Grinner's Food Systems

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Template:Short description Template:Infobox company Template:More citations needed Grinner's Food Systems, Ltd. is an Eastern Canadian company that franchises the restaurant chains Greco Pizza and Captain Submarine, and frozen yoghurt chain Frozu!. It is based in Truro, Nova Scotia. The company is owned by Trucorp Investments Inc. of Dieppe, New Brunswick.

William Hay is the chairman 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 Atlantic Canada in 2004.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The Grinner's division earned a revenue of $30.4 million in 2008.Template:Citation needed

Major franchises

Greco Pizza and Captain Submarine

Greco Pizza was established in Moncton, New Brunswick in 1977, and has since grown to one of Atlantic Canada's largest pizza chains. Menu items include pizza, donair, salad, and the restaurant's proprietary dipping sauces.Template:Citation needed

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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Both Greco Pizza and Captain Submarine are quick-service restaurant chains, which are often co-branded. There are over 170 Greco Pizza locations across Quebec, Ontario, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland.Template:Citation needed

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.Template:Citation needed

See also

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