Grinner's Food Systems, Ltd. is an

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company that franchises the

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chains Greco Pizza and Captain Submarine, and frozen yoghurt chain Frozu!. It is based in

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. The company is owned by Trucorp Investments Inc. of

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. William Hay is the

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of Trucorp, which also owns Bonte Foods, Ltd., Frank and Gino's restaurant, and Chris Brothers food products. The company ranked 77th out of 101 top companies in

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in 2004. The Grinner's division earned a revenue of $30.4 million in 2008.

Major franchises

Greco Pizza and Captain Submarine

Greco Pizza was established in

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, New Brunswick in 1977, and has since grown to one of Atlantic Canada's largest pizza chains. Menu items include pizza,

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, salad, and the restaurant's proprietary dipping sauces. Captain Submarine was acquired by Grinner's in 2002, with nine locations (twenty-one fewer than there were in the 1980s). The purchase raised the number of Grinner's franchised restaurants from 111 to 120. Both Greco Pizza and Captain Submarine are quick-service restaurant chains, which are often

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. There are over 170 Greco Pizza locations across

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, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and

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Frank and Gino's

Frank and Gino's is a restaurant in Truro, Nova Scotia owned by Grinner's. The menu includes pizza, pasta, seafood and beef entrees.

References

External links

Frank and Gino's Website
Restaurant franchises Restaurant chains in Canada Food and drink companies based in Nova Scotia Restaurants in Nova Scotia {{Canada-restaurant-stub

Major franchises

Greco Pizza and Captain Submarine

Frank and Gino's

See also

References

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