Savannah & Sakura Hospitality Group — Implementation Roadmap
The critical-path work packages and dependencies and the phased rollout underpinning SSHG's implementation.
Section 9 · Business Plan
Implementation Roadmap
The critical-path work packages and dependencies and the phased rollout underpinning SSHG’s implementation.
The Group will be built over a phased 60-month programme that
sequences capital deployment, venue commissioning and revenue ramp to
manage execution risk and protect liquidity. Phasing is deliberate: the
Cape Town flagship and central production kitchen are commissioned first
to establish brand and operational foundations, followed by the estate,
the Johannesburg flagship, the academy, and finally Stellenbosch and the
national casual-dining rollout.
9.1 Critical-Path Work Packages & Dependencies
The table below sets out the principal work packages, their
indicative timing and key dependencies. Items on the critical path —
brand and concept finalisation, the Cape Town flagship and the central
production kitchen — gate subsequent phases.
| Work package | Timing | Key dependencies |
|---|---|---|
| Capital raise & financial close | Months 1–6 | Investor commitments; debt facilities agreed |
| Brand, concept & design finalisation | Months 1–9 | Financial close |
| Cape Town flagship build & launch | Months 4–14 | Brand finalisation; site secured (critical path) |
| Central production kitchen | Months 4–12 | Financial close (critical path) |
| Culinary academy establishment | Months 8–20 | Brand; partnerships; accreditation |
| Savannah Retreat estate development | Months 6–26 | Land acquisition; planning approvals |
| Johannesburg flagship | Months 14–24 | Cape Town flagship operational |
| Members’ club & consumer products launch | Months 12–22 | Flagship live; CRM & e-commerce stack |
| Stellenbosch flagship | Months 24–36 | Estate operational; brand scaled |
| National casual-dining rollout | Months 24–60 | Format proven; management depth |
| Advisory & franchising scale-up | Months 30–60 | Track record; IP codified |
Table 7. Critical-path work packages, indicative
timing and dependencies.
9.2 Milestones & Capital Phasing
Capital is deployed in line with commissioning: R150m in Year 1,
R159m in Year 2 and R97m in Year 3, with the build programme
substantially complete by the end of Year 3. This phasing matches cash
outflows to revenue generation, limits peak funding requirements and
allows each phase to validate the model before the next is
committed.
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