Who owns Fishaways?
Fishaways is owned by Famous Brands (South Africa, JSE: FBR).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Famous Brands Integrated Annual Report 2025: Our brands, Famous Brands Limited. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Famous Brands Limited reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Origin
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Founded
- 1998
- Category
- Restaurants & foodservice › Fast casual › Fast casual restaurants
- Parent ticker
- JSE: FBR
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Fishaways
Fishaways is a seafood quick-service restaurant brand offering affordable seafood meals and sushi in generous, simple portions. Famous Brands describes it as South Africa's most popular seafood QSR brand and dates it to 1998. The 2025 integrated report counts 242 restaurants in two markets, a net decline of six restaurants during the year.
Ownership timeline of Fishaways
- Current owner Famous Brands [1] reported
Where Fishaways sits in Famous Brands
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Famous Brands
Famous Brands controls 8 brands on Brandtree, 8 of them in restaurants & foodservice.
Also in restaurants & foodservice
- Coffee Couture
- Debonairs Pizza (1991)
- Milky Lane (1958)
- Mugg & Bean (1996)
- Steers (1961)
- Turn 'n Tender
- Vovo Telo
Other brands in fast casual restaurants, and who owns them
The 23 brands in fast casual restaurants on Brandtree belong to 17 owners. The largest is Café de Coral, with 3; Famous Brands has 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Café de Coral | Café de Coral | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong |
| 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 |
| Billy Tacos | Cremonini | 🇮🇹 Italy |
About the owner: Famous Brands
Famous Brands is a publicly listed company headquartered in South Africa. Brandtree records 8 brands under its control, and it is listed as JSE: FBR.
South African restaurant franchisor listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (travel and leisure sector) since November 1994, when it was known as Steers Holdings Limited. Its 2025 integrated report describes a portfolio of 16 restaurant brands run through franchised, master-licensed and company-owned restaurants, backed by its own manufacturing, logistics and retail operations. It holds the South African licence for PAUL from PAUL International and so does not list PAUL as its own brand. Wimpy is operated by the group, but a separate Middle East record already exists under another owner, so Wimpy is not listed here. Debonairs Pizza in Nigeria is run by the associate UAC Restaurants and is recorded separately.
Famous Brands: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇿🇦 Fishaways 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; Fishaways is not one of them.
- Casa Bella — Spur Corporation 🇿🇦
- @home — TFG 🇿🇦
- Ackermans — Pepkor 🇿🇦
- Afrocentric — Sanlam 🇿🇦
- Airlink — Airlink 🇿🇦
- Albany — Tiger Brands 🇿🇦
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Fishaways?
The parent company of Fishaways is Famous Brands, a publicly listed company headquartered in South Africa.
Is Fishaways South African?
Yes. Fishaways originated in South Africa in 1998 and its owner, Famous Brands, is also headquartered in South Africa.
Is Fishaways still owned by Famous Brands?
Yes. As of 4 October 2026, Fishaways is still owned by Famous Brands. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
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] Famous Brands Integrated Annual Report 2025: Our brands — Famous Brands Limited, Annual report; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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