Mama Cass (restaurant)

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Mama Cass
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Restaurant information
Established1983
Owner(s)Charis Grace Onabowale
Food type African cuisine, Pastries,
Street address4a, Oyeleke Street, Off Kudirat Abiola Way, Alausa Bus Stop, Oregun
City Ikeja, Lagos State
CountryFlag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Website mamacassuk.com/home/

Mama Cass Restaurants is one of the food based companies in Nigeria. [1] [2]

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History

In November 1983, Charis Grace Onabowale [3] opened the first location at Allen Avenue, Ikeja, Lagos State. [4] [5] [6] The first outlet carried for the first time the brand “Mama Cass Cafeteria”. Mama Cass Restaurants currently owns a chain of about 14 quick service restaurants and has expanded its service locations to other parts of the country. [3] Besides Lagos, other outlets are located in other Nigerian states including Ogun, Edo, FCT, and also in the United Kingdom. [4] [7] [8] Mama Cass specializes in home cooked traditional African meals and international cuisines and other specialties like Oven Fresh pastries, Jaydens Sliced Bread. In addition to the restaurant chain, a bakery and Industrial catering also operates. It has expanded into industrial canteen management, private function catering and high volume bread production. [9]

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