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TOP 50 CHAINS 2014 Report R e s e a r c h by P e t e r E l l i o t t

T 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 Hortons added 145 stores in 2012, and 142 last year.
Number three on the list—Menchies Frozen Yogurt had just 19 units last year and has grown Units 2014 Units 2013 Change

exponentially. At press time, the self-serve pay-by-weight frozen yogurt chain listed 84 Canadian locations Subway Franchise Systems of Canada Ltd. 3063 2850 213
on its website, with 20 more stores under development, mainly in Ontario and Western Canada.
Number four, Starbucks, added 63 units since our last report, on top of the 41 added in 2012. Pizza Tim Hortons (TDL Group) 3578 3436 142
chains are also expanding, with Pizza Pizza adding 24 new units in 2013 and Pizza Hut grew by 21. Menchie's Frozen Yogurt 84 19 65
Ontario’s burger chain landscape is shifting, as A&W, The WORKS Gourmet Burger Bistro, Hero
Starbucks Coffee Co. 940 877 63
Certified Burger, Five Guys Burgers and Fries and South St. Burger Co. expanded, while Burger King
and Licks closed stores. Burger King netted 13 fewer stores, down to 124 compared to 137 last year. Licks Dairy Queen Canada 643 583 60
reported 12 stores this year, compared to 17 in 2013. Booster Juice 308 261 47
Mid-sized chicken chains are on the rise in Ontario as well, with Wild Wing Corp., Popeyes Louisiana
Kitchen, Mary Brown’s Inc. and Buffalo Wild Wings all reporting increases in both units and sales. A & W Food Services of Canada Inc. 802 773 29
Coffee Time Donuts listed only 118 units on their website, down from 176 last year. Pita Pit 182 156 26
Pizza Pizza Limited 629 605 24
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. Pizza Hut Canada (Yum! Brands Inc.)** 345 324 21

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TOP 10 breakfast Chains, ontario
sales 2014 sales 2013 Units 2014 Units 2013
Rank 2014 Rank 2013 name
($ millions) ($ millions)

1 1 Cora Franchise Group Inc. 47.00 41.67 43 42

2 2 Sunset Grill Restaurants Ltd. 45.00 38.00 45 38
3 3 Williams Fresh Cafe Inc. 33.00 36.20 35 39
4 4 Wimpy's Diner Restaurant 24.50 29.00 44 42
5 5 Eggsmart Corp. (Chairman Brands) 15.00 15.00 30 30
6 7 Denny's of Canada Inc. (Dencan) 13.00 13.50 10 12
7 6 Perkins' Restaurant & Bakery 12.00 13.23 6 6
8 8 Michel's Bakery Cafe (Threecaf Brands Canada Inc.) 5.50 7.00 11 14
9 N/A Sunnyside Grill 5.00 5.00 5 5
10 10 International House of Pancakes 4.00 4.00 4 4
Photo by Ezran Kamal.

TOP 10 CHICKEN Chains, ontario

sales 2014 sales 2013 Units 2014 Units 2013
Rank 2014 Rank 2013 name
($ millions) ($ millions)

1 1 Swiss Chalet (Cara) 402.00 402.00 168 163

2 2 KFC Canada (Yum! Brands Inc.) 226.00 293.30 295 288
3 3 Wild Wing Corp. 43.50 35.00 87 70
4 4 Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen 33.00 29.35 66 50
5 6 Mary Brown's Inc. 25.26 20.50 34 33
6 7 Buffalo Wild Wings 20.00 15.00 10 6
7 12 Wacky Wings 16.00 12.00 7 5
8 5 Double Double Pizza and Chicken 15.50 18.00 31 37
9 11 Rotisseries St-Hubert Ltee 15.00 15.00 6 6
10 8 Dixie Lee Food Systems Ltd. 8.00 8.00 12 12
Photo by Roger Kirby.

