Debonairs Pizza – “Try Something Amazing” Brief Background Known as the leading pizza quick service restaurant in South Africa, Debonairs Pizza was established in 1991. The two university students (one of them being Craig McKenzie) who founded this restaurant (operating in Pietermaritzburg from a family bakery) played a key role in setting up Debonairs to what it is today. Currently in South Africa there are 382 outlets (as of 28 February 2014). Recently, Debonairs has been launched in Mumbai, India