expenses paid trip to the finals on the 9^th of June at the Adidas Football The BASE arena in Johannesburg and the opportunity to be crowned Mzansi’s Real Deal Futbol team.

These were the top teams from the regions that made it to the finals:

Abavunguzi fromMdanstane
Famous Boys fromUmlazi
FC Stars fromPolokwane
Kings Of Soccer fromNelspruit
Newlands United fromKwamashu
SED fromBloemfontein
Arebeng FC 1 fromSoshanguve
K1 Spartans fromSoweto
Mustangs fromCape Town


It was an amazing day filled with awesome game plays, awe-inspiring goals and lots of Real Deal pizzas to go around. Football legend, Brian Baloyi was also there to give players advice on how to raise their game, cheer them on and what it takes to make it in the big leagues!

The action was nail-biting as teams battled it out for the ultimate glory, but there could only be one winner. Congratulations to Newlands United from KwaMashu!
They are this year’s Mzansi’s Real Deal Futbol team. As the winning team, they took home the title and a live VIP viewing experience of the football spectacle in Russia at the Budweiser fan park in Cape Town!

2018/05/24

DEBONAIRS PIZZA PARTNERS WITH IGN, ARCADE X AND LOCAL PROFESSIONAL TEAMS TO EXPLORE GAMING

The partnership will marry the world’s largest gaming hub, IGN; two of the top local professional gaming teams, Sinister 5 and White Rabbit; as well as the Arcade X tournament platform to explore gaming and gaming content which has become a notable passion point for many consumers. The objective of the partnership is to engage with this rapidly growing sector of consumers, by adding value to them through sponsoring tournaments and generating local content, thus entrenching its position as a key player and contributor to the gaming economy.

“This is a huge step for a brand that is not related to gaming or gaming technology. It does however illustrate their understanding of gaming as a lifestyle that has broken the barrier from a tiny niche to a legitimate mainstream way of life”, says Gareth Woods, Managing Director at Good Game Well Played – gaming marketing specialists.

Debonairs Pizza has always been a “tech forward” fast food company, being the first to introduce tech innovations such online ordering and the Debonairs Pizza app to South Africa, so the move into the always-online, tech hungry world of gaming is not as foreign as some may think. Debonairs Pizza understands the growing importance of gaming as a passion point for consumers and sees the convenience of their online ordering and free delivery offer as a natural fit with the gaming lifestyle. Debonairs Pizza seeks to add value to both the most casual and avid gamer by creating bespoke content, in collaboration with two professional gaming organisations, White Rabbit Gaming and Sinister 5 – to engage with gamers on their passion and in some cases, their profession.

According to a recent PWC report gaming has shown consistent growth in South Africa, boasting a 6% YOY growth, with 8% YOY (equating to R53-million) in the gaming development sector. In totality, there are 1.6-million connected console gamers, with 39% as professional gamers earning an average of R30000 – R50 000 and 22% earning over R50000 monthly. On average, console gamers enjoy 10 hours of uninterrupted gaming a week with 91% spending more than R2500 a month on gaming.

To follow the journey of the gaming teams and the incentives up for grabs, visit www.za.ign.com.

Notes to editor:

About Debonairs Pizza

Founded by two students in 1991, Debonairs Pizza pioneered the home delivery concept in South Africa. Having grown rapidly to a formidable footprint of over 650 restaurants, it is now the leading pizza franchise in Africa.

The brand owes much of its success to its philosophy of innovation and dedication to providing consumers with the ultimate convenience. In line with this imperative, Debonairs Pizza was the first to introduce free delivery and online ordering in South Africa. To ensure their customers received the hottest and freshest pizzas, the brand developed their unique Hot or Not Dot and Acutemp delivery bags. Understanding the generous and sharing nature of their market, they single-handedly changed the meaning of pizza with speciality pizza innovations like the Triple-Decker®, Double-Stack®, Crammed-Crust® and Cram-Decker™

Debonairs Pizza’s brand mantra is to give consumers what they want, when, how and where they want it. So whether you’re celebrating a special occasion with friends or family, lounging on the couch watching TV or immersed in a 48 hour online gaming marathon, just pull out your phone, order your free delivery using the Debonairs Pizza mobile app and Try Something Amazing.

About Detonator Media Group
Detonator positions brands in the digital world by leveraging technology-based platforms such as in-game advertising, gaming media, content marketing, audio and streaming services and influencer
marketing platforms. Detonator is a specialist in working with brands to connect and engage into the gaming world.

