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Harvey Cardwell and George Spicer opened the first store in 1975 in [[Thunder Bay]], [[Ontario]] as "Robin's Donuts".<ref name="Kearney Ray 2002">{{cite book | last=Kearney | first=M. | last2=Ray | first2=R. | title=I Know that Name!: The People Behind Canada's Best-known Brand Names from Elizabeth Arden to Walter Zeller | publisher=Dundurn | year=2002 | isbn=978-1-55002-407-4 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_6cA03bXwhsC&pg=PA123 | access-date=November 10, 2017 | page=123}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.robinsdonuts.com/pageabout/AboutUs |title="About Robin's" |access-date=2018-02-21 |archive-date=2018-02-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180222165045/http://www.robinsdonuts.com/pageabout/AboutUs |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="Belasco Scranton 2014">{{cite book | last=Belasco | first=W. | last2=Scranton | first2=P. | title=Food Nations: Selling Taste in Consumer Societies | publisher=Taylor & Francis | series=Hagley Perspectives on Business and Culture | year=2014 | isbn=978-1-136-70069-9 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SYu3AwAAQBAJ&pg=PA64 | access-date=November 10, 2017 | page=64}}</ref> | Harvey Cardwell and George Spicer opened the first store in 1975 in [[Thunder Bay]], [[Ontario]] as "Robin's Donuts".<ref name="Kearney Ray 2002">{{cite book | last=Kearney | first=M. | last2=Ray | first2=R. | title=I Know that Name!: The People Behind Canada's Best-known Brand Names from Elizabeth Arden to Walter Zeller | publisher=Dundurn | year=2002 | isbn=978-1-55002-407-4 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_6cA03bXwhsC&pg=PA123 | access-date=November 10, 2017 | page=123}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.robinsdonuts.com/pageabout/AboutUs |title="About Robin's" |access-date=2018-02-21 |archive-date=2018-02-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180222165045/http://www.robinsdonuts.com/pageabout/AboutUs |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="Belasco Scranton 2014">{{cite book | last=Belasco | first=W. | last2=Scranton | first2=P. | title=Food Nations: Selling Taste in Consumer Societies | publisher=Taylor & Francis | series=Hagley Perspectives on Business and Culture | year=2014 | isbn=978-1-136-70069-9 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SYu3AwAAQBAJ&pg=PA64 | access-date=November 10, 2017 | page=64}}</ref> | ||
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.<ref>{{cite web|url= | 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.betheboss.ca/franchise_news_october_2006%5Cchairmans-brand-spending-spree33.cfm|title=betheboss|date=2006-10-04|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100917051726/http://betheboss.ca/franchise_news_october_2006/chairmans-brand-spending-spree33.cfm|archivedate=2010-09-17}}</ref> | ||
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.<ref>[https://www.underconsideration.com/brandnew/archives/new_logo_for_robins_donuts.php "Robin's Chicken is on the Loose"]</ref> | 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.<ref>[https://www.underconsideration.com/brandnew/archives/new_logo_for_robins_donuts.php "Robin's Chicken is on the Loose"]</ref> | ||
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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 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
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- List of Canadian restaurant chains
- List of coffeehouse chains
- List of doughnut shops
- List of fast-food chains in Canada
References
External links
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