Earls (restaurant chain)
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| Type | Private |
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| Industry | Restaurants |
| Founded | 1982 |
| Founder(s) | Leroy Earl Fuller |
| Headquarters | North Vancouver, BC, Canada |
| Key people | Leroy Earl Fuller, Jeff Fuller |
| Website | www.earls.ca |
Earls Leroy Earl Fuller's pride and joy is a casual dining restaurant chain that operates in Western Canada as well as Arizona, Washington and Colorado in the United States, and recently in Mississauga, Ontario. Earls has approximately 50 locations and their head office in North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.[citation needed]
[edit] Founding
Earls was founded in 1982 and the first restaurant was located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Leroy Earl Fuller (b.1930), the founder, was an experienced restaurateur with over twenty successful and failed restaurants to his name. He opened his first restaurant in Sunburst, Montana, United States, in 1954. The chain quickly formed when Fuller set up various Earls restaurants in his home of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Over the years, Earls restaurants populate across Western Canada, the United States, and Ontario. Fuller also owns Joey Tomato's Mediterranean Grill and 50% of Cactus Club Cafe with Richard Jaffray.
[edit] Awards
Best Casual Restaurant - Calgary Herald (1993 - present)
Best Casual Restaurant - Vancouver Magazine (1994 - present)
50 Best Wine Restaurants in Canada - Wine Access Magazine (2004)
Gold Glass Award - Vancouver Playhouse Wine Festival (2005)
Lifetime Achievement Award - The School of Wine Educators (2005)
Best Restaurant Atmosphere - Uptown Magazine, Winnipeg (2007)
Best Employers in Canada - 2008
Best Employers in Canada - 2009
Best Employers in Canada - 2010
Best Employers in Canada - 2011
