Who owns Debonairs Pizza (Nigeria)?
Debonairs Pizza (Nigeria) is operated by UAC of Nigeria (Nigeria, NGX: UACN) under licence; UAC of Nigeria does not own the name.[1] The Debonairs Pizza name is owned by Famous Brands.
Evidence: UAC of Nigeria PLC — FY 2025 Audited Results, 30 March 2026. Last checked .
Key facts
- Licensed to
- UAC of Nigeria PLC reported
- Headquarters
- 🇳🇬 Nigeria, Lagos
- Origin
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Category
- Restaurants & foodservice › Fast casual › Fast casual restaurants
- Parent ticker
- NGX: UACN
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Debonairs Pizza (Nigeria)
Debonairs Pizza is operated in Nigeria by UAC Restaurants, the joint venture in which UAC of Nigeria holds 51% and the South African group Famous Brands the other 49%. Famous Brands owns the name and lists Debonairs among its own brands; UAC runs the Nigerian outlets alongside Mr Bigg's, positioning it at the more expensive end of the market.
Ownership timeline of Debonairs Pizza (Nigeria)
Where Debonairs Pizza (Nigeria) sits in UAC of Nigeria
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by UAC of Nigeria
UAC of Nigeria controls 8 brands on Brandtree, 2 of them in restaurants & foodservice.
Also in restaurants & foodservice
- Mr Bigg's (1986)
Other brands in fast casual restaurants, and who owns them
The 25 brands in fast casual restaurants on Brandtree belong to 19 owners. The largest is Café de Coral, with 3.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Café de Coral | Café de Coral | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong |
| Debonairs Pizza | Famous Brands | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| PieXpress | Food Concepts | 🇳🇬 Nigeria |
| Baja Fresh | MTY Group | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| Einstein Bros. Bagels | Panera Brands | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Delilah's | BMMI | 🇧🇭 Bahrain |
| Flower Child | Cheesecake Factory | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Chipotle Mexican Grill | Chipotle | 🇺🇸 United States |
About the owner: UAC of Nigeria
UAC of Nigeria is a publicly listed company headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria, founded in 1879.
UAC of Nigeria is a Lagos holding company established in 1879 as a trading business, and reshaped over the following century by the Royal Niger Company, Lever Brothers and the United Africa Company before becoming a Nigerian-listed group. It owns businesses in packaged food and drink, paints, animal feed and quick-service restaurants, most of them at less than 100%. Its scale changed sharply in October 2025 when it bought the dairy and juice company C.H.I. Limited outright, a purchase that lifted group revenue 73% to 340.5 billion naira and cost 15 billion naira in one-off charges.
UAC of Nigeria: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇿🇦 Debonairs Pizza (Nigeria) and other South African brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 175 brands that began in South Africa. 12 of them (7%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Debonairs Pizza (Nigeria) among them.
- Casa Bella — Spur Corporation 🇿🇦
- Coffee Couture — Famous Brands 🇿🇦
- @home — TFG 🇿🇦
- Ackermans — Pepkor 🇿🇦
- Afrocentric — Sanlam 🇿🇦
- Airlink — Airlink 🇿🇦
Frequently asked questions
Who makes Debonairs Pizza (Nigeria)?
UAC of Nigeria makes and sells Debonairs Pizza (Nigeria) under a licensing agreement.
Does UAC of Nigeria own Debonairs Pizza (Nigeria)?
No. UAC of Nigeria holds a licence to make and sell Debonairs Pizza (Nigeria), which is not the same as owning it.
Where did Debonairs Pizza (Nigeria) come from?
Debonairs Pizza (Nigeria) originated in South Africa.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] UAC of Nigeria PLC — FY 2025 Audited Results — UAC of Nigeria PLC, Official press release, published 30 March 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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