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Original Joe's

5.0

Restaurant

Alberta-founded (2000) casual dining chain, majority stake acquired by Recipe Unlimited in 2016 via Franworks Group (same parent as Elephant & Castle, State & Main)

Ownership

Parent company

Recipe Unlimited Corporation (Fairfax Financial Holdings)

Nationality

Canadian

Voting control

100% Canadian (exact)

Operating model

franchised

History

Majority stake acquired by Recipe Unlimited (via Franworks Group) in 2016

Last verified

2026-09-10

Sources

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franworks_Group