Salisbury House (restaurant)
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| Privately held company | |
| Founded | 1931 in Downtown Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
| Headquarters | Winnipeg, Canada |
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Number of locations
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17[1] |
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Key people
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Earl and Cheryl Barish |
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Number of employees
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500+ |
| Website | http://www.salisburyhouse.ca/ |
Salisbury House is a restaurant chain based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Known locally as "Sals", the chain is considered a Winnipeg institution. The first Salisbury House restaurant was founded in Downtown Winnipeg in 1931 by Ralph Erwin (September 2, 1902 – June 5, 1983),[2] who named the venture after the salisbury steak. Erwin disliked the term 'hamburger' so named his burger a "nip" to market his hamburgers as a small 'nip' or bite of Salisbury steak.
The restaurant has seventeen locations in Winnipeg and employs over 500 people. In 1979 Erwin sold his majority interest in the chain to a group of investors. In 2001, it was bought from its then Montreal owners by a group of local investors. The majority owners are Earl and Cheryl Barish.
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References[edit]
- ^ "Locations". Salisbury House of Canada. Retrieved May 19, 2012.
- ^ http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/people/erwin_rm.shtml Ralph Martin Erwin, Manitoba Historical Society, retrieved 2014 April 29
