Grinner's Food Systems, Limited is a Canadian company that franchises two

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chains,

Greco Pizza Greco Pizza Restaurant is a franchise restaurant chain consisting of over 100 outlets in Eastern Canada. The restaurants also deliver pizza. Greco bills itself as the largest pizza chain in Atlantic Canada. History The first Greco Pizza restaur ...

and

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. It is based in

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. The company is owned by Trucorp Investments Incorporated of

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. Trucorp also owns Bonte Foods Limited, Frank and Gino's Restaurant, and Chris Brothers food products. William Hay is chairman of Trucorp, a food and beverage company that ranked 77th on a list of the 101 top companies in Atlantic Canada in 2004. The Grinner's division had revenue of $30.4 million in 2008.

Major franchises

Greco Pizza and Captain Submarine

Both

and

are quick-service restaurant chains. Many of the over-170 Greco Pizza locations in Quebec, Ontario, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland operate

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with Captain Submarine. Established in Moncton, New Brunswick in 1977, Greco Pizza is one of

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's largest pizza chains. Menu items include pizza, donair, salads, garlic fingers, and the restaurant's proprietary dipping sauces. Captain Submarine was acquired by Grinner's in 2002, when it only had 9 locations (21 fewer than it had in the 1980s). The purchase brought the number of Grinners franchised restaurants from 111 to 120.

Frank and Gino's

Frank and Gino's is a

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that is owned by Grinner's. Its menu includes pizza, pasta, seafood and beef entrees.

References

External links

Frank and Gino's Website
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Major franchises

Greco Pizza and Captain Submarine

Frank and Gino's

See also

References

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