About GGWP
Established in 2016, Good Game Well Played (GGWP) is a collaboration between HYH and Gareth Woods, a leading influencer within the gaming and esports arenas. GGWP seeks to create content and marketing opportunities based on influencer research to connect brands to their consumers and major influencers, and amplify this connection, all in the exciting realm of gaming esports.

About IGN
IGN is the leading internet media company focused on the video game and entertainment enthusiast markets. IGN reaches more than 170 million monthly users globally, with a local reach of 500,000.

About Arcade X
Arcade X is an online platform allowing gamers to play tournaments across a variety of titles from the latest and biggest esport titles as well as dozens of free to play games across all platforms - PC, console and mobiles. The platform allows brands to sponsor a plethora of different tournament types such leagues or knock outs.

About White Rabbit
White Rabbit Gaming is a registered, competitive esports organisation and is passionate about its players as well as the titles it participate in. The company values and mission are grounded in growing esports in South Africa as well as promoting players locally and internationally.

White Rabbit Gaming (Pty) Ltd. was founded in 2010 by Alwyn “SwiTch” Venter with Martin “SwithiN” Beukes and Wayne 'Edski' Edwards joining later as co-owners. The owners are all passionate gamers who have a heart for the community and a vision of growing esports and it’s participants in South Africa with the aim of competing abroad with the world’s best players.

The organisation currently have professional teams for CS:GO, Dota 2, Call of Duty (console), PUBG and Overwatch with an entire community of over 300 casual gamers, as we believe building a community with similar beliefs and interests is the key to success. The brand has a very successful history of achievements having defended its title as Dota 2 champions since 2016 with an unbroken winning streak into 2018. The brand has also represented South African gaming in Dubai, China and in various online tournaments locally as well as abroad.

Some of their players include:

WRG Dota 2 (Premier)
Wesley “oDu” Rose
Nicholas “Schlinks” Dammert

WRG CS:GO (Premier)
Willie “Consp1racy “ van Graan
Gavin “rMp” Nelson
Peter “Trogie” Kirov
Richard “Maniaq” Brown
Michael “Crucial” Bishop

WRG COD (Premier)
Max “Koala” Lipawsky
Reuben “Scara” Lipawsky
Keegan “Sharpie” Sharp
Juan “Beats” VDW
Aidan “zero” Urquhart

WRG PUBG (Premier)
Clintin “AimlessRSA” Riddell
Sean “x_Godfather_x” Mumford

WRG Overwatch (Premier)
Christopher “Thebarnical” England
Kimberly “Kimbo” Brady
Wayne “Visions” Short
Andries “Jo3b” Burger
Jared “DarkVagician” Lee
Shaun “Patches” Whitaker
Juan Claude “Xplosiv” Oosthuyse
Dean “Lumi” Stander

WRG - Female Teams
WRG CSGO (Premier)
Ashley “BrinkeR” Groves
Meagan “Queen” Macvicar
Megan “M3gzz” Van Der Westhuizen
Bernice “MisTyBunz” Botha
Nicky “Niiq” Muller


About Sinister 5

Sinister5 is a leading South African multi-gaming organization best defined by a drive to succeed in the competitive landscape and a focus on our fans. It is our belief that this philosophy of investment into our players along with engaging with our fans in positive and meaningful ways are essential building blocks that drive our success in South African esports.

Sinister5 fields highly successful and ambitious players who compete in CS:GO, Dota 2, Hearthstone, FIFA 18, and PUBG. Within just two short years Sinister5 has risen from competing in lower divisions of South African esports to now competing at the highest levels in the country across our supported titles.

Some of their players include
Dota2 Team
Tristan 'Aghanim' Kiefer
Adam 'Adastam' Moore
Dennis 'DotA-and-Die' Connellan
Tertius 'Traxion' de Bruin
Dirk 'skynet)(' van Velden

HEARTHSTONE:
Carl 'Carl' Beckerling
FIFA:
Ryan 'Azi' De Oliveira Bastos

CSGO and PUBG
Dylan 'dyvo' Vorster
Dean 'HackeM' Seyfried
James ‘zerOch4Nce’ Wijnberg
Anton 'Rogue' van Dyk
Christian 'dada' Jonker
Nikola /Terios/ Radevic
Andrew 'Shepard' Richardson
Leslie “UnKnowNzz” Greenwood

2018/05/09

ARE YOU MZANSI’S REAL DEAL FUTBOL TEAM?

Throughout May, we’ll be hosting 5-a-side tournaments in 10 major malls across the country. The winning teams in each region will get a cash prize plus a new kit for the finals at the Adidas football base in Joburg happening on 9 June. Teams won’t only be playing for the title of Mzansi’s Real Deal Futbol Team but also an exclusive VIP viewing experience to watch the football action in Russia!

