Once a chain of more than 140 locations from Quebec westerly to British Columbia, the company has closed all locations in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Quebec. In Ontario, numerous locations across the company have closed including locations in Kitchener, Simcoe, and Fort Erie. The Owen Sound location was due to close on December 20, 2013. As of November 2013 there are just 88 Kelseys locations left in Canada, primarily in the province of Ontario.
Kelseys logo used from 2005 to 2015
Kelseys has a licensing agreement through early 2011 with CBS Consumer Products for the rights to the theme song from the 1980s sitcom Cheers, which the chain says could lead to "other opportunities" in the future.[1] Kelseys also uses the show's title in its slogan "Cheers to good friends", although (due to the generic nature of the word "cheers" in regards to pubs and the like) it is not clear whether permission from CBS was required for this.
Rebrandingedit
Kelseys' parent companyRecipe Unlimited has been going through an era of rebranding and renovations including its location at 1011 The QueenswayEtobicoke, Ontario[2] where the company is piloting a new restaurant design that features an emphasis on a newer style of Kelseys dining experience. Many under-performing Kelseys restaurants have been closing down over the past couple of years and the new design is going to try to change the customer's eating experience to become more lively and exciting. The restaurant's old slogan "Neighbourhood Bar and Grill" has been upgraded to "Ambitiously Hardworking and Sociably Unpredictable".[2] Bright neon colours are found throughout the restaurant along with an upgraded menu that features a smaller and more limited selection of the most popular items found at other Kelseys locations. The new bar menu that was first used at this Kelseys is now available throughout all 88 locations in Ontario, Manitoba and British Columbia. The new bar menu is modelled after its location in Etobicoke featuring bright neon colours along with new, pub-style items. The restaurant design is going to be applied to more locations when the franchisees choose to upgrade.
Criticismedit
A CBC Marketplace investigation in February 2018 found the Kelseys servers in Ontario had to tip out 3% of their sales, a rise from 2% prior to the province's minimum wage increase.[3]
^ ab. Breakhouse. Archived from the original on April 7, 2014. Retrieved March 29, 2014.
^Restaurant tips: What servers want you to know. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. February 3, 2018. Event occurs at 2:39. Archived from the original on 2021-12-22.
External linksedit
Official website
Article on Kelseys withdrawal from the Quebec market
April 16, 2024
kelseys, original, roadhouse, canadian, restaurant, chain, headquartered, vaughan, ontario, owned, recipe, unlimited, founded, 1978, there, kelseys, restaurants, across, eastern, canada, excluding, province, quebec, where, chain, withdrawn, 2008, formerlykelse. Kelseys Original Roadhouse is a Canadian restaurant chain headquartered in Vaughan Ontario owned by Recipe Unlimited Founded in 1978 there are Kelseys restaurants across eastern Canada excluding the province of Quebec where the chain was withdrawn in 2008 Kelseys Original RoadhouseFormerlyKelsey s Neighborhood Bar amp Grill 1978 2015 IndustryFood serviceFounderPaul JefferyHeadquartersVaughan OntarioArea servedCanadaParentRecipe UnlimitedWebsitekelseys wbr caKelseys in Markham Contents 1 History 1 1 Rebranding 2 Criticism 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory editOnce a chain of more than 140 locations from Quebec westerly to British Columbia the company has closed all locations in British Columbia Alberta Saskatchewan Manitoba and Quebec In Ontario numerous locations across the company have closed including locations in Kitchener Simcoe and Fort Erie The Owen Sound location was due to close on December 20 2013 As of November 2013 there are just 88 Kelseys locations left in Canada primarily in the province of Ontario nbsp Kelseys logo used from 2005 to 2015Kelseys has a licensing agreement through early 2011 with CBS Consumer Products for the rights to the theme song from the 1980s sitcom Cheers which the chain says could lead to other opportunities in the future 1 Kelseys also uses the show s title in its slogan Cheers to good friends although due to the generic nature of the word cheers in regards to pubs and the like it is not clear whether permission from CBS was required for this Rebranding edit Kelseys parent company Recipe Unlimited has been going through an era of rebranding and renovations including its location at 1011 The Queensway Etobicoke Ontario 2 where the company is piloting a new restaurant design that features an emphasis on a newer style of Kelseys dining experience Many under performing Kelseys restaurants have been closing down over the past couple of years and the new design is going to try to change the customer s eating experience to become more lively and exciting The restaurant s old slogan Neighbourhood Bar and Grill has been upgraded to Ambitiously Hardworking and Sociably Unpredictable 2 Bright neon colours are found throughout the restaurant along with an upgraded menu that features a smaller and more limited selection of the most popular items found at other Kelseys locations The new bar menu that was first used at this Kelseys is now available throughout all 88 locations in Ontario Manitoba and British Columbia The new bar menu is modelled after its location in Etobicoke featuring bright neon colours along with new pub style items The restaurant design is going to be applied to more locations when the franchisees choose to upgrade Criticism editA CBC Marketplace investigation in February 2018 found the Kelseys servers in Ontario had to tip out 3 of their sales a rise from 2 prior to the province s minimum wage increase 3 See also editList of Canadian restaurant chains List of assets owned by Recipe UnlimitedReferences edit Kelsey s press release February 3 2008 a b Kelsey s For Cara Breakhouse Archived from the original on April 7 2014 Retrieved March 29 2014 Restaurant tips What servers want you to know Canadian Broadcasting Corporation February 3 2018 Event occurs at 2 39 Archived from the original on 2021 12 22 External links editOfficial website Article on Kelseys withdrawal from the Quebec market Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kelseys Original Roadhouse amp oldid 1211331167, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
