FAQ

WHO FOUNDED BEAVERTAILS®?

Grant and Pam Hooker, a husband and wife team, founded the company in 1978 in Ottawa, Ontario.

HAVE A CRAVING OUTSIDE OF CANADA?

You can find us in the USA, Japan, the UAE, France, and Mexico. We are always working on developing other great territories to expand our Canadian culinary icon. You may find that we have slight variations on menu offerings in these areas due to cultural flavours and tastes.

FRANCHISE FEES?

The standard franchise fee in North America is $30, 000. We also sell international rights and territories; their fee varies de- pending on the area and the number of stores to be developed.

WHO ARE OUR COMPETITORS?

Though we do no not have any direct competitors, like all snack/treat companies we do compete on a secondary level for all snack dollars spent.

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The majority of our marketing efforts are done within our stores in the form of store posters and point of sale materials, but we also use: Social media channels, our website, and word of mouth. President Obama told all his friends he liked BeaverTails pastries during his visit to our store in Ottawa!

OPERATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY

We have great office tools that help us get all the info we need. We use videos and online training materials to keep our franchisees up-to-date. We also have several Operations Coaches, who help our stores benchmark their success.

HEAD OFFICE

We have great office tools that help us get all the info we need. We are a cozy staff of around 20 BeaverTails addicts! Our office crew is passionate about their treats and enjoy the laid-back atmosphere of our loft office in Montreal, QC.

LEGAL (BORING STUFF!)

We are incorporated. BeaverTails’ headquarters is based in Montreal, QC.

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