Ricky's All Day Grill Explained
| Ricky's All Day Grill |
| Type: | Franchise |
| Foundation: | 1962 |
| Location City: | Burnaby, BC |
Ricky's All Day Grill is a restaurant chain in western Canada.[1] The restaurant was founded in 1960 as a family breakfast house.[2] The first location in eastern Canada opened in Peterborough, Ontario[3] in November 2007.
History
Al Sheren opened the first Ricky's, naming the chain after his son, Ricky. This was Ricky's Pancake House & Chicken and it opened in the early 1960s in Park Royal Shopping Centre in West Vancouver, BC. Park Royal had just opened and it was the first indoor mall in Canada.
Roy Hildebrand bought a franchise in 1979 and became the franchisor in 1982. Roy and his family quickly expanded the chain, opening locations throughout Western Canada.
Frank Di Benedetto acquired Ricky's[4] in 1997 as majority owner, President and CEO. Ricky's All Day Grill. Ricky's is now open for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Ricky's All Day Grill has become one of the fastest growing mid-scale family restaurants in Canada with 67 locations.
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Glen. Korstrom. January 27, 2014. Owner of Fatburger Canada and Ricky's All Day Grill plans acquisition. Business Vancouver. May 14, 2014. May 14, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140514125715/http://www.biv.com/article/20140127/BIV0106/140129924/-1/BIV/owner-of-fatburger-canada-and-rickys-all-day-grill-plans-acquisition. dead.
- Web site: B.C. restaurateur Frank Di Benedetto adds 28-location chain to holdings. www.vancouversun.com. 25 April 2015. 23 April 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150423054026/http://www.vancouversun.com/business/restaurateur+Frank+Benedetto+adds+location+chain+holdings/10129136/story.html. dead.
- Web site: A good ol' family grill house . TheRecord.com . October 4, 2012 . December 27, 2017.
- Web site: Successful B.C. franchisor buys ABC Country Restaurant chain. Business In Vancouver. 25 April 2015.
