THE HISTORY OF CORA BREAKFAST & LUNCH
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The first Cora restaurant opened in a snack bar in Ville St. Laurent in 1987. The dynamic creator, Cora Tsouflidou, was quickly designated “Canada’s Queen of Breakfast.”
The Cora concept, an all day breakfast, was easily adopted by native Montrealers. Their penchant for late night socializing followed by early mornings at the office made breakfast in Quebec a must-have for refueling energies.
Cora quickly established herself with a menu of core "comfort foods” recipes rooted in the memories of her childhood home in the Gaspé Peninsula.
It wasn’t long before Cora began exploring her creative culinary talents, delighting her customers with an eclectic mix of ingredients including fresh fruit and vegetables. The results of her creations caused a buzz across the island of Montreal. Fresh crepes loaded with fruit and creamy chocolate hazelnut filling, waffles smothered with year round fresh strawberries, incredible creations that tempted the taste buds of even the most finicky eater. Her unique stuffed crepes served with a mountain of fresh fruit soon had thousands of hungry people licking their lips in delight.
It wasn’t just the extraordinary food Cora served that had locals flocking to her initial Cote Vertu location, it was the imaginative way in which she engaged her customers.
She personalized meals and named them after her customers, setting the stage for both a menu and a décor that reflected the whimsy that is truly Cora. Names like April ’89, Julia’s Delight, 90’s Harvest, Rosemary’s Sunday – each recipe has an anecdotal history, stories that are circulated throughout the chain and shared with a clientele who enjoy good stories, good company and good food.
The restaurants are open from 6:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Monday to Saturday, and Sundays from 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. everywhere in Canada. Cora Breakfast & Lunch provides its franchisees with a successful business that leaves room for the art of living.
The Cora Franchise Group Restaurants That Are Changing Canadian Perception of Breakfast
Cora has been one of Canada’s 50 Best Managed Companies, for the past three consecutive years. The Cora Franchise Group is the franchisor of Chez Cora and Cora’s Breakfast & Lunch, specialty breakfast restaurants operating across Canada. With soon to be one hundred family friendly eateries and over 5,000 employees in eight provinces, Cora is quickly becoming one of the nation’s most sought after franchises.
Now in full expansion in the GTA, Cora Breakfast & Lunch provides franchisees with an established and proven business concept, full training and support along with the opportunity to join a dynamic enterprise with a twenty year history.
According to David Polny, Executive Vice President, Cora Group, "The breakfast market is currently one of the fastest growing segments within the restaurant industry and Cora is the recognized leader in the breakfast restaurant category.”
"Cora is committed to remain the leader in this market by serving quality food at a great value, returning solid business opportunities for our franchisees” said Polny.
"Our major initiative is expansion, and we will soon see our 100th store opening.” said Polny. "Our franchisees are well trained and our research on properties is extensive. Our franchise owners are looking at a 4 – 6 year pay back.”
None of the Cora development team is on commission, there are regular team meetings and the Cora technology is state of the art. The franchise network is renowned for its original breakfast and lunch menus, family friendly atmosphere and abundant fresh fruit servings. Cora is a recognized leader among breakfast restaurants in Canada. They are one of the only companies that will have the owner and founder at all major franchise shows, ready to meet and greet potential franchisees.
The Management Team:
Cora Tsouflidou – Founder and Chair of the Board
Initiative, perseverance, self-confidence and boundless energy have been the main ingredients in her recipe for success. In the business world, Cora Tsouflidou is an incomparable example of a self-made businesswoman. Under her leadership, the company has won many awards. An accomplished speaker and motivator, Cora has shared her business story at over 100 conferences and continues to be a source of inspiration for all who hear her. Cora leads the conceptual orientation and business strategies for the company.
Nicholas Tsouflidis – President
Involved in the family business since its inception; Nicholas Tsouflidis has held every position available in a Cora restaurant. A central figure in the company’s executive management team, his vast experience in the day to day workings of the restaurant business provides him with the advanced skills and expertise necessary to lead the company’s operations.
Over the past three years, Nicholas has redefined the company’s training methods and standards, the successful implementation of which is an integral part of the company’s designation as one of Canada’s 50 Best Managed Companies.
His most recent accomplishments include the establishment of a field training team, a video-on-demand menu training program, which is available on the company’s intranet, plus the launch of a cross-Canada training program to support the company’s newly re-engineered menu.
