LETTER: Spur’s fizzling sizzle is a tragedy
From small beginnings in a two-bedroomed flat, the embattled chain created thousands of jobs and a slew of opportunities
It is a sad day when one reads of a firm that has had such an impact on the SA psyche rapidly going down the proverbial drain due to the Covid-19 crisis — and, of course, more so the ineptitude of those who are supposed to be governing us mere plebs. I am talking of Spur Steak Ranches, the restaurant institution where thousands of individuals got their first taste of work.
It was November 1983 when I stepped off the plane after an arduous journey from the UK to Cape Town. I had been invited by Spur founder Allen Ambor to come to SA to see the country for myself before deciding whether to join the group as franchise director for what was then the Transvaal, Orange Free State and Natal. I expected to stay two weeks, go home and that would be that. That was 36 years ago. I’m still here, which says it all...
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