Atlantic 2014 Chains Report

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TOP 40 CHAINS
2014 Report
R e s e a r c h by P e t e r E l l i o t t
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Top 10 Unit Increases nationally
he list, right, showing unit changes during the past year, tells an interesting story. Subway Franchise
Systems of Canada Ltd. and Tim Hortons led the pack. Their numbers are impressive but not
surprising, since they are both huge in terms of national units. Subway grew by 140 stores in 2012, and
then added 213 more this past year. Tim’s added 145 stores in 2012, and 142 last year.
The surprise is number three on the list—Menchies Frozen Yogurt had just 19 units last year and has
grown exponentially. At press time, the self-serve pay-by-weight frozen yogurt chain listed 84 locations
on its website, with 20 more stores under development.
In regional news, Grinner’s Food Systems’ frozen yogurt store, Frozu, is expanding rapidly in Atlantic
Canada with six locations opening in the past six months. TCBY, another frozen yogurt company, now
has 27 stores, up from 19 last year. Second Cup now has 21 locations in Atlantic region, up from 11. Mary
Brown’s has grown its number of locations by 10 for a total of 50 in the Maritimes. Don Cherry’s Sports
Grill is planning new restaurants for Paradise and Conception Bay South, NL. Ches’s Snacks has opened
locations in Carbonear, Lewisport and Marystown, NL. Pita Pit has doubled its Atlantic Canada locations
from five to 10.
On the other hand, Pizza Delight is down five stores and Split Crow Pubs has lost its Springhill and
Wentworth locations.
Please email any changes to data for our online listings or next year’s report to
lwu@canadianrestaurantnews.com, subject line: Chains Report 2014 changes.
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Units 2014
Units 2013
Change
Subway Franchise Systems of Canada Ltd.
3063
2850
213
Tim Hortons (TDL Group)
3578
3436
142
Menchie's Frozen Yogurt
84
19
65
Starbucks Coffee Co.
940
877
63
Dairy Queen Canada
643
583
60
Booster Juice
308
261
47
A & W Food Services of Canada Inc.
802
773
29
Pita Pit
182
156
26
Pizza Pizza Limited
629
605
24
Pizza Hut Canada (Yum! Brands Inc.)**
345
324
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TOP RESTAURANT CHAINS BY CATEGORY
TOP 10 BURGER Chains, atlantic Canada
sales 2014
sales 2013
($ millions)
($ millions)
Units 2014
Units 2013
McDonald's Restaurants of Canada Ltd.*
317.80
317.80
119
119
2
A & W Food Services of Canada Inc.
58.90
59.80
61
61
3
3
Wendy's Restaurants of Canada Inc.
58.00
58.00
35
33
4
4
Burger King Restaurants of Canada Inc.**
29.00
33.00
29
21
5
6
Jungle Jim's Restaurants
26.00
23.00
24
23
6
5
Dairy Queen Canada
24.50
23.50
49
47
7
8
Harvey's (Cara)
5.00
5.00
9
9
8
9
Relish Gourmet Burgers
3.00
3.50
6
4
9
N/A
WORKS Gourmet Burger Bistro, The
1.50
N/A
1
N/A
10
N/A
Flipburger
1.00
N/A
2
N/A
Rank 2014
Rank 2013
1
1
2
name
Photo by Caro Leite.
TOP 6 CHICKEN Chains, atlantic Canada
sales 2014
sales 2013
($ millions)
($ millions)
Units 2014
Units 2013
KFC Canada (Yum! Brands Inc.)
54.00
70.99
57
70
4
Swiss Chalet (Cara)
44.00
44.00
16
16
3
6
Mary Brown's Inc.
37.14
31.50
50
40
4
8
Jungle Jim's Restaurants
26.00
23.00
24
23
5
9
Dixie Lee Food Systems Ltd.
22.50
22.50
37
37
6
10
Rotisseries St-Hubert Ltee
5.00
12.50
2
5
Rank 2014
Rank 2013
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1
2
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Photo by Roger Kirby.
