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| Company type | Public |
|---|---|
| Industry | Restaurants |
| Founded | 1989 |
| Founder | Sheldon Golumbia and Beatrice Puja |
| Defunct | 1998 |
| Headquarters | New York, New York |
Key people | Sheldon Golumbia Beatrice Puja |
| Products | Breakfast natural foods Pancakes • Waffles • French toast |
The Royal Canadian Pancake Houses were moderately priced gourmet pancake houses in New York City and in the South Beach area of Miami Beach, Florida. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
The Royal Canadian Pancake Houses were owned by Royal Canadian Foods Corp, a Delaware corporation. The first outlet opened in Tribeca in New York City, in 1989. It was followed by the opening of a second location in Midtown Manhattan. In November 1993, the founders, Sheldon Golumbia and Beatrice Puja, took it public with a micro-public offering of 250,000 shares of common stock at a sale price of $5.00/share. Subsequently, two more locations were opened in NYC, in the Upper West Side and Gramercy. In Miami Beach, Florida, Royal Canadian Foods also opened a Royal Canadian Pancake House and a Womlette House, featuring “womlettes” (an omelet with a waffle base).
In fall 1998, Royal Canadian Foods closed all of their outlets.
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