Mary Brown’s Chicken buying Ontario’s Fat Bastard Burrito chain
Global News
The burrito chain was founded in Toronto in 2010 and operates or has under development over 75 locations across Ontario.
MARKHAM, ONT. — The parent company of Mary Brown’s Chicken has signed an agreement to acquire Fat Bastard Burrito Co.
Financial terms of the deal were not immediately available.
MB International Brands says the acquisition will combine two highly complementary franchise networks and create one of the largest privately held quick-service restaurant companies in Canada.
The burrito chain was founded in Toronto in 2010 and operates or has under development over 75 locations across Ontario.
Mary Brown’s Chicken was founded in St. John’s, N.L., in 1969 and has around 215 stores across Canada.
The transaction is expected to close on June 30.
Several cabinet ministers on Tuesday downplayed Donald Trump's reported remarks to Justin Trudeau suggesting that Canada should become a 51st state in the face of tariffs.
Scotiabank kicked off earnings season for Canada's big banks with a fourth-quarter profit boost as it set aside a smaller amount for bad loans compared with a year ago.
The Toronto Public Library is apologizing after a mother took to social media, saying they refused to let her lost child use their phone to call for help.
The last few weeks have seen an 'exponential' rise in fraud attempts, says says Octavia Howell, chief information security officer at Equifax Canada.
One the men, Owyn McInnis, was killed. The two others, Riley Brinnen and Owen Waterhouse, sustained life-altering injuries.
The airport expects to see the most travellers on December 20th, 23rd and 27th. During the holiday season around 100 flights are going in and out of YEG per day.
A motorist fleeing police collided with a car in north of London, Ont., leaving three hospitalized, two with life-threatening injuries. The SIU is investigating.
A memorial service has been scheduled for Dec. 11 by a support agency for a homeless man who died in Windsor, N.S., last week.
A new poll suggests that Quebec premier François Legault approval rating is now worse than that of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, which recent polls have pegged around 30 per cent.
On Friday, the Tories released the text of a motion they planned to bring to the House of Commons on Monday, quoting NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh's criticism of the Liberals.
The Quebec government has suspended most new international adoption applications because of human rights and trafficking concerns.