Location via proxy:   [ UP ]  
[Report a bug]   [Manage cookies]                
Jump to content

Mugg & Bean: Difference between revisions

Edit links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous edit
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
Copyedit (minor)
m Minor changes to infobox and intro.
 
(40 intermediate revisions by 31 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{Short description|Restaurant chain}}
{{Use dmy dates|cs1-dates=sy|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox company
{{Infobox company
| name = Mugg & Bean
| name = Mugg & Bean
| logo = [[Image:Mugg&Bean logo.gif]]
| logo = Mugg&Bean logo.gif
| image = File:Mugg and Bean R.jpg
| genre = Feel good coffee & food
| image_caption = A Mugg & Bean restaurant in O.R. Tambo International Airport.
| parent = [[Famous Brands|Famous Brands Limited]] [http://www.famousbrands.co.za]
| genre = Coffee & Generous Food
| industry = [[Restaurants]]
| parent = [[Famous Brands|Famous Brands Limited]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Home |url=https://famousbrands.co.za/ |access-date=2022-05-02 |website=Famous Brands |language=en-ZA }}</ref>
⚫
| foundation = [[Victoria & Alfred Waterfront]], [[Cape Town]], [[South Africa]] ({{Start date|1996}})
| founder = [[Ben Filmalter]]
| industry = [[Restaurants]]
⚫
| foundation = [[Cape Town]], [[South Africa]] ({{Start date and age|1996}})
⚫
| homepage = [http://www.muggandbean.co.za/ muggandbean.co.za]
| location_city = [[Johannesburg|JHB]], [[Gauteng]]
| founder = [[Ben Filmalter]]
⚫
| homepage = {{URL|http://www.muggandbean.co.za/}}
| location_city = [[Johannesburg]]
| location_country = [[South Africa]]
| location_country = [[South Africa]]
| locations = 96 stores (2009)
| locations = 184 stores (2015)
| products =
| products = [[Fast Casual]]<br/>([[Coffee]]{{•}}[[Muffins]]{{•}}[[Breakfast]]{{•}}Gourmet [[Hamburgers]]{{•}}[[Sandwiches]])
{{Plainlist|
* [[Coffee]]
* [[Hamburgers|Burgers]]
* [[Beverages]]
* [[Baked goods]]
* [[Salad]]s
* [[Sandwiches]]
}}
}}
}}


'''Mugg & Bean''' is a full-service, [[fast casual]], [[coffee]]-themed [[Franchising|franchise]] [[restaurant]] chain originating from [[South Africa]]. Despite originating in South Africa, there is an obvious and intended influence from "American" coffee shops—most specifically, what is perceived to be "San Francisco"-style shops. Though not genuinely "American," the restaurant chain is nonetheless quite a good facsimile of such.
'''Mugg & Bean''' is a full-service [[coffee]]-themed [[restaurant]] [[Franchising|franchise]], founded in [[Cape Town]], [[South Africa]].


The restaurant chain was founded in 1996 by [[Ben Filmalter]] after a visit to a [[Chicago]] coffee shop in the early 1990s inspired him to open a similar restaurant in South Africa.<ref name=":0">{{cite news |url=http://www.iol.co.za/business/companies/mugg--bean-founder-dies-2050129 |title=Mugg & Bean founder dies {{!}} IOL |access-date=2016-11-07 }}</ref> The first restaurant was opened at the [[Victoria & Alfred Waterfront|V&A Waterfront]] in Cape Town in 1996.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.biznews.com/entrepreneur/2016/07/26/mugg-bean-mourns-the-death-of-its-creator-mr-generosity-ben-filmalter |title=Mugg & Bean mourns the death of its creator, "Mr Generosity" Ben Filmalter |date=2016-07-26 |website=BizNews.com |language=en-GB |access-date=2019-03-08 }}</ref> The franchise was bought by [[Famous Brands]] in 2009.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/82/53346.html |title=Who mugged the Bean? |last=Said |first=Michael |date=2010-10-19 |website=Bizcommunity.com |publisher= |access-date=2016-11-07 }}</ref>
The restaurant chain was founded in 1996 by [[Ben Filmalter]], one of South Africa's most prominent restaurateurs and a founding member of the [[South African Restaurant Association]].


