Private company

Franworks Group

Logo: Franworks Group, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons³

Canadian restaurant chain operator

Franworks Group of Companies (also called “Franworks”) is a Calgary, Alberta based company which owns and operates restaurant concepts in Canada and the United States. They began in 2000 and shifted their focus to restaurants in 2002.² It is part of Recipe Unlimited.¹ Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

2000Founded¹

Industryfood service, restaurant¹
HeadquartersCalgary¹
Websitewww.franworks.com

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Corporate structure

Franworks Group is part of a group headed by Fairfax Financial. 168 entities, 27 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Fairfax Financial Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- AGT Food and Ingredients Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  - Big Sky Rail Subsidiary · Emerald Park
  - ALLIANCE PULSE PROCESSORS INC. Subsidiary · Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
    - A. Poortman (London) Limited Subsidiary · London, United Kingdom
      - 1 more
    - AUSTRALIA MILLING GROUP PTY LTD Subsidiary · Sydney, Australia
    - UNITED PULSE TRADING INC. Subsidiary · Bismark, North Dakota, United States
- Fairfax India Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  - FIH MAURITIUS INVESTMENTS LTD Subsidiary · Quatre Bornes, Mauritius
  - FIH PRIVATE INVESTMENTS LTD Subsidiary · Quatre Bornes, Mauritius
  - I INVESTMENTS LIMITED Subsidiary · Quatre Bornes, Mauritius
- FAIRFAX UK HOLDINGS LIMITED London, United Kingdom
  - Brit Group Holdings Limited Subsidiary · London, United Kingdom
  - Brit Reinsurance (Bermuda) Limited Subsidiary · Hamilton, Bermuda
  - BRIT SYNDICATES LIMITED Subsidiary · London, United Kingdom
  - BRIT UW LIMITED Subsidiary · London, United Kingdom
    - SYNDICATE 2987 Subsidiary · London, United Kingdom
  - KI FINANCIAL LIMITED Subsidiary · London, United Kingdom
    - Ki Managing Agency Limited Subsidiary · London, United Kingdom
    - SYNDICATE 1618 Subsidiary · London, United Kingdom
- Hamblin Watsa Investment Counsel Ltd. Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  - HWIC ASIA FUND Fund · Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- ODYSSEY GROUP HOLDINGS, INC. Stamford, Connecticut, United States
  - Hudson Insurance Company New York, New York, United States
    - Hudson Specialty Insurance Company Subsidiary · United States
  - GREYSTONE INSURANCE COMPANY Subsidiary · Stamford, Connecticut, United States
  - Hilltop Specialty Insurance Company Subsidiary · New York, New York, United States
  - HUDSON EXCESS INSURANCE COMPANY Subsidiary · Wilmington, Delaware, United States
  - NAPA RIVER INSURANCE SERVICES, INC. Subsidiary · Napa, California, United States
  - NEWLINE CORPORATE NAME LIMITED Subsidiary · London, United Kingdom
  - NEWLINE HOLDINGS UK LIMITED Subsidiary · London, United Kingdom
  - NEWLINE INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED Subsidiary · London, United Kingdom
  - O.R.E HOLDINGS LIMITED Subsidiary · Quatre Bornes, Mauritius
