Pizza Inn owner Simbisa takes full control of its Kenyan delivery arm as home orders hit 27% of sales
The Zimbabwean group paid about US$664,000 for the remaining 25% of Kutuma, which made 3.23 million deliveries in Kenya last year.
Nairobi — Zimbabwe's Simbisa Brands, owner of Pizza Inn, Chicken Inn, Galito's, Creamy Inn and Bakers' Inn, has bought out the minority shareholder in Kutuma Kenya, the delivery company for its fast-food chains, TechCabal reported.
Simbisa paid KES 85.8 million (about US$664,000) for the remaining 25% stake, according to its annual accounts, and owned all of Kutuma by the end of June.
Delivery takes off
Simbisa completed 3.23 million deliveries in Kenya in the year to June, up from 2.03 million a year earlier. Delivery rose to 27.4% of its Kenyan turnover, from 21.7%. "Delivery channels continued to gain momentum, with delivery orders increasing by 59% compared to the prior year," the company said. Kenyan revenue rose 11% and operating profit 16%.
Building a marketplace
Kutuma runs Dial a Delivery for Simbisa's restaurants, Yum, which lists restaurants and grocery shops in Nairobi, and Swyft, a delivery service for businesses. It wants to build a wider marketplace, competing with apps such as Glovo, Uber Eats and Bolt Food. Simbisa, which has 257 outlets in Kenya, said it would keep investing in delivery and digital ordering where it expects good returns.
Source: TechCabal, 11 November 2026.
