Harvey's

Harvey's is a Canadian fast food restaurant chain whose branches focus mainly on Southern Ontario, the Greater Montreal and the urban areas of Alberta. It serves hamburgers, hot dogs, fries, onion rings and other traditional fast food dishes. Owner of the chain, Cara Operations. Harvey's is the second largest Canadian fast food restaurant after Tim Hortons and the fourth largest in Canada.

History

The first fast-food restaurant opened in 1959 in Richmond Hill. 1962 opened the first store in Toronto. In 1964, the number of stores grew to 27. The branches were in Toronto, Niagara Falls, Ottawa, Montreal, Hamilton and Buffalo. In 1970 it merged with Industrial Growth Limited leading to a reestablishment of the Food Corp. company. has led. In 1979 Cara Operations branches of Food Corp.. At this time, 80 stores were already opened. 1980 opened the first Harvey's drive-through restaurant in Pembroke (Ontario). Mid- 1990, a partnership with Home Depot agreed and opened a small one in the stores. In 1999 the company celebrates its 40th anniversary.

Organization

The company generated $ 269 million, has 286 restaurants and 7,000 employees. In the restaurants annually eat around 50 million customers. Moreover, there is in some Home Depot stores Harvey's stores. In British Columbia and Manitoba, the stores are mainly in the Home Depot stores or at local airports or at the larger airports such as Vancouver and Winnipeg. Also in Saskatchewan and other provinces has branches within larger retail stores and shopping centers.

Products

The company offers a wide selection of burgers. Harvey's is known for its grilled burgers. The customers can be demonstrated these as desired. You can choose between eleven different toppings such as tomatoes, peppers, onions, salads and an abundant selection of dressings. Ranging from ketchup over mustard, BBQ sauce, mayonnaise, and Frank 's Red Hot Sauce. The burgers are before the eyes of the customer, separately occupied and prepared by a glass pane. Further services include hot dogs, veggie burgers ( for vegetarians ) and grilled chicken burger offered. Furthermore, many salads and chicken strips.

On the last Saturday in May of each year the chain organized a Free Burger Day. In every store in Ontario and Quebec, one can eat for free. This takes place since 2007. The purpose of this event is the " best Canadian Burger " to celebrate.