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| Industry | Restaurants |
|---|---|
| Genre | Fast food restaurant |
| Founded | 1997; 28 years ago (1997) |
| Headquarters | , South Africa |
Key people | Adrian Basson (CEO) |
| Products | Fried chicken, ice cream, sides |
| Website | hungrylion.co.za |
Hungry Lion is a South Africanfast food restaurant franchise established in 1997 known for servingfried chicken.[1] Since its founding, the company has expanded its operations to several countries in Southern Africa, including South Africa, Zambia, Namibia, Botswana, Lesotho, Eswatini, Angola and Zimbabwe.[2]
Hungry Lion opened its first restaurant in 1997 at Eikestad Mall inStellenbosch, South Africa. It was originally a subsidiary ofShoprite Holdings Ltd.[1] Following their initial success, the company began its expansion and proceeded to open four additional locations within the same year, including two in Zambia and one in South Africa's Eastern Cape region.[3]
Many of its first locations were attached to Shoprite stories until Hungry Lion rebranded in 2014 and switched to mostly independent locations.[4] In 2020, it was spun off from its parent company Shoprite Holdings Ltd and became an independent chain.[5]
As of 2024, it was the fifth most popular fast food chain in South Africa.[6] It has over 500 locations in South Africa, Zambia, Namibia, Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Eswatini and Zimbabwe.[1]
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