Overview
- Recipe Restaurant Group says the first new restaurants under its control will be at Vaughan Mills in the GTA and in Ottawa’s Westboro Village.
- Both sites are under active development with openings targeted for summer 2026.
- The Ontario launches follow Recipe’s purchase of all eight existing Canadian Olive Garden locations and a national development agreement with Darden Restaurants.
- The deal grants Recipe exclusive rights to develop new Olive Garden restaurants in Canada, with additional sites described as in various planning stages.
- Recipe operates nearly 1,100 restaurants across brands such as Swiss Chalet, Harvey’s, Montana’s, New York Fries, Kelsey’s, The Burger’s Priest and The Pickle Barrel.