* Numbers from previous year. Did not respond this year.
Note: Some sales figures are estimates.**
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TOP RESTAURANT CHAINS BY CATEGORY continued
TOP 10 pizza Chains, atlantic Canada
UnitS 2014
UnitS 2013
61.50
71
76
49.00
48.92
18
18
Greco Pizza (Grinner's Food Systems)*
37.00
33.32
120
120
5
Pizza Hut Canada (Yum! Brands Inc.)**
11.00
11.22
14
12
5
6
Pizza Shack Holdings
8.58
8.58
30
30
6
7
Pizza Partito
8.00
8.00
16
15
7
8
Jessy's Pizza
7.50
7.50
15
15
8
NA
Papa John's
7.00
2.85
7
7
9
9
Pizza Town
4.20
4.20
7
7
10
10
Domino's Pizza
3.50
3.53
7
7
name
SaleS 2014
SaleS 2013
($ millionS)
($ millionS)
Rank 2014
Rank 2013
1
1
Pizza Delight (Imvescor Inc)
49.70
2
2
Boston Pizza International Inc.
3
3
4
TOP 8 Sub /sandwich Chains, atlantic Canada
SaleS 2014
SaleS 2013
($ millionS)
($ millionS)
UnitS 2014
UnitS 2013
Tim Hortons (TDL Group)
622.24
618.95
363
360
2
Subway Franchise Systems of Canada Ltd.
105.52
107.23
202
191
3
3
Robin's (Chairman's Brand Corp)
23.00
25.00
46
50
4
5
Quiznos Canada Restaurant Corp
9.00
10.41
18
21
5
8
Extreme Pita (MTY-Extreme Brandz)
6.00
5.78
12
12
6
9
Country Style Food Services Inc. (MTY Group)*
5.50
5.50
11
11
7
4
Capt. Sub (Grinner's Food Systems)**
4.75
4.00
38
28
8
10
Arby's of Canada
3.12
2.42
4
5
Rank 2014
Rank 2013
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1
2
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Photo by Daniel Duchon.
TOP 10 Coffee/pastry Chains, atlantic Canada
Photo by Eziquel Boita.
SaleS 2014
SaleS 2013
($ millionS)
($ millionS)
UnitS 2014
UnitS 2013
Tim Hortons (TDL Group)
622.24
618.95
363
359
2
McDonald's Restaurants of Canada Ltd.*
317.80
317.80
119
119
3
3
Robin's (Chairman's Brand Corp)
23.00
25.00
46
50
4
4
Starbucks Coffee Co.
17.00
17.20
17
16
5
6
Second Cup Ltd.
11.07
6.20
21
10
6
5
Country Style Food Services Inc. (MTY Group)*
5.50
5.50
11
11
7
9
Timothy's World Coffee (Threecaf Brands Canada Inc.)**
4.00
4.00
4
4
8
NA
Great Canadian Bagel, Ltd., The
2.00
2.09
4
4
9
7
Treats Canada Corporation
2.00
2.30
10
11
10
NA
Coffee Culture Cafe & Eatery (Obsidian Group)
0.50
NA
1
NA
Rank 2014
Rank 2013
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2
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TOP 40 ATLAntic restaurant Chains
SaleS 2014
SaleS 2013
($ millionS)
($ millionS)
UnitS 2014
UnitS 2013
Tim Hortons (TDL Group)
622.24
618.95
363
360
2
McDonald's Restaurants of Canada Ltd.*
317.80
317.80
119
119
3
3
Subway Franchise Systems of Canada Ltd.
105.52
107.23
202
191
4
6
A & W Food Services of Canada Inc.
58.90
59.80
61
61
5
7
Wendy's Restaurants of Canada Inc.
58.00
58.00
35
33
6
4
KFC Canada (Yum! Brands Inc.)
54.00
70.99
57
70
7
5
Pizza Delight (Imvescor Inc)
49.70
61.50
71
76
Stores closed in NL, NS and ON.