  - ODYSSEY HOLDINGS LATIN AMERICA, INC. Subsidiary · Stamford, Connecticut, United States
  - ODYSSEY RE EUROPE HOLDINGS S.A.S. Subsidiary · Paris, France
  - ODYSSEY RE EUROPE S.A. Subsidiary · Paris, France
  - Odyssey Reinsurance (Barbados) Ltd. Subsidiary · Bridgetown, Barbados
- Recipe Unlimited Vaughan, Ontario, Canada
  - Franworks Group Calgary
  - East Side Mario's Subsidiary · Mississauga
  - Elephant & Castle Pub and Restaurant Subsidiary · Calgary
  - Harvey's Subsidiary · Vaughan
  - Kelseys Original Roadhouse Subsidiary · Vaughan
  - Montana's BBQ & Bar Subsidiary · Vaughan
  - New York Fries Subsidiary
  - St-Hubert Subsidiary · Laval
  - Swiss Chalet Subsidiary · Toronto
  - The Burger's Priest Subsidiary
  - 1909 Taverne Moderne Subsidiary · Montreal, Canada
  - Añejo Restaurant Subsidiary · Canada
  - Bier Markt Subsidiary · Canada
  - Blanco Cantina Subsidiary · Canada
  - Elephant & Castle Subsidiary · Canada
  - Fresh Kitchen + Juice Bar Subsidiary · Canada
  - Original Joe's Subsidiary · Canada
  - Pickle Barrel Subsidiary · Canada
  - State & Main Subsidiary · Canada
  - The Landing Group Subsidiary · Canada
  - Ultimate Kitchens Subsidiary · Canada
- Thomas Cook (India) Limited Mumbai, India
  - SOTC Travel Mumbai, India
  - TCI Travel Subsidiary · Hong Kong, People's Republic of China
  - TC TOURS LIMITED Subsidiary · 100% · Mumbai, India
  - DESERT ADVENTURES TOURISM L.L.C Subsidiary · Mumbai, India
  - Kuoni Travel (Hong Kong, old legal person) Subsidiary · China
  - TRAVEL CORPORATION (INDIA) LIMITED Subsidiary · Mumbai, India
    - Travel Circle International Limited Subsidiary · Hong Kong, China
- Eurobank Subsidiary · 17.29% · Athens, Greece
  - Eurobank a.d. Subsidiary · Београд (Стари Град), Serbia
  - Postbank Subsidiary · Sofia
- Metlen Energy & Metals Subsidiary · 5.9% · Marousi, Greece
  - Protergia Amarousio, Greece
    - Korinthos Power S.A. Subsidiary · Marousi
    - Chargespot Subsidiary · Greece
  - Sometra Copsa Mica, Romania
  - Aluminium of Greece Subsidiary · Marousi
    - DELPHI-DISTOMON Subsidiary
  - M&M Gas Subsidiary · Athens, Greece
  - METKA Subsidiary · Athens
  - AIOLIKI ANDROU TSIROVLIDI S.A. (ΑΙΟΛΙΚΗ ΑΝΔΡΟΥ ΤΣΙΡΟΒΛΙΔΙ ΑΝΩΝΥΜΗ ΕΤΑΙΡΕΙΑ) Subsidiary · Marousi, Greece
  - AIOLIKI TRIKORFON S.A.OF PRODUCTION AND TRADING OF ELECTRIC ENERGY Subsidiary · Marousi, Greece
  - EGNATIA EKMETALLEUSI KAI DIACHEIRISI AKINITON MONOPROSOPI ANONYMI ETAIREIA Subsidiary · Stavroupoli Thessaloniki, Greece
  - EGNATIA MECHANICAL CONSTRUCTIONS SOLE-PERSON COMPANY Subsidiary · Thessaloniki, Greece
  - EGNATIA WIND ENERGEIAKI MONOPROSOPI ANONYMI ETAIREIA (ΕΓΝΑΤΙΑ WIND ΕΝΕΡΓΕΙΑΚΗ ΜΟΝΟΠΡΟΣΩΠΗ ΑΝΩΝΥΜΗ ΕΤΑΙΡΕΙΑ) Subsidiary · Marousi, Greece
  - EOLIKI SIDIROKASTROU SOCIETE ANONYME (ΑΙΟΛΙΚΗ ΣΙΔΗΡΟΚΑΣΤΡΟΥ ΑΝΩΝΥΜΗ ΕΤΑΙΡΕΙΑ) Subsidiary · Marousi, Greece
  - EP.AL.ME S.A. (ΕΠΕΞΕΡΓΑΣΙΑ ΑΛΟΥΜΙΝΙΟΥ ΜΕΤΑΛΛΟΒΙΟΜΗΧΑΝΙΑ ΕΠ.ΑΛ.ΜΕ Α.Ε.) Subsidiary · Marousi, Greece
  - KORINTHOS POWER SOCIETE ANONYME OF GENERATION AND TRADING OF ELECTRICITY Subsidiary · Marousi, Greece
  - MC11 KATASKEVI KAI DIACHEIRISI ARDEFTIKOU DIKTYOU YPEREIAS - ORFANON EIDIKOU SKOPOU SOCIETE ANONYME Subsidiary · Karditsa, Greece