* Numbers from previous year. Did not respond this year. Note: Some sales figures are estimates.**
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TOP 10 burgers Chains, ontario

SaleS 2014 SaleS 2013 UnitS 2014 UnitS 2013
Rank 2014 Rank 2013 name
($ millionS) ($ millionS)

1 1 McDonald's Restaurants of Canada Ltd.* 1364.60 1364.60 453 453

2 2 Wendy's Restaurants of Canada Inc.* 321.00 320.68 193 193
3 3 A & W Food Services of Canada Inc. 191.80 178.00 202 187
4 4 Harvey's (Cara) 159.00 159.00 185 185
5 5 Burger King Restaurants of Canada Inc.** 122.00 146.62 122 137
6 7 WORKS Gourmet Burger Bistro, The 40.50 30.00 27 20
7 8 Hero Certified Burgers 29.00 21.00 58 42
8 6 Lick's Franchising Inc. 24.00 44.30 12 17
9 10 Five Guys Burgers and Fries 13.50 11.00 27 22
10 9 South St. Burger Co. 13.00 11.70 19 16
Photo by Caro Leite.

TOP 10 international Chains, ontario

SaleS 2014 SaleS 2013 UnitS 2014 UnitS 2013
Rank 2014 Rank 2013 name
($ millionS) ($ millionS)

1 1 Mandarin Restaurant Franchise Corporation 110.00 107.00 22 22

2 7 Lone Star Restaurants 45.00 42.30 21 19
3 N/A Pita Pit 43.16 31.35 113 96
4 3 Teriyaki Experience 33.20 39.00 83 78
5 4 Thai Express (MTY Group) 30.00 30.00 60 60
6 N/A MR. GREEK Restaurants Inc. 30.00 30.00 20 20
7 2 Extreme Pita (MTY Group) 22.00 21.95 57 57
8 N/A Manchu WOK 22.00 31.50 44 63
9 5 Jimmy the Greek 18.50 18.50 37 37
10 8 Vanelli's Restaurants Limited (MTY Group) 18.00 21.00 18 19
Photo by Emiliano Spada.

TOP 15 pizza Chains, ontario

SaleS 2014 SaleS 2013 UnitS 2014 UnitS 2013
Rank 2014 Rank 2013 name
($ millionS) ($ millionS)

1 1 Pizza Pizza Limited 353.86 360.02 545 531

2 2 Boston Pizza International Inc. 302.00 242.07 110 108
3 3 Pizza Hut (Yum! Brands Inc.) 123.50 128.44 146 137
4 4 Pizza Nova 96.00 90.00 131 131
5 5 Domino's Pizza 68.00 68.04 135 135
6 6 Little Caesar of Canada Inc. 45.50 45.50 91 91
7 9 Gino's Pizza Inc.** 45.00 42.50 90 83
8 7 241 Pizza (Chairman's Brand Corp) 38.00 42.00 76 84
9 8 Pizzaville Inc. 30.00 30.00 71 71
10 10 New Orleans Pizza (Chairman's Brand Corp) 23.50 25.00 56 62
11 14 Topper's Pizza Canada 18.00 17.50 36 35
12 13 Godfather's Pizza 16.00 18.00 32 37
13 12 Double Double Pizza and Chicken 15.50 18.00 31 37
14 15 Panzerotto Pizza Ltd. 13.50 14.00 29 29
15 N/A Pizzaiolo 13.50 14.40 27 28
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TOP 15 Sub /sandwich Chains, ontario
SaleS 2014 SaleS 2013 UnitS 2014 UnitS 2013
Rank 2014 Rank 2013 name
($ millionS) ($ millionS)

1 1 Subway Franchise Systems of Canada Ltd. 627.36 618.67 1201 1102

2 2 Country Style Food Services Inc. (MTY Group)* 213.00 213.00 427 427
3 5 MR. SUB (MTY Group)** 127.50 127.00 255 253
4 4 Quiznos Canada Restaurant Corp 64.00 84.75 128 171
5 3 Coffee Time Donuts Inc. (Chairman's Brand Corp) 59.00 88.00 118 176
6 6 Williams Fresh Cafe Inc. 33.00 36.20 35 39
7 8 Coffee Culture Cafe & Eatery (Obsidian Group) 24.50 30.05 49 44
8 7 Arby's of Canada 24.19 35.62 31 42
9 N/A Panera Bread 18.00 13.50 12 9
10 10 Druxy's Inc. 15.00 14.80 37 37
11 12 Robin's (Chairman's Brand Corp) 14.00 14.50 28 29
12 N/A Square Boy Pizza & Subs 11.00 11.50 22 23
13 14 Bagel Stop, The 10.00 10.57 20 20
14 16 Great Canadian Bagel, Ltd., The 8.50 8.78 17 19
15 13 Select Food Services Inc. 8.00 14.03 16 25
Photo by Daniel Duchon.