With a firm commitment to customer satisfaction benchmarking, Nicholas is also responsible for overseeing the ongoing growth and development of the Cora concept across Canada.
David Polny – Executive Vice President Cora Group
David’s primary role is to expand and develop the Cora Breakfast and Lunch concept within the Cora Franchise Group. To develop strong franchisee/client relationships while maintaining brand integrity on a national scale.
Robert Senecal – Operations Vice President Quebec
Robert works closely with marketing to establish promotional strategies designed to increase sales.
Ryan Shorten – Director of Operations – Cora Group
Ryan is responsible for the Corporate Training Team, Field Management Consultants Group and oversees the operations of Cora locations in Atlantic Canada, Ontario and the Western provinces.
Diane Belisle – Marketing Director
Diane is responsible for marketing the Cora name across Canada. She works closely with senior management, operations as well as research & development to create cohesive marketing strategies across the network. She also leads a team of in-house marketing consultants who are responsible for regional marketing programming.
Cora Tsouflidou – The Woman Behind the Brand
Cora Tsouflidou is a mentor, a mother, and an accomplished businesswoman with many talents; she is also Chairman of the Board for Cora’s Breakfast and Lunch.
Cora founded the company in 1987 and was looking forward to retirement when she handed over the reins to her son Nicolas. She may have thought she was retiring, but in fact, she just changed her role. She is now the public relations and marketing expert for the company, with coaching and mentoring her son an important part of her day.
Cora is a self-made businesswoman with a tremendous love for her work. While she stresses the importance of perseverance and insists that it is a major part of her recipe for success, her passion for food is also a key ingredient. According to Cora, she “speaks with her food” – she truly loves to feed people, and see their eyes light up when they taste her creations.
She is most at home in her own kitchen, cooking for family and friends and at Cora’s Breakfast and Lunch she has recreated that sense of warmth and family for the business.
Cora created a new category in the restaurant industry when she re-invented breakfast by bringing a creative, yet traditionally appealing and nutritious breakfast and lunch menu to Canadian consumers. It has been said that Cora’s has brought hotel quality breakfast to street level restaurants
Part of her new role is to travel to her stores across the country, dropping in to say "hello” to both staff and customers. Surprised customers are delighted to find out there really is a "Cora” and often ask for autographs and pictures taken with the real "Cora”.
Cora is unique, always willing to go that extra mile for her customers. Every customer receives a delicious piece of homemade fudge when they leave the restaurant. It’s Cora’s way of saying “this is our home, thanks for coming to visit.” Like Cora herself, the restaurant and staff are caring, hospitable and friendly – it’s a place you want to return to again and again !
Cora paints pictures with words; she compares the business to a garden, where there is a need to water and weed, to ensure that the garden grows and bears fruit.
Through her artistic abilities, Cora created all of the original graphics that decorate the walls of a Cora restaurant. She not only created the menu and the concept of a breakfast and lunch restaurant, she also designed the Sun Logo brand. It’s a symbol that is both caring and comforting and has attained a level of assisted brand awareness of more than 95% in Quebec.
As an innovator and smart strategist, Cora got much of her business education from the hundreds of books she’s read, learning and implementing best practices from some of the worlds’ most successful companies. For her, books provide easy access to a wealth of knowledge that she easily absorbs and puts into practice within the Cora Group.
Using all of what she read, Cora quickly identified the opportunity to create a unique concept in the restaurant industry; a restaurant that opened at 6:00 a.m. and closed at 3:00 p.m. serving only breakfast and lunch. Statistics show that today, what used to be a business dinner meeting, has been transformed into a power breakfast meeting.
Cora is an incredible communicator in both English and French. She is passionate about sharing her vision with employees, franchisees and suppliers. She hosts a monthly breakfast with the corporate staff, providing a forum for Cora to update the team on company status and new business initiatives.
Cora is a mentor currently sharing her vision with young entrepreneurs. She has initiated a series of "Breakfast with Cora” events where she meets with a small group of protégees to listen to their challenges, answer their questions and suggest ideas that will help them succeed in their business development.
Her charisma has captured the hearts of her staff, her franchisees and her customers. The name "Cora” is synonymous with the words innovative, artistic, imaginative and creative. Her welcoming smile, her warm and friendly appeal and her incredible success with the growth of the chain, make Cora Tsouflidou truly a trendsetter.
Her administrative assistant, Joan Bouchard says, "Madam Cora is an inspiration, a catalyst and a humble woman who genuinely enjoys the work she does.”
