In Summer 2025, Redberry Restaurants, the Area Director for Canada for the Jersey Mike’s Subs chain of quick service submarine restaurants, opened the 13th Jersey Mike’s location in Regina, and first outside of Ontario, and
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In early 2024, Atlanta-based Inspire Brands signed an international franchise agreement with Montreal-based Foodtastic Inc. to bring the Jimmy John’s Sandwiches quick service chain to Canada. In Fall of that year, the first Canadian location
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Firehouse Subs, founded in 1994 by former firefighters Chris and Robin Sorensen in Jacksonville in Florida, has grown into a leading quick-service sandwich brand with more than 1,400 locations across North America. Known for hot
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Founded in 1965, Subway has become one of the world’s largest restaurant chains, operating in more than 100 countries and around 37,000 restaurants globally. Since entering the Canadian market in 1986, Subway Canada has become
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Capt. Submarine is a regional Canadian quick service submarine sandwich chain founded in 1972 in Charlottetown in Prince Edward Island. Known for its oven-toasted subs, the brand offers a variety of sandwiches, including the popular
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For many of us, our first introduction to the submarine sandwich was in the late 1960s at the Mr Submarine shop on Yorkville Ave., then Toronto’s hippie and artistic community. Jack Levinson and Earl Linzon
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Last week, Toys ‘R’ Us Canada Ltd filed for creditor protection while it prepares to restructure. Acquired by Putman Investments in August 2021, the company has struggled with inflation, labour costs and competition from the
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Cheryl Kardish-Levitan and Mike Simon at CLV Realty are marketing for lease a 6204 square foot street level retail space at 139 Rideau St in the heart of Ottawa’s ByWard Market. The former bank location
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Kalvine Zinzombe and Dino Alevizos at Shindico Realty Inc. are marketing for sale a well-maintained 2686 square foot neighbourhood strip plaza with in-demand retail and service space, flexibility for short-term leases, and potential for an
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Sari Samarah and Beverly Wilson at Value Insight Realty Inc. are marketing for lease two units at the Trenton Plaza at 150 Front St and Division St. in Trenton, a community located about 175-kilometres east
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