Life at Retail Group

A subsidiary of Famous Brands Limited, Africa’s largest branded food service franchisor

About Us

Equatorial Holdings was established in 2000 with the first Debonairs Pizza store opening at the Main Mall in Gaborone.


Retail Group was formed in March 2002 as a subsidiary of Equatorial Holdings Botswana as a result of the acquisition of the Steers, Debonairs Pizza master license agreements for Botswana from Famous Brands Ltd. The Wimpy master license agreement was later acquired in 2005 licenses. The organization has subsequently been restructured and Retail Group is now a multiple casual dining and quick service restaurant operating company and multiple master licensee. The company further owns the majority share in Peak Yamaha, a motorcycle dealership in Gaborone.


There are currently 37 businesses within the Retail Group umbrella, across Botswana.


The group currently consists of 25 Debonairs Pizza outlets, 3 Milky Lane & Co outlets, 1 company-run Wimpy restaurant, 5 Steers outlets, and 3 company-run Mugg & Bean restaurants. Retail Group is the master licensee for the Debonairs Pizza, Wimpy, Milky Lane, Steers and Mugg & Bean franchises in Botswana. There are currently 8 Franchised Wimpy outlets.

Retail Group provides employment to approximately 1,200 Batswana, with an estimated further 300 individuals employed across the Franchised restaurants.

Open job positions

We would love to welcome you as part of our ever-growing team!

Support Office Management

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Rudolph de Wet

Managing Director

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Paul Lewitt

Group General Manager

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Mmoloki Mogotsi

Finance Director

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Bose Tladinyane

Head of Marketing

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Pretty M Thogo

Head of Human Resources

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Tshephang Batshidi

Call Center Manager

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Martha Segatlhe

National Training Manager

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Joseph Makuyana

Operations Manager - Casual Dining Restaurants

Benefits

We lead. We develop talent. We provide you with opportunities to make an impact.

Challenge and Opportunity

Running multiple leading brands in the quick-service and casual dining restaurant space means we are able to provide career growth and opportunities to branch into other areas of the business.

Recognition and Rewards

We show our people we value their contribution in various ways including performance awards, loyalty awards, career progression, yearly increases and training opportunities.

We've got you covered!

We offer our support office teams with 100% ER contribution to medical aid and funeral benefits.

Learning and Development

With our own BQA-accredited training facility, we prioritise our teams’ learning and development.

What Our Team Members Have to Say!

Meet some of the amazing people who work at Retail Group

Nancy KefaletseKgomotso GarebakwenaRorisang ManeoTshephang BatshidiNeo SelatoDineo JabulaniThato Ditshane

Our Culture

We exist to deliver exceptional customer experiences through our values of TEAMWORK, CARE, BEING CUSTOMER-LED, GROWTH, TRUST AND FUN!

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