Estcourt Spar | 3 Hellet Rd, Drakensview, Estcourt, KwaZulu-Natal

Wimpy is one of the leading restaurant franchise groups in South Africa with 400 branches across the country. It was originally began in the UK but has been truly successful in South Africa. The franchise has now spread internationally with branches in over 23 countries. Wimpy first opened in South Africa in Durban in 1967 in addition to sold to Bakers SA Ltd in the late 1970s including later to the Steers Holdings Group. On 27 February 2007, "Famous Brands", which presently owns the Wimpy franchise in South Africa, announced that it had acquired Wimpy UK. Having acquired the brand, "Famous Brands" has re-branded Wimpy in the UK to bring it in line with Wimpy South Africa. The "new" logo is actually the one used by Wimpy UK from the 1960s until the 1980s. While Wimpy specializes mainly in burger products, it has many more dishes to choose from such as the wonderful Wimpy breakfasts, salads, milk shakes, waffles, coffees, desserts along with more.