Cora designed a "growth tree” several years ago which has been used as a visual to show how the company planned on reaching its strategic objectives. The growth tree showed the inter-relationships between departments, tasks, goals and objectives. Now, under the leadership of her son Nicholas, the company has a state of the art communication system that keeps everyone current on ongoing projects and issues.
As a divorced woman with children to support, Cora was in typical survival mode when she decided to open her first restaurant. She was singularly motivated to work hard by focusing her energy to succeed in the restaurant trade. She quickly found that franchising was the tool she needed to accomplish this goal. Today, her focus is to introduce Canadians across the country to Cora's Breakfast & Lunch.
Nicholas Tsouflidis – The Man Moving the Brand into the Future
Nicholas is President of Cora. He has been with the company since inception, taking whatever role was necessary to move the company forward. When he was 15 he worked in the first restaurant, At 19 he was managing one of the stores, and at 24 he was managing 200 employees.
Nicholas has a vision for the growth of the Cora chain. His vision is to develop the rest of Canada, handling the challenge of finding the right people and getting them properly trained. He believes in growing the company through existing employees, encouraging them to move through the ranks and consider owning a franchise. His statistics show that a substantial number of Cora employees will become owners.
His expansion plans include all of Canada, with numbers reaching 200 stores by the year 2012. Succession planning has been an important part of the growth of the company and the relationship between mother and son has always been one that works. The Cora philosophy is to set people up to win, to encourage, to support and mentor. While he calls Cora Tsouflidou, “Mom”, he is no Mama’s boy – he can make decisions and can stand his ground. His experience in all phases of the business made it a natural progression for him to assume the role of President.
Nicholas considers his mother one of the company’s best assets – and encourages her to be their ambassador, speaking at conferences, opening new stores, visiting existing stores and mentoring him and the entire Cora team.
He stresses that the Cora Management team works well together. He is a good listener and will always consider ideas and suggestions from the team. The team meets regularly and there is a family atmosphere within the company. While Nicholas has no trouble making decisions, he will always consider what’s best for the company first. Technology, research and development are key components to the Cora success story.
Joan Bouchard, his administrative assistant says, ”Nicholas is a "hands on” manager. He’s down to earth and approachable, with an open door policy. He’s respectful of the opinions of others and a good listener.” Joan loves her job!
Nicholas makes sure that the support provided for franchisees is stellar. That there is a national supplier program for greater savings in purchasing supplies, along with a comprehensive national and local advertising marketing plan. There is a six week training program which encompasses both theoretical and practical training. Proprietary software is installed on premium branded hardware that provides reports, documentation and overall support to operations.
Nicholas Tsouflidis is the man behind the Cora brand; moving it forward with both precision and diligence. With 100 stores, and plans for 100 more, he’s looking for the right people who can help him take the company across the country.
The Franchisee and the staff – Comments and Quotes
When you visit a Cora Breakfast & Lunch Restaurant you often find a welcoming smile and staff that likes their job! When staff was approached for their comments we felt they were worth repeating.
What do we love about Cora’s ?
"We were trained by a great staff so we are ready for anything. The staff that was put together work so well; we support and help each other.
Our boss is the best! He’s not afraid to jump into anything that needs to be done. He will cook, do dishes, work pass, carry food, bus tables and all the while he has a smile or a wink of encouragement. Cora’s is a great place to work, we’ll be here a long, long time !
Our boss will even make sure our kids get to school on time, if we are working the early shift!”
Theresa and Kathy employees from Barrie
"I opened Barrie on Dec. 13th, 2007. It was only when I saw the Sun logo at the Cora Breakfast & Lunch in Unionville that I first learned about the restaurant."
I knew the logo was the stroke of a genius and when I walked through the doors, I loved what I saw. I knew I had to have a Cora Breakfast & Lunch, even if I had to mortgage my house.
My plans include expansion of this location and to open another store on the north side.
Barrie is one of the top producers and I’m very proud of my staff for helping me make it to the top!”
Franchisee – Jose Caneira – Barrie, Ontario
“I opened in London, on May 6th, 2007. I watched the brand for 9 years before I took the jump and became a franchisee. I wanted to watch the success of the first few Ontario restaurants before committing.
When you partner with greatness, you can’t help but succeed. Having Nicholas and Cora as two of those partners, all I can say is I love it!
With a Canadian success story like Cora Breakfast & Lunch where the founder and owner takes the time to visit, you know you’ve got a winner.
