Franchises

There's room in the market for 700 more Tim Hortons in Canada, the chain's CEO told investors recently, a finding he admitted could surprise some observers.

North Vancouver-based A&W Food Services of Canada Inc. has been named among the 50 best-managed companies in Canada this year by Deloitte, an honour A&W has held since 2002. But, according to A&W CEO Paul Hollands, it is right back to business.

Tim Hortons has won a major legal battle against franchise owners, now that a judge has tossed out a proposed $2 billion class-action lawsuit over the price of doughnuts.

Surrey, B.C.-based De Dutch Pannekoek House Restaurants Inc. is opening its first location in Edmonton this summer.

Landscape maintenance franchise The Gardener Inc. has planted a new franchise territory in South Surrey-White Rock, British Columbia. New owner and veteran gardener Corey Ferguson opened for business this spring.

Krista Castellarin, founder and CEO of Edmonton-based luxury pet store and spa Fabulous Furballs, appeared with her husband and a franchisee on a recent episode of CBC's Dragons' Den, where she secured a $200,000 loan from "Dragon" Bruce Croxon in ex

During a time where the local pub is trying to keep its head above water, Lower Mainland franchise Wings Restaurant and Pub is flying - and still gaining altitude.

All Two Men and a Truck moving trucks are now equipped with defibrillators as part of the "Mikey on Board" program of the Mikey Network.

Sunshine Coast gardener, mother and entrepreneur Nicole Huska, 29, wants to grow the concept of small-scale urban farming into a British Columbia-wide franchise but she admits she first has to nudge back-to-the-land thinking into the business mainstr

Eye-catching work wear has helped a home improvement franchise capture a solid market share and an expansion into Vancouver Island this month, with Alberta on the radar.