Robin's Donuts (commonly shortened to Robin's) is a Canadian chain of over 160 fast food restaurants that operate in every province of Canada except Alberta, British Columbia, and Quebec.[1] A 2017 Maclean's Magazine Poll ranked Robin's as the 7th best coffee chain out of 15 in Canada.[2]
History
Harvey Cardwell and George Spicer opened the first store in 1975 in Thunder Bay, Ontario as "Robin's Donuts".[3][4][5]
In October 2006, Chairman's Brand Corporation took ownership of Robin's Donuts when it purchased Afton Food Group, the former owner of Robin's Donuts, 241 Pizza and Mrs. Powell's Cinnamon Buns.[6]
In 2014 a new logo was created which dropped "Donuts" from the name; this is likely because of the growing number of alternative new menu items.[7]
On September 26, 2024, Robin's announced plans to expand once again in the Southern Ontario market; a market where it closed most of its locations in the early 2000s due to increased competition from rival Tim Hortons.
See also
- List of Canadian restaurant chains
- List of coffeehouse chains
- List of doughnut shops
- List of fast-food chains in Canada
External links
References
- "Robin's Locations" retrieved 2018-02-21^
- "The results are in: Tim Hortons is no longer Canada’s favourite coffee shop"^
- M. Kearney. I Know that Name!: The People Behind Canada's Best-known Brand Names from Elizabeth Arden to Walter Zeller Dundurn, 2002, retrieved November 10, 2017^
- "About Robin's" retrieved 2018-02-21^
- W. Belasco. Food Nations: Selling Taste in Consumer Societies Taylor & Francis, 2014, retrieved November 10, 2017^
- betheboss 2006-10-04^
- "Robin's Chicken is on the Loose"^