I have fantastic staff and a great location. We are also one of the top producers. Plans are in the works for a 2nd restaurant and I can’t wait to open!”
The Cora concept, an all day breakfast, was easily adopted by native Montrealers. Their penchant for late night socializing followed by early mornings at the office made breakfast in Quebec a must-have for refueling energies.
Cora quickly established herself with a menu of core "comfort foods” recipes rooted in the memories of her childhood home in the Gaspé Peninsula.
It wasn’t long before Cora began exploring her creative culinary talents, delighting her customers with an eclectic mix of ingredients including fresh fruit and vegetables. The results of her creations caused a buzz across the island of Montreal. Fresh crepes loaded with fruit and creamy chocolate hazelnut filling, waffles smothered with year round fresh strawberries, incredible creations that tempted the taste buds of even the most finicky eater. Her unique stuffed crepes served with a mountain of fresh fruit soon had thousands of hungry people licking their lips in delight.
It wasn’t just the extraordinary food Cora served that had locals flocking to her initial Cote Vertu location, it was the imaginative way in which she engaged her customers.
She personalized meals and named them after her customers, setting the stage for both a menu and a décor that reflected the whimsy that is truly Cora. Names like April ’89, Julia’s Delight, 90’s Harvest, Rosemary’s Sunday – each recipe has an anecdotal history, stories that are circulated throughout the chain and shared with a clientele who enjoy good stories, good company and good food.
The restaurants are open from 6:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Monday to Saturday, and Sundays from 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. everywhere in Canada. Cora Breakfast & Lunch provides its franchisees with a successful business that leaves room for the art of living.
The Cora Franchise Group Restaurants That Are Changing Canadian Perception of Breakfast
Cora has been one of Canada’s 50 Best Managed Companies, for the past three consecutive years. The Cora Franchise Group is the franchisor of Chez Cora and Cora’s Breakfast & Lunch, specialty breakfast restaurants operating across Canada. With soon to be one hundred family friendly eateries and over 5,000 employees in eight provinces, Cora is quickly becoming one of the nation’s most sought after franchises.
Now in full expansion in the GTA, Cora Breakfast & Lunch provides franchisees with an established and proven business concept, full training and support along with the opportunity to join a dynamic enterprise with a twenty year history.
According to David Polny, Executive Vice President, Cora Group, "The breakfast market is currently one of the fastest growing segments within the restaurant industry and Cora is the recognized leader in the breakfast restaurant category.”
"Cora is committed to remain the leader in this market by serving quality food at a great value, returning solid business opportunities for our franchisees” said Polny.
"Our major initiative is expansion, and we will soon see our 100th store opening.” said Polny. "Our franchisees are well trained and our research on properties is extensive. Our franchise owners are looking at a 4 – 6 year pay back.”
None of the Cora development team is on commission, there are regular team meetings and the Cora technology is state of the art. The franchise network is renowned for its original breakfast and lunch menus, family friendly atmosphere and abundant fresh fruit servings. Cora is a recognized leader among breakfast restaurants in Canada. They are one of the only companies that will have the owner and founder at all major franchise shows, ready to meet and greet potential franchisees.
The Management Team:
Cora Tsouflidou – Founder and Chair of the Board
Initiative, perseverance, self-confidence and boundless energy have been the main ingredients in her recipe for success. In the business world, Cora Tsouflidou is an incomparable example of a self-made businesswoman. Under her leadership, the company has won many awards. An accomplished speaker and motivator, Cora has shared her business story at over 100 conferences and continues to be a source of inspiration for all who hear her. Cora leads the conceptual orientation and business strategies for the company.
Nicholas Tsouflidis – President
Involved in the family business since its inception; Nicholas Tsouflidis has held every position available in a Cora restaurant. A central figure in the company’s executive management team, his vast experience in the day to day workings of the restaurant business provides him with the advanced skills and expertise necessary to lead the company’s operations.
Over the past three years, Nicholas has redefined the company’s training methods and standards, the successful implementation of which is an integral part of the company’s designation as one of Canada’s 50 Best Managed Companies.
His most recent accomplishments include the establishment of a field training team, a video-on-demand menu training program, which is available on the company’s intranet, plus the launch of a cross-Canada training program to support the company’s newly re-engineered menu.
With a firm commitment to customer satisfaction benchmarking, Nicholas is also responsible for overseeing the ongoing growth and development of the Cora concept across Canada.