  - MC17 Kataskeyi kai Diacheirisi Scholeion Kentrikis Makedonias Anonymi Etairia Eidikou Skopou Subsidiary · Marousi, Greece
  - METKA - EGN LTD Subsidiary · Strovolos, Cyprus
  - METKA A.E. OMILOS EPICHEIRISEON S.A. (ΜΕΤΚΑ Α.Ε. ΟΜΙΛΟΣ ΕΠΙΧΕΙΡΗΣΕΩΝ) Subsidiary · Amarousiou, Greece
  - METKA EGN AUSTRALIA HOLDINGS TWO PTY LTD Subsidiary · Melbourne, Australia
  - METLEN INTERNATIONAL TRADING COMPANY AG Subsidiary · Baar, Switzerland
  - MYT ENERGY CLUSTER HOLDING S.R.L. Subsidiary · Milano, Italy
  - POWER PROJECTS SANAYI INSAAT TICARET LIMITED SIRKETI (POWER PROJECTS SANAYİ İNŞAAT TİCARET LİMİTED ŞİRKETİ) Subsidiary · Istanbul, Turkey
  - RENEWABLE SOURCES OF KARYSTIA SINGLE MEMBER SOCIETE ANONYME Subsidiary · Marousi, Greece
- Brit Insurance Subsidiary · London, United Kingdom
- Fairfax Brasil Subsidiary · São Paulo
- Grivalia Properties REIC Subsidiary · Marousi
- Odyssey Re Subsidiary · Stamford, Connecticut, United States
  - Newline Holdings U.K. Limited Subsidiary · London
    - Newline Underwriting Management Limited Subsidiary
  - Clearwater Insurance Company Subsidiary · United States
- The Keg Subsidiary · Richmond
- Zenith Insurance Company Subsidiary · Woodland Hills
- Bryte Insurance Company Limited Subsidiary · 100% · Johannesburg, South Africa
- MEADOW FOODS LIMITED Subsidiary · 100% · Chester, United Kingdom
- Sleep Country Canada Inc. Subsidiary · 100% · Brampton, Ontario, Canada
- ALLIED WORLD ASSURANCE COMPANY (EUROPE) DESIGNATED ACTIVITY COMPANY Subsidiary · Dublin, Ireland
- Allied World Assurance Company Holdings I, Ltd Subsidiary · Hamilton, Bermuda
- Allied World Assurance Company, Ltd Subsidiary · Zug, Switzerland
- ALLIED WORLD ASSURANCE COMPANY, LTD Subsidiary · Zug, Switzerland
- ALLIED WORLD INSURANCE COMPANY Subsidiary · New York, New York, United States
  - ALLIED WORLD ASSURANCE COMPANY (U.S.) INC. Subsidiary · Wilmington, Delaware, United States
- ALLIED WORLD MANAGING AGENCY LIMITED Subsidiary · London, United Kingdom
- ALLIED WORLD NATIONAL ASSURANCE COMPANY Subsidiary · New York, New York, United States
- and 39 more

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What Franworks Group reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Stakes and holdings (Wikidata)

Añejo Restaurant
Blanco Cantina
Elephant & Castle Pub and Restaurant
Original Joe's
State & Main

Things Wikidata records the company as owning, with the share when stated.¹

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Recipe Unlimited since 2016

Also owns

Elephant & Castle Pub and Restaurant
Original Joe's
State & Main since 2012
Añejo Restaurant since 2019
Blanco Cantina since 2019

From Wikidata.¹

Acquisitions

2019Acquired Añejo Restaurant¹
2019Acquired Blanco Cantina¹
2012Acquired State & Main¹

Timeline

2019Acquisition Acquired Añejo Restaurant¹
2019Acquisition Acquired Blanco Cantina¹
2016Acquired Acquired by Recipe Unlimited¹
2012Acquisition Acquired State & Main¹
2000Founded Founded¹

Sources

The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.

1
WikidataFranworks Group on Wikidata
2
WikipediaFranworks Group on Wikipedia
3
Wikimedia CommonsFranworks Group logo by Franworks Group, Public domain