TOP 15 Coffee/pastrY Chains, ontario

SaleS 2014 SaleS 2013 UnitS 2014 UnitS 2013
Rank 2014 Rank 2013 name
($ millionS) ($ millionS)

1 1 Tim Hortons (TDL Group) 3068.33 2998.00 1790 1692

2 2 McDonald’s Restaurants of Canada Ltd.* 1364.60 1364.60 453 453
3 4 Starbucks Coffee Co. 372.00 320.00 372 347
4 3 Country Style Food Services Inc. (MTY Group)* 213.00 213.00 427 427
5 5 Second Cup Ltd. 98.09 106.40 186 190
6 8 Timothy's World Coffee (Threecaf Brands Canada Inc.) 65.00 73.00 65 73
7 6 Coffee Time Donuts Inc. (Chairman's Brand Corp) 59.00 88.00 118 176
8 7 Williams Fresh Cafe Inc. 33.00 36.20 35 39
9 9 Coffee Culture Cafe & Eatery (Obsidian Group) 24.50 30.05 49 44
10 10 Druxy's Inc. 15.00 14.80 37 37
11 12 Robin's (Chairman's Brand Corp) 14.00 14.50 28 29
12 14 Bagel Stop, The 10.00 10.57 20 20
13 N/A Great Canadian Bagel, Ltd., The 8.50 8.78 17 19
14 N/A Lettieri Cafe 8.00 5.00 8 12
15 13 Select Food Services Inc. 8.00 14.03 16 25
Photo by Eziquel Boita.
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SaleS 2014 SaleS 2013
Rank 2014 Rank 2013 name ($ millionS) ($ millionS) UnitS 2014 UnitS 2013 expanSion noteS

1 1 Tim Hortons (TDL Group) 3068.33 2998.00 1790 1744 New Canadian units planned for 2014: 140 -160. 168 new Canadian stores in 2013. Another 16 were closed.

2 2 McDonald's Restaurants of Canada Ltd.* 1364.60 1364.60 453 453

3 3 Subway Franchise Systems of Canada Ltd. 627.36 618.67 1201 1102

4 4 Swiss Chalet (Cara) 402.00 402.00 168 163

5 7 Starbucks Coffee Co. 372.00 320.00 372 347 Starbucks opened 69 stores and closed three across Canada in 2013.

6 5 Pizza Pizza Limited 353.86 360.02 545 531 Opened 35 and closed six across Canada in 2013.

7 6 Wendy's Restaurants of Canada Inc.* 321.00 320.68 193 193

8 8 Boston Pizza International Inc. 302.00 242.07 110 108 Twelve stores added in 2013: six in the West, four in Ontario and two in Quebec.

9 9 KFC Canada (Yum! Bands Inc.) 226.00 293.30 295 288

10 10 Country Style Food Services Inc. (MTY Group)* 213.00 213.00 427 427

11 11 Keg Restaurants Ltd. 195.00 189.40 41 40

12 12 A & W Food Services of Canada Inc. 191.80 178.00 202 187

13 13 Harvey's (Cara) 159.00 159.00 185 185

14 14 Kelsey's Restaurants (Cara) 144.00 147.00 72 72

15 19 Jack Astor's Bar and Grill (Sir Corp) 139.52 118.55 30 29

16 18 MR. SUB (MTY Group)** 127.50 127.00 255 255

17 17 Pizza Hut Canada (Yum! Brands Inc.)** 123.50 128.44 146 137

18 15 Burger King Restaurants of Canada Inc. 122.00 146.62 122 137

19 16 East Side Mario's (Prime Restaurants) 114.00 138.76 57 64

20 21 Mandarin Restaurant Franchise Corporation 110.00 107.00 22 22 The Mandarin opened its 22nd store in north Brampton in 2013.