8
8
Boston Pizza International Inc.
49.00
48.92
18
18
12 stores added in 2013. Six in the West, four in Ontario and two in Quebec.
9
9
Swiss Chalet (Cara)
44.00
44.00
16
16
10
18
Dooly's Inc.
39.00
21.50
39
41
11
12
Mary Brown's Inc.
37.14
31.50
50
40
12
10
Greco Pizza (Grinner's Food Systems)
37.00
33.32
120
120
13
11
Burger King Restaurants of Canada Inc.
29.00
33.00
29
21
14
15
Jungle Jim's Restaurants
26.00
23.00
24
23
15
14
Dairy Queen Canada
24.50
23.50
49
47
16
13
Robin's (Chairman's Brand Corp)
23.00
25.00
46
50
17
16
Dixie Lee Food Systems Ltd.
22.50
22.50
37
37
18
17
Montana's (Cara)
22.00
22.00
7
7
Three Ontario locations were closed in 2013—Ottawa, Sarnia and Windsor.
19
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Starbucks Coffee Co.
17.00
17.20
17
16
Starbucks opened 69 stores and closed three across Canada in 2013.
20
21
Cora Franchise Group Inc.
16.00
16.45
15
15
Four units opened in the last 12 months (one in QC and three in Western Canada). 4 have
closed also (Brampton, Edmonton, Montreal, Sept Iles)
21
22
Keg Restaurants Ltd.
15.00
14.57
3
3
Location on Thurlow St. in Vancouver has closed. A new location to replace it is opening in
the summer of 2014. A third location in Quebec (Point Claire) has opened.
22
19
East Side Mario's (Prime Restaurants)
14.00
19.52
7
8
23
N/A
Smitty's Canada Ltd.
14.00
14.00
10
10
24
28
Jack Astor's Bar and Grill (Sir Corp)
13.95
9.48
3
2
25
27
TCBY Canada (MTY Group)
13.50
9.50
27
19
26
32
Second Cup Ltd.
11.07
6.20
21
11
27
N/A
Circle K (Big Stop Restaurants)**
11.00
11.00
11
11
28
24
Pizza Hut Canada (Yum! Bands Inc.)**
11.00
11.22
14
12
29
26
Don Cherry's Sports Grill Inc.
9.50
9.50
7
7
30
25
Quiznos Canada Restaurant Corp
9.00
10.41
18
21
31
29
Pizza Shack Holdings
8.58
8.58
30
30
32
30
Pizza Partito
8.00
8.00
16
16
33
31
Jessy's Pizza
7.50
7.50
15
15
34
N/A
Menchie's Frozen Yogurt
7.00
1.00
7
1
35
N/A
Papa John's
7.00
2.85
7
7
36
N/A
Ches's Snacks Ltd.
6.75
4.50
9
6
Ches has recently opened locations in Carbonear, Lewisporte and Marystown.
37
39
Booster Juice
6.40
4.04
16
16
With ongoing development in Canada and internationally the chain plans to open 34 new
Canadian locations and five new international locations in 2014.
38
33
Extreme Pita (MTY-Extreme Brandz)
6.00
5.78
12
12
39
N/A
Moxie's Restaurants L.P. (NOR)
6.00
3.20
2
1
40
N/A
Country Style Food Services Inc. (MTY Group)*
5.50
5.50
11
11
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* Numbers from previous year. Did not respond this year.
Note: Some sales figures are estimates.**
expanSion noteS
New Canadian units planned for 2014: 140-160. 168 new Canadian stores in 2013.
Another 16 were closed.
Adding 20 new stores in 2014.
Opened 15 new cafes, closed 19 and renovated 22 in 2013. They opened a net of four in
the first quarter of 2014.
Two new units to open in Newfoundland in Paradise and Conception Bay.
Seeking master franchise holders for Quebec, Ontario & Western Provinces.
Opened Kitchener, ON, downtown Toronto and Montreal in the last 12 months. Closed
Nanaimo.