Smitty's is a
casual dining
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restaurant
A restaurant is a business that prepares and serves food and drinks to customers. Meals are generally served and eaten on the premises, but many restaurants also offer take-out and food delivery services. Restaurants vary greatly in appearan ...
based in Canada. It was founded by Walter Chan in 1960. The franchise is also referred to as Smitty's Canada Inc. and uses the slogans "''All Your Favorites, All Day Long",'' and "''Canada's Family Restaurant".'' Smitty's gets its name from John William "Smitty" Smith, the founder of a restaurant in Seattle, Washington.
History
Smitty's was founded in 1960 in
Calgary
Calgary ( ) is the largest city in the western Canadian province of Alberta and the largest metro area of the three Prairie Provinces. As of 2021, the city proper had a population of 1,306,784 and a metropolitan population of 1,481,806, makin ...
, Alberta. The Head Office is still located in Calgary. In April 2018, the company was acquired by Equicapita Investment Corp, a private company buyout fund based in Calgary.
Products
* Smitty's makes its own pancake mix, waffle mix, pancake syrup, and a special blend of ground coffee that can be purchased at their locations.
Promotions
* Smitty's Family Restaurants has a loyalty program for all of its guests across Canada called MySmitty's Rewards.
* In 2020, to celebrate 60 years of being Canada's Family Restaurant, Smitty's offered a scratch-to-win contest featuring over $1 million in prizes.
See also
*
List of Canadian restaurant chains
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Companies based in Calgary
Restaurants established in 1960
Restaurant chains in Canada