David Polny – Executive Vice President Cora Group
David’s primary role is to expand and develop the Cora Breakfast and Lunch concept within the Cora Franchise Group. To develop strong franchisee/client relationships while maintaining brand integrity on a national scale.
Robert Senecal – Operations Vice President Quebec
Robert works closely with marketing to establish promotional strategies designed to increase sales.
Ryan Shorten – Director of Operations – Cora Group
Ryan is responsible for the Corporate Training Team, Field Management Consultants Group and oversees the operations of Cora locations in Atlantic Canada, Ontario and the Western provinces.
Diane Belisle – Marketing Director
Diane is responsible for marketing the Cora name across Canada. She works closely with senior management, operations as well as research & development to create cohesive marketing strategies across the network. She also leads a team of in-house marketing consultants who are responsible for regional marketing programming.
Cora Tsouflidou – The Woman Behind the Brand
Cora Tsouflidou is a mentor, a mother, and an accomplished businesswoman with many talents; she is also Chairman of the Board for Cora’s Breakfast and Lunch.
Cora founded the company in 1987 and was looking forward to retirement when she handed over the reins to her son Nicolas. She may have thought she was retiring, but in fact, she just changed her role. She is now the public relations and marketing expert for the company, with coaching and mentoring her son an important part of her day.
Cora is a self-made businesswoman with a tremendous love for her work. While she stresses the importance of perseverance and insists that it is a major part of her recipe for success, her passion for food is also a key ingredient. According to Cora, she “speaks with her food” – she truly loves to feed people, and see their eyes light up when they taste her creations.
She is most at home in her own kitchen, cooking for family and friends and at Cora’s Breakfast and Lunch she has recreated that sense of warmth and family for the business.
Cora created a new category in the restaurant industry when she re-invented breakfast by bringing a creative, yet traditionally appealing and nutritious breakfast and lunch menu to Canadian consumers. It has been said that Cora’s has brought hotel quality breakfast to street level restaurants
Part of her new role is to travel to her stores across the country, dropping in to say "hello” to both staff and customers. Surprised customers are delighted to find out there really is a "Cora” and often ask for autographs and pictures taken with the real "Cora”.
Cora is unique, always willing to go that extra mile for her customers. Every customer receives a delicious piece of homemade fudge when they leave the restaurant. It’s Cora’s way of saying “this is our home, thanks for coming to visit.” Like Cora herself, the restaurant and staff are caring, hospitable and friendly – it’s a place you want to return to again and again !
Cora paints pictures with words; she compares the business to a garden, where there is a need to water and weed, to ensure that the garden grows and bears fruit.
Through her artistic abilities, Cora created all of the original graphics that decorate the walls of a Cora restaurant. She not only created the menu and the concept of a breakfast and lunch restaurant, she also designed the Sun Logo brand. It’s a symbol that is both caring and comforting and has attained a level of assisted brand awareness of more than 95% in Quebec.
As an innovator and smart strategist, Cora got much of her business education from the hundreds of books she’s read, learning and implementing best practices from some of the worlds’ most successful companies. For her, books provide easy access to a wealth of knowledge that she easily absorbs and puts into practice within the Cora Group.
Using all of what she read, Cora quickly identified the opportunity to create a unique concept in the restaurant industry; a restaurant that opened at 6:00 a.m. and closed at 3:00 p.m. serving only breakfast and lunch. Statistics show that today, what used to be a business dinner meeting, has been transformed into a power breakfast meeting.
Cora is an incredible communicator in both English and French. She is passionate about sharing her vision with employees, franchisees and suppliers. She hosts a monthly breakfast with the corporate staff, providing a forum for Cora to update the team on company status and new business initiatives.
Cora is a mentor currently sharing her vision with young entrepreneurs. She has initiated a series of "Breakfast with Cora” events where she meets with a small group of protégees to listen to their challenges, answer their questions and suggest ideas that will help them succeed in their business development.
Her charisma has captured the hearts of her staff, her franchisees and her customers. The name "Cora” is synonymous with the words innovative, artistic, imaginative and creative. Her welcoming smile, her warm and friendly appeal and her incredible success with the growth of the chain, make Cora Tsouflidou truly a trendsetter.
Her administrative assistant, Joan Bouchard says, "Madam Cora is an inspiration, a catalyst and a humble woman who genuinely enjoys the work she does.”
