Montana's BBQ & Bar (originally and in some cases, still branded as Montana's Cookhouse Saloon) is a Canadian
restaurant
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chain known for smoked pork ribs, steaks, and burgers. It is
headquarter
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ed in
Vaughan,
Ontario
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and is a subsidiary of
Recipe Unlimited
Recipe Unlimited Corporation is a Canadian company that operates several restaurant chains such as Swiss Chalet, Harvey's and The Keg, and food distribution for large operations.
The company was originated in 1883 as Canada Railway News Compan ...
.
Operations
Montana's BBQ & Bar has 105 restaurants located in all the
Canadian provinces
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except
Quebec
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, and none in the three territories. As of February 2009, Montana's closed their
United States
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locations in
Michigan
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and
New York
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* New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States
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.
History
Montana's Cookhouse first opened its doors in 1995 as a subsidiary of
Kelseys Original Roadhouse. The original idea was thought up by Kelsey's owner Paul Jeffery and its president Nils Kravis. In 1999, Cara Operations (now known as Recipe Unlimited) obtained controlling interest in Kelsey's, including the Montana's chain. Cara completed its acquisition of the entire company 2002.
, the chain began rebranding as Montana's BBQ & Bar.
Loyalty program
Montana's began a partnership with Scene in February 2015.
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 ...
*
List of assets owned by Recipe Unlimited
References
External links
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Recipe Unlimited
Restaurant chains in Canada
Restaurants established in 1995
Steakhouses
Theme restaurants
Defunct restaurant chains in the United States