As of 2009 they had 96 outlets throughout South Africa as well as a number of overseas operations, including the [[United Kingdom]], the [[United Arab Emirates]] and [[Kuwait]].{{Citation needed|date=May 2013}}
As of 2015 they had 184 outlets throughout South Africa and the rest of Africa, as well as a number of overseas operations, including the [[United Arab Emirates]] and [[Kuwait]].{{Citation needed|date=May 2013}}


== Controversy ==
A number of their restaurants offer [[Wi-Fi]] [[Hotspot (Wi-Fi)|hotspot]]s.Menz Menz Menz
In late 2018 and early 2019 Mugg & Bean was criticised by political parties and trade unions for alleged unfair labour practices. Trade union [[Congress of South African Trade Unions|COSATU]] threatened to report the company to regulators for violating labour regulations relating to wages and working conditions.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ewn.co.za/2019/03/01/cosatu-threatens-mugg-and-bean-with-legal-action |title=Cosatu threatens Mugg & Bean with legal action |last=Lindeque |first=Mia |website=ewn.co.za |language=en |access-date=2019-03-08 }}</ref>


In a separate incident the company was protested by the [[Economic Freedom Fighters]] political party when a restaurant manager was dismissed by a franchise owner amidst allegations of racism whilst the company stated that the manager was simply retrenched to cut costs.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2018-08-15-mugg--bean-manager-lost-his-job-because-he-was-retrenched-not-because-hes-black/ |title=Mugg & Bean manager lost his job because he was retrenched not because he's black |website=www.timeslive.co.za |language=en |access-date=2019-03-08 }}</ref>
==See also==
* [[List of restaurants in South Africa]]
* {{portal-inline|South Africa}}
* {{portal-inline|Food}}


==External links==
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
⚫
*[http://www.muggandbean.co.za/ Official Website]

== External links ==
⚫
* [http://www.muggandbean.co.za/ Official Website]

{{Portal bar|South Africa|Coffee|Food}}
{{Witwatersrand companies}}


{{DEFAULTSORT:Mugg and Bean}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mugg and Bean}}
[[Category:Restaurants in South Africa]]
[[Category:Restaurant chains in South Africa]]
[[Category:Restaurant franchises]]
[[Category:Restaurant franchises]]
[[Category:Retail companies established in 1996]]
[[Category:Restaurants established in 1996]]
[[Category:Coffeehouses]]
[[Category:Coffeehouses and cafés in South Africa]]
[[Category:Companies based in Johannesburg]]




Latest revision as of 06:58, 1 January 2025

Mugg & Bean
IndustryRestaurants
GenreCoffee & Generous Food
FoundedCape Town, South Africa (1996; 29 years ago (1996))
FounderBen Filmalter
Headquarters
Johannesburg
,
South Africa
Number of locations
184 stores (2015)
Products
ParentFamous Brands Limited[1]
Websitewww.muggandbean.co.za

Mugg & Bean is a full-service coffee-themed restaurant franchise, founded in Cape Town, South Africa.

The restaurant chain was founded in 1996 by Ben Filmalter after a visit to a Chicago coffee shop in the early 1990s inspired him to open a similar restaurant in South Africa.[2] The first restaurant was opened at the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town in 1996.[2][3] The franchise was bought by Famous Brands in 2009.[4]

As of 2015 they had 184 outlets throughout South Africa and the rest of Africa, as well as a number of overseas operations, including the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait.[citation needed]

Controversy

[edit]

In late 2018 and early 2019 Mugg & Bean was criticised by political parties and trade unions for alleged unfair labour practices. Trade union COSATU threatened to report the company to regulators for violating labour regulations relating to wages and working conditions.[5]

In a separate incident the company was protested by the Economic Freedom Fighters political party when a restaurant manager was dismissed by a franchise owner amidst allegations of racism whilst the company stated that the manager was simply retrenched to cut costs.[6]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Home". Famous Brands. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
  2. ^ a b "Mugg & Bean founder dies | IOL". Retrieved 2016-11-07.
  3. ^ "Mugg & Bean mourns the death of its creator, "Mr Generosity" Ben Filmalter". BizNews.com. 26 Jul 2016. Retrieved 2019-03-08.
  4. ^ Said, Michael (19 Oct 2010). "Who mugged the Bean?". Bizcommunity.com. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
  5. ^ Lindeque, Mia. "Cosatu threatens Mugg & Bean with legal action". ewn.co.za. Retrieved 2019-03-08.
  6. ^ "Mugg & Bean manager lost his job because he was retrenched not because he's black". www.timeslive.co.za. Retrieved 2019-03-08.
[edit]


Stub icon

This restaurant-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Stub icon

This South African corporation or company article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mugg_%26_Bean&oldid=1266570785"