Your team could be crowned Mzansi’s Real Deal Futbol Team and walk away with amazing prizes! So sign up for free at www.fivesfutbol.co.za or at your nearest event.

2017/12/11

WORKING TOGETHER FOR AN AMAZING TOY RUN

The Toy Run is an annual motorcycle event where toys are collected throughout the country and are then distributed to needy children by bikers. Every Debonairs Pizza restaurant in the Free State came together in support of this year’s Toy Run in Bloemfontein. Each branch donated toys to the annual charity drive and sent them to Debonairs Pizza Bloemfontein. Delivery bikes from Debonairs Pizza Bloemfontein joined the bike community as they travelled across Bloemfontein, on the 26th of November 2017, delivering the 2015 toys!

We’re proud to have been a part of this charity drive. Thank you to all the Debonairs Pizza teams involved and the drivers who made the Toy Run amazing.

2017/12/04

VOTED NUMBER ONE IN THE “HOME DELIVERY” CATEGORY

Mzansi’s youth has chosen. They have voted Debonairs Pizza as the number 1 brand in the Home Delivery category in the 2017/2018 Ask Afrika Youth Brands survey! This places us in the top ten brands in South Africa, according to the survey.

The Ask Afrika Youth Brands survey takes a look at South African brands that are loyally used by the youth aged 15 to 34. It represents youth of all races, different backgrounds and living standards. This year, almost 7000 interviews were conducted for the survey.

Thanks to all our young pizza lovers for putting us on top!

2017/11/09

FROM N1 TO N4, AMAZING IS BEST!

We’re proud to announce that Debonairs Pizza has been voted the Best Pizza in Bloemfontein, Mbombela, Pretoria and Johannesburg at the 2017 Best of Awards!

Across the country, over 100 000 people vote in the Best of Awards every year. The awards showcase the best of the best in a region, as voted by the community. This goes to show that tens of thousands of people in Bloemfontein, Mbombela, Pretoria and Johannesburg really love our pizza.

Thank you to all the pizza lovers who voted for us. We’ll continue serving you cheesy, delicious and oh-so-amazing pizza!

2017/10/25

A SPECTACULAR FINISH TO THE WOMEN’S FOOTBALL SEASON

Debonairs Pizza is proud to be a supporter of Varsity Women’s Football. Eight university teams from across South Africa battled it out in this year’s tournament. Several football stars from the tournament have been called to the national squad – Banyana Banyana.

The final match of the season was between TUT and UJ. Both sides worked hard to get to this stage of the tournament. Football fans came in their numbers to support their teams. It was an action-packed finale and TUT trampled UJ with an amazing score of 4-0. TUT are the defending champions and have taken the cup three years in a row.

We would like to wish all the players and staff members well as they continue with their training. Train hard and keep the goalpost in sight.

2017/10/03

AN AMAZING VARSITY SPORTS SEASON

Varsity Sports Football is over and it was a thrilling season! The top 8 University football teams from across the country battled it out for the honour to be crowned champions of Varsity Sports Football.

After 8 rounds of matches, the final two teams, UP- TUKS & TUT, clashed in a titanic game dubbed the “Thriller in Tshwane”. It was a grueling spectacle that left the fans screaming for more and the teams exhausted. Both sides played their hearts out and gave it their all, but there could only be one victor. Congratulations to UP – Tuks! UP – Tuks played their best game from the beginning and continued to show amazing teamwork throughout the tournament.

Every team, plus the coaches and support staff, should be proud of their achievements and dedication to the beautiful game. Debonairs Pizza is proud to be a sponsor of such great talent and solid teamwork. We look forward to seeing all the varsity football teams at next season’s action-packed competition.

2017/10/02

FIVES ROADSHOW IS BACK

The Fives Debonairs Roadshow is back for the 3rd time! This is a 5-a-side football tournament played on a mobile field cage. The tournaments will be hosted in malls and shopping centers across South Africa. The fast-paced games are awesome to watch and the players give their all on the field. Any 5-man team from anywhere in the country could take it! If you have what it takes to claim Five Futbol glory, register your team online at www.fivesfutbol.co.za or call 072 636 9470. In each city, the winning team stands a chance of winning R5000 in Debonairs Pizza vouchers! So sign your team up for 5 vs 5 glory.

The first 5-a-side match kicks off at Mdantsane Mall on Saturday, 30 September 2017. Follow @DebonairsPizza and @FiveFutbol for all the latest fixture dates. Don’t miss out on any of the fast-paced action, coming soon to a mall near you!

