Simbisa expands restaurant network as customer volumes hit record 53.6m
Simbisa Brands opened 29 new fast-food outlets during the year to June 2026 as the quick-service restaurant operator saw customer volumes grow 11 percent to a record 53.6 million.
Zimbabwe’s Zed Koudounaris and Michael Fowler turned a Harare chicken shop into a $1.3 billion empire
Innscor’s roots run to May 1968, when Michael Fowler’s father established TV Sales and Hire, a business selling household appliances to Zimbabweans who could not pay for them outright. Hire purchase was the product. Fowler and Zinona Koudounaris had known each other since Vainona High School in Harare.