Montana's BBQ & Bar

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Montana's BBQ & Bar
Company type Subsidiary
Industry Restaurant
Founded1995;29 years ago (1995)
FounderPaul Jeffery
Headquarters
Area served
Canada
Parent Recipe Unlimited
Website montanas.ca

Montana's BBQ & Bar (originally and in some cases, still branded as Montana's Cookhouse Saloon) is a Canadian restaurant chain known for smoked pork ribs, steaks, and burgers. It is headquartered in Vaughan, Ontario and is a subsidiary of Recipe Unlimited.

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Operations

Montana's BBQ & Bar has 105 restaurants located in all the Canadian provinces except Quebec, and none in the three territories. [1] As of February 2009, Montana's closed their United States locations in Michigan and New York. [2]

History

Montana's Cookhouse first opened its doors in 1995 as a subsidiary of Kelseys Original Roadhouse. The original idea was thought up by Kelsey's owner Paul Jeffery and its president Nils Kravis. In 1999, Cara Operations (now known as Recipe Unlimited) obtained controlling interest in Kelsey's, including the Montana's chain. Cara completed its acquisition of the entire company 2002. [3]

As of 2015, the chain began rebranding as Montana's BBQ & Bar.

Loyalty program

Montana's began a partnership with Scene in February 2015.

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References

  1. "Find a Montana's". Montana's. Retrieved 2010-10-12.
  2. Workman, Karen (February 16, 2009). "Economy forces stores, restaurants to shut down". The Oakland Press . Retrieved 2009-11-19.
  3. King, Laura (January 11, 2003). "Cara Operations buys rest of Kelsey's". The Daily Deal .