Coramark Inc. (
doing business as
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Cora) is a Canadian chain of
casual restaurant
Restaurants fall into several industry classifications, based upon menu style, preparation methods and pricing, as well as the means by which the food is served to the customer. This article mainly describes the situation in the USA, while catego ...
s 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
Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the second-most populous city in Canada and most populous city in the Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as '' Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple- ...
by an unidentified man. Tsouflidis was found the next day unharmed in
Laval.
See also
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List of Canadian restaurant chains
Although many of the largest restaurant chains in Canada are 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, especially i ...
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