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| Type | Casual Dining Franchise |
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| Founded | Edmonton, Alberta (1964) |
| Headquarters | Richmond, British Columbia |
| Key people | Jim Treliving and George Melville, owners |
| Products | Pizza, Pasta, Ribs |
| Revenue | ▲ CAN $755 Million (2007) |
Boston Pizza (also known as BP) is a Canadian-based restaurant chain which owns and franchises locations in Canada, the United States and Mexico.
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History
The Boston Pizza concept began in Edmonton, Alberta in 1965 when Greek immigrant Gus Agioritis opened Boston Pizza and Spaghetti House. He started the restaurant with little experience, but gained success through hard work and a solid business plan. By 1970 Boston Pizza had 17 locations in Western Canada; 15 of them were franchised.
One of the first franchisees was Jim Treliving, a Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer. In 1968 he had noticed the growing popularity of Boston Pizza and opened the first franchise restaurant in Penticton, British Columbia. While in Pentiction he met up with George Melville who was an chartered accountant. He acted as Treliving's business consultant for four years then in 1973 became Treliving's partner in the business. Over 10 years they built 16 restaurants all over BC. They would later prove invaluable in their future position as the franchisor of the Boston Pizza concept.
In 1983 Treliving and Melville acquired the chain of 44 Boston Pizza restaurants from then owner Ron Coyle, who had acquired the company from Agioritis in 1978. The two started to divested 15 of their restaurants to individual franchisees, converted one restaurant to a corporate training restaurant and set about establishing systems and operating standards designed to enhance the already successful franchise system. In 1986 Boston Pizza became the official pizza supplier for Expo 86 in Vancouver. This was a major success for the company, in the next two years it would lead to another 17 franchises.
By 1995 the chain had grown to 95 restaurants in Western Canada with sales in excess of $110 million. Over the many years the restaurants had become a success, more sports bars had been established as an integral part of the business.
In 1997 President and Chief Operating Officer Mark Pacinda was hired to bring the chain to more eastern areas of Canada. The first one was built in Ottawa in September 1998. The company later opened a regional office in Laval, Quebec in April 2004. Today there are over 325 Boston Pizza restaurants in Canada.[1]
Boston's
Boston's is a Boston Pizza's franchise in the USA, and Mexico. Boston's is the the same as its Canadian franchise and offers the same meals, it has been around for over 40 years.[2]
Locations
Boston Pizza has over 315 locations in all provinces of Canada.[3] The United States operations, Boston's the Gourmet Pizza, based and founded in Dallas, has a total of 54 locations in the United States and 2 locations in Mexico.[4]
References
- ^ History
- ^ "Welcome to Boston's The Gourmet Pizza" (in English). Boston's. http://www.bostonsgourmet.com/?q=bostonsgourmet_companyinfo_ourheritage. Retrieved on 2009-04-08.
- ^ Canadian Locations
- ^ US Locations
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