Robin's

Robin's (Formerly Robin's Donuts) is a coffee and fast food restaurant chain in Canada. They currently operate in 7 of 10 provinces, with former operations in Alberta and British Columbia. 
== History ==
Robin's was founded in 1975 by two businessmen, Harvey Cardwell and George Spicer. The first location opened in 1975 in Thunder Bay.https://robinsdonuts.com/about-us/
Originally, Robin's primarily sold Coffee and Donuts, hence the original name, Robin's Donuts.
Eventually, Robin's Donuts began to franchise locations, which grew the company. At their peak, they operated in every Canadian province except Québec. 
In the 1980s, Robin's began to broaden their selection. Stores started selling more items such as soup and sandwiches. 
Robin's made a new store concept during this time called "Robin's Donuts + Deli" these locations offered submarine sandwiches, with a similar concept to Subway. 
In the 1990s, Robin's parent company, Robin's Foods Inc. Started pairing Robin's locations with their other brands, such as 241 Pizza. 
In September 2000, Robin's announced a partnership with Safeway Canada. This new partnership meant that Safeway's Canadian locations would start selling Robin's coffee in instant format that people could make at home. At this time, there were 212 locations across Canada. https://www.just-food.com/news/canada-afton-food-group-ltd-announces-major-coffee-deal-with-safeway-of-canada/
In October 2006, Robin's Foods Inc was purchased by Chairman's Brand Corp, who were the owners of Coffee Time.https://www.betheboss.ca/resources/franchise-news/chairmans-brand-spending-spree This new company continues to run the chain today. During this time, Robin's Donuts was shortened to just Robin's. However, some locations still use the old Robin's Donuts logo. 
In the 2010s, Robin's began to decline because of competition from other fast food chains such as Tim Horton's. Because of this, the chain started to close locations and completely left the provinces of Alberta and British Columbia.
Today, Robin's continues to operate over 100 locations across 7 provinces. Even though they aren't as popular as they used to be, they continue to operate. 
== Subpages ==
== See Also ==
Tim Horton's - Main Competitor
==References==
Category:Coffee Shops
Category:Fast Food Restaurants
Category:Canada
Category:North America
Category:Restaurants not in the United States
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Category:Companies founded in Canada