21 23 Dairy Queen Canada 106.00 101.50 212 203

22 20 Montana's (Cara) 105.00 114.00 52 55 Three Ontario locations were closed in 2013. Ottawa, Sarnia and Windsor.

23 24 Milestones (Cara) 101.50 97.00 29 26 Three new stores opened in 2013 ( Ottawa, Sudbury and Richmond Hill). One store closed in BC (Burnaby).

24 22 Second Cup Ltd. 98.09 106.40 186 190 Opened 15 new cafes, closed 19 and renovated 22 in 2013. They opened a net of four in the first quarter of 2014.

25 25 Pizza Nova 96.00 90.00 131 131 Planning to open 10 additional units in Ontario.

26 29 Moxie's Restaurants L.P.* (NOR) 78.00 70.40 26 24 Opened Kitchener, downtown Toronto and Montreal in the last 12 months. Closed Nanaimo.

27 30 Domino's Pizza 68.00 68.04 135 135

28 31 Oliver & Bonacini Restaurants 65.00 65.00 11 12

29 50 Timothy's World Coffee (Threecaf Brands Canada Inc.)** 65.00 73.00 65 73

30 27 Quiznos Canada Restaurant Corp* 64.00 84.75 128 171

31 32 Casey's Grill & Bar (Prime Restaurants) 60.00 60.12 20 28

32 33 Crabby Joe's Tap & Grill (Obsidian Group) 60.00 60.00 38 39

33 26 Coffee Time Donuts Inc. (Chairman's Brand Corp) 59.00 88.00 118 176

34 45 St. Louis Franchise Limited 55.50 40.00 40 34 Six to eight units per year in Ontario. Looking for expansion to East and West Coasts.

35 N/A Taco Bell of Canada (Yum! Brands Inc.) 51.00 74.50 29 44

36 37 Firkin Group of Pubs, The 49.00 50.00 31 32 Expecting to expand sub-franchise systems in Ottawa, South Western Ontario, Western Canada and Newfoundland

With ongoing development in Canada and Internationally the chain plans to open 34 new Canadian locations and
37 N/A Booster Juice 48.40 24.31 122 88
five new international locations opening in 2014.

38 N/A Shoeless Joe's Sports Grill 48.00 46.50 33 31 Plan to open new units within Ontario and license agreements throughout the rest of Canada.

39 39 Turtle Jack's (Tortoise Group) 48.00 45.00 16 15

Four units opened in the last 12 months (one in QC and three in Western Canada). Four have closed also (Bramp-
40 44 Cora Franchise Group Inc. 47.00 41.67 43 42
ton, Edmonton, Montreal, Sept Iles)

41 N/A Little Caesar of Canada Inc. 45.50 45.50 91 91

42 N/A Gino's Pizza Inc. 45.00 42.50 90 83 Gino's has closed eight and opened 15 stores in the last year.

43 41 Lone Star Restaurants 45.00 42.30 21 19

44 46 Sunset Grill Restaurants Ltd. 45.00 38.00 45 38 Twenty-four new stores in development. 18 of these are scheduled to open in 2014.

45 36 Yogen Fruz Canada Inc. (MTY Group) 45.00 50.50 90 101

46 35 Baton Rouge (Imvescor) 44.00 54.03 11 11

47 49 Wild Wing Corp. 43.50 35.00 87 70

48 N/A Pita Pit 43.16 31.35 113 96 Opened 32 new locations across Canada in 2013. Planning on opening 40 new locations in 2014.

49 N/A WORKS Gourmet Burger Bistro, The 40.50 30.00 27 20 Opened seven new stores in Ontario and one in St. John's in the last year.

50 42 241 Pizza (Chairman's Brand Corp) 38.00 42.00 76 84

* Numbers from previous year. Did not respond this year. Note: Some sales figures are estimates.**