2017/08/29

THREE CHEERS FOR DEBONAIRS PIZZA!

For the 3rd year in a row, Debonairs pizza has been named the winner of the Home Delivery Category in the 2017/2018 Icon Brands Survey conducted by Ask Afrika.

Ask Afrika Icon Brands Survey is a celebration of home grown brands that have successfully navigated the local market. In collaboration with City Press and Rapport, over 15 000 people in 8 000 communities across the country were surveyed this award season. The survey looks at brands that have a nationwide following, and are well loved and used by South Africans.

Thanks to all your continued support, Debonairs Pizza is one of these brands. Now we can certainly claim, our home delivery is once, twice, three times AMAZING!

2017/08/04

AMAZING CHEESE FROM THE EASTERN CAPE

Debonairs Pizza is known for creating delicious, innovative and cheesy pizzas. Our cheese is sourced from a local community dairy in the Eastern Cape called the Famous Brands Cheese Company. We get all our special mozzarella and cream cheese from this cheese plant.

The Famous Brands Cheese Company is a partnership between Famous Brands and Coega Dairy. The shareholders of Coega Dairy are 13 dairy farmers (61%) and the Empowerment Trust (39%). The beneficiaries of the trust are six community owned dairy farms (which provide more than 20% of the milk to the Famous Brands Cheese Company), the factory employees and the farm workers. This directly benefits the surrounding communities who are empowered and uplifted through the trust. Not only is the Famous Brands Cheese Company economically valuable to the people of Coega, it is also ecologically sustainable. The factory has all the latest green technology to ensure that there is minimal impact on the environment and that the quality of production is eco-friendly.

Over 500 000kg of cheese are produced monthly at the cheese plant! That’s a massive amount and this number will continue to rise as the factory expands. Debonairs Pizza is proud to be the company’s single biggest customer and we will continue to support the plant as it grows. The Famous Brands Cheese Company makes wonderful cheese so we can keep giving you AMAZING pizza.

2017/07/06

THANKS SA FOR THE LOVE!

The results have come in and Debonairs Pizza is the top brand in the whole country! Now that’s a lot of love.

Over 36,500 people were surveyed for the South African Customer Satisfaction Index (SAcsi) conducted by Consulta. Different brands, across many industries were part of this survey. Debonairs Pizza come out on top as the most satisfying brand of choice.

We’re glad that even in these tough economic times, South Africans still have something to smile about – an amazing slice from us. The Debonairs Pizza family is very grateful for all your support. We’ll continue to give you a satisfying great deal.

Thank you South Africa for being amazing!

2017/06/26

THE YOUTH HAVE SPOKEN

We’re proud to announce that Debonairs Pizza has been awarded 2nd runner up in the “Coolest Fast Food” category for the 2017 Sunday Times Generation Next Awards.

2016/11/28

SCORE YOUR SLICE OF THE PIZZA

7 800kg dough, 161 280 tomatoes, 2 760kg mozzarella and in excess of 60kg origanum will be used to celebrate South Africa's iconic pizza brand, Debonairs Pizza’s 600th restaurant opening. On Monday, 28 November 2016, local restaurants will give away 100 free pizzas in celebration of its 600th restaurant opening in its 25th year. The first 100 patrons at each restaurant who purchase a Real Deal Pizza will receive a second promotional Real Deal pizza and a 500ml coke free. “We want everyone to be able to share amazing moments and our much loved taste wherever they are, which we accomplished by introducing the Real Deal promotion that has made pizza accessible to the broader South African market. To better service existing and new emerging markets has been the driving force behind growing our footprint to this milestone, and why we keep opening new doors,” says Linda Sinclair, Chief Marketing Officer for Famous Brands. “We are honoured by the support that got us to this momentous occasion, and we’re looking forward to celebrating with all our customers that made it possible.”

Founded in 1991, this brand has grown from a single outlet in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu Natal to a network of restaurants extending across Africa as far as the United Arab Emirates. Now, its 600th restaurant will officially be opened on Saturday, 26 November 2016, in Botshabelo near Bloemfontein, Free State. “When we noticed the commercial development in Botshabelo, we immediately reached out to Famous Brands to open what would have been our first Debonairs Pizza franchise, but we couldn’t wait that long. During the mall’s construction, we opened Debonairs Lochlogan in 2015, and Debonairs Willows in July 2016,” says franchisee, Tumi Mohlahlo. “Now, we’re excited to be part of this major milestone, which is testament to the strength of this brand, and the affinity it enjoys from our loyal customers.” When talking about the future, Sinclair says; “Constantly pioneering and innovating the pizza category will remain our driving force.”