Cora designed a "growth tree” several years ago which has been used as a visual to show how the company planned on reaching its strategic objectives. The growth tree showed the inter-relationships between departments, tasks, goals and objectives. Now, under the leadership of her son Nicholas, the company has a state of the art communication system that keeps everyone current on ongoing projects and issues.
As a divorced woman with children to support, Cora was in typical survival mode when she decided to open her first restaurant. She was singularly motivated to work hard by focusing her energy to succeed in the restaurant trade. She quickly found that franchising was the tool she needed to accomplish this goal. Today, her focus is to introduce Canadians across the country to Cora's Breakfast & Lunch.
Nicholas Tsouflidis – The Man Moving the Brand into the Future
Nicholas is President of Cora. He has been with the company since inception, taking whatever role was necessary to move the company forward. When he was 15 he worked in the first restaurant, At 19 he was managing one of the stores, and at 24 he was managing 200 employees.
Nicholas has a vision for the growth of the Cora chain. His vision is to develop the rest of Canada, handling the challenge of finding the right people and getting them properly trained. He believes in growing the company through existing employees, encouraging them to move through the ranks and consider owning a franchise. His statistics show that a substantial number of Cora employees will become owners.
His expansion plans include all of Canada, with numbers reaching 200 stores by the year 2012. Succession planning has been an important part of the growth of the company and the relationship between mother and son has always been one that works. The Cora philosophy is to set people up to win, to encourage, to support and mentor. While he calls Cora Tsouflidou, “Mom”, he is no Mama’s boy – he can make decisions and can stand his ground. His experience in all phases of the business made it a natural progression for him to assume the role of President.
Nicholas considers his mother one of the company’s best assets – and encourages her to be their ambassador, speaking at conferences, opening new stores, visiting existing stores and mentoring him and the entire Cora team.
He stresses that the Cora Management team works well together. He is a good listener and will always consider ideas and suggestions from the team. The team meets regularly and there is a family atmosphere within the company. While Nicholas has no trouble making decisions, he will always consider what’s best for the company first. Technology, research and development are key components to the Cora success story.
Joan Bouchard, his administrative assistant says, ”Nicholas is a "hands on” manager. He’s down to earth and approachable, with an open door policy. He’s respectful of the opinions of others and a good listener.” Joan loves her job!
Nicholas makes sure that the support provided for franchisees is stellar. That there is a national supplier program for greater savings in purchasing supplies, along with a comprehensive national and local advertising marketing plan. There is a six week training program which encompasses both theoretical and practical training. Proprietary software is installed on premium branded hardware that provides reports, documentation and overall support to operations.
Nicholas Tsouflidis is the man behind the Cora brand; moving it forward with both precision and diligence. With 100 stores, and plans for 100 more, he’s looking for the right people who can help him take the company across the country.
The Franchisee and the staff – Comments and Quotes
When you visit a Cora Breakfast & Lunch Restaurant you often find a welcoming smile and staff that likes their job! When staff was approached for their comments we felt they were worth repeating.
What do we love about Cora’s ?
"We were trained by a great staff so we are ready for anything. The staff that was put together work so well; we support and help each other.
Our boss is the best! He’s not afraid to jump into anything that needs to be done. He will cook, do dishes, work pass, carry food, bus tables and all the while he has a smile or a wink of encouragement. Cora’s is a great place to work, we’ll be here a long, long time !
Our boss will even make sure our kids get to school on time, if we are working the early shift!”
Theresa and Kathy employees from Barrie
"I opened Barrie on Dec. 13th, 2007. It was only when I saw the Sun logo at the Cora Breakfast & Lunch in Unionville that I first learned about the restaurant."
I knew the logo was the stroke of a genius and when I walked through the doors, I loved what I saw. I knew I had to have a Cora Breakfast & Lunch, even if I had to mortgage my house.
My plans include expansion of this location and to open another store on the north side.
Barrie is one of the top producers and I’m very proud of my staff for helping me make it to the top!”
Franchisee – Jose Caneira – Barrie, Ontario
“I opened in London, on May 6th, 2007. I watched the brand for 9 years before I took the jump and became a franchisee. I wanted to watch the success of the first few Ontario restaurants before committing.
When you partner with greatness, you can’t help but succeed. Having Nicholas and Cora as two of those partners, all I can say is I love it!
With a Canadian success story like Cora Breakfast & Lunch where the founder and owner takes the time to visit, you know you’ve got a winner.
I have fantastic staff and a great location. We are also one of the top producers. Plans are in the works for a 2nd restaurant and I can’t wait to open!”