Coramark Inc. (
doing business as
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Cora) is a Canadian chain of
casual restaurants serving breakfast and lunch. Until 2008, the chain was known as Chez Cora déjeuners... in Quebec, and now just Cora elsewhere in Canada. Franchises are located in all provinces.
Chez Cora began in 1987 when Cora Tsouflidou opened a snack bar in
Montreal
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,
Quebec
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, Canada. It is now a chain of more than 50 franchises in
Quebec
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and 130 across Canada.
Events
On March 8, 2017, Cora's president, Nicholas Tsouflidou, was kidnapped at gunpoint from his home near
Montreal
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by an unidentified man. Tsouflidis was found the next day unharmed in
Laval
Laval means ''The Valley'' in old French and is the name of:
People
* House of Laval, a French noble family originating from the town of Laval, Mayenne
* Laval (surname)
Places Belgium
* Laval, a village in the municipality of Sainte-Ode, Luxem ...
.
See also
*
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 markets ...
References
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External links
Official website
Companies based in Quebec
Restaurant chains in Canada
Restaurant franchises
Restaurants established in 1987
1987 establishments in Quebec
Sainte-Thérèse, Quebec