The quick service restaurant was the first to introduce free delivery and online ordering, improved on it with their Hot or Not Dot and Acutemp delivery bags; and single-handedly changed the meaning of pizza with speciality pizza innovations like the Triple-Decker^®, Double-Stack^®, Crammed-Crust^®, Filla^® and Pop-Itz^®.

2016/11/11

DEBONAIRS PIZZA WINS BEST SPOT TO GO FOR PIZZA IN 2016

Debonairs Pizza has won the 'Best Spot To Go For Pizza' category in the Best of Ekurhuleni Readers' Choice Awards 2016.

2016/10/20

DAILY NEWS READERS VOTE DEBONAIRS PIZZA BEST PIZZA PLACE

Debonairs Pizza is proud to announce that we have been voted No. 1 in the 'BEST PIZZA PLACE' Category in the Your Choice Daily News 2016 Awards

2015/11/16

BEST PIZZA - BEST OF JOBURG 2015

Debonairs Pizza was voted No.1 in the “BEST PIZZA” category of the Best of Joburg leisure options Reader’s Choice Awards 2015. Here’s why: not only do we offer some of the cheesiest most innovative pizzas, but we cater to Halaal needs, offer free delivery and online ordering as well! We would like to thank all our Amazing fans for taking part in the poll. You guys are Amazing!

2015/08/25

VARSITY SPORTS FOOTBALL

Debonairs Pizza is a proud sponsor of Varsity Football, an annual sporting event held between the top universities in South Africa, which acts as a competitive platform for teams to shine and where soccer stars in the making emerge. The event this year takes place between 20 July and 24 September 2015.

Debonairs Pizza and Varsity Sports gives Varsity Football teams huge media coverage and unparalleled exposure via a five year broadcast agreement with SuperSport.

As a food and lifestyle brand, Debonairs Pizza unites people over a scrumptious meal. As a sponsor of Varsity Football, the brand brings together students, local communities and the general public, bonding all these groups in their shared passion for sport and entertainment. Furthermore, one of the main benefits of this sponsorship is the publicity that’s given to these young athletes, which is all part of a strong sports development drive.

Debonairs Pizza and Varsity Sports is dedicated to the creation of amazing moments on the sports field as well as memories that will live in the minds of both the players and the fans for years to come. So join us at one of these high-octane matches or watch it on SuperSport. It’s going to be an amazing world-class experience you won’t want to miss!

2015/07/20

AN AMAZING TIME AT BUSHBUCKRIDGE

When it comes to doing amazing work, you can’t beat our team who are passionate, driven and love seeing happy smiling faces at the end of a project.

The Debonairs Pizza Bushbuckridge team did just this when they visited the Palms Model School orphanage in Bushbuckridge Maviljan to perform an act of kindness. This selfless act was all about bringing joy to the kids. The team brought balloons & Doughnated flat pizza breads, while having lots of fun interacting with the children on the day.

The school consists of more than 40 kids from infants to 18 years of age. There are 5 volunteer teachers from around the community that have dedicated their time and knowledge to the orphanage.

It’s deeply entrenched in Debonairs Pizza’s ethos to go out of our way to help others, and we look forward to spreading our amazing with other projects that will make a difference to the lives of those who are less fortunate.

2014/11/11

DEBONAIRS PIZZA OPENS 500TH STORE

November 2014, Debonairs Pizza, South Africa’s most iconic pizza Brand, celebrated an impressive milestone with the opening of our 500th restaurant at Newtown Junction in Johannesburg’s CBD.

Over the years, Debonairs Pizza has been at the forefront of pizza innovation within the South African pizza market. Founded in 1991, the Brand has grown from one single restaurant in Pietermaritzburg in KwaZulu Natal to a network of restaurants extending across South Africa, the rest of Africa and as far afield as India and the United Arab Emirates.

Mohamed Moosa, franchisee of the 500th restaurant, opened his first Debonairs Pizza restaurant in the Carlton Centre in 2004. This happened to be the Brand’s 199th restaurant at the time. Over the years he has become a successful multiple-store operator. Moosa comments, “I am delighted to be opening the Brand’s milestone 500th restaurant, after narrowly missing out on the 200th store milestone. I am very proud to be associated with Debonairs Pizza which has been the market leader for many years, primarily based on our absolute focus on product quality.”

Debonairs Pizza celebrated this achievement in true Debonairs Pizza style on the 10th November 2014.