Ricky's All Day Grill is a
restaurant chain
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in
western Canada
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.
The
restaurant
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was founded in 1960 as a family breakfast house. The first location in
eastern Canada
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opened in
Peterborough, Ontario
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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
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in
West Vancouver
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, 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
Western Canada, also referred to as the Western provinces, Canadian West, or Western provinces of Canada, and commonly known within Canada as the West, is a list of regions of Canada, Canadian region that includes the four western provinces and t ...
.
Frank Di Benedetto acquired Ricky's
[
] 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
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List of pancake houses
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List of Canadian restaurant chains
Although many of the largest restaurant chains in Canada are United States, US-based (McDonald's and Yum! Brands among others), some Canadian-based (owned and operated from Canada) restaurant chains are growing and have expanded into other marke ...
References
External links
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Regional restaurant chains in Canada
Restaurants in British Columbia
Companies based in Burnaby
Restaurants in Saskatchewan
Restaurants in Alberta
Restaurant chains in Canada
Pancake houses
Restaurant franchises
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