FranchiseCanada Magazine

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Taking Food from Fast to Fabulous

March/April 2018

February 21, 2018

As the quick service restaurant (QSR) sector continues to expand, convenient locations, good prices, and excellent customer service are more important than ever. Check out how four QSR brands stay competitive with unique, forward-thinking, and innovative [read more...]

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Q. As a prospective franchisee, what should I know about start-up costs?

Ask an Expert

February 22, 2018

There’s no doubt about it… Opening a successful franchise business, like any other start-up small business venture, comes down to successfully budgeting how much money you’ll need to get started, before you can ramp up [read more...]

Franchise Fun

Franchise Fun: Susan Senecal, A&W

February 22, 2018

Susan Senecal has recently taken over at the helm of A&W, the quick service food franchise that’s known as the Home of the Burger Family, as its President and CEO, but that won’t change the [read more...]

Cover Story

Mary Brown’s: New and Improved

February 21, 2018

What came first – the chicken or the franchise? Newfoundland’s own Mary Brown’s Chicken & Taters is truly a Canadian success story. Originating in St. John’s in 1969, Greg Roberts, a Newfoundland entrepreneur, bought the [read more...]

100% Canadian Franchises

Home-Grown and Locally-Owned: Habaneros Modern Taco Bar, MultiMenu Canada, Vixen Spa

February 22, 2018

High quality counts. Whether it’s food for humans, food for pets, or an invigorating spa treatment, an emphasis on excellence makes all the difference. And excellence is what these three all-Canadian systems strive for – [read more...]