Stretch Posted December 2, 2022 Report Share Posted December 2, 2022 On 2022-11-24 at 10:21 AM, Jesse said: it was really cool to see in the distance as we were driving up So...from Virden? 😀 Geebrr, Wideleft, Tracker and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedFlex27 Posted December 2, 2022 Report Share Posted December 2, 2022 3 hours ago, Stretch said: So...from Virden? 😀 Virden now has a Popeye's. Good times, good times. The nightlife in that town rivals Regina. Tracker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WBBFanWest Posted December 2, 2022 Report Share Posted December 2, 2022 Virden doesn't, actually. Brandon does. Virden has Chicken Chef, which is miles better than Popeyes. A few years ago, Virden finally got a Boston Pizza. Heady days, those were... Fatty Liver 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark H. Posted December 2, 2022 Report Share Posted December 2, 2022 8 hours ago, WBBFanWest said: Virden doesn't, actually. Brandon does. Virden has Chicken Chef, which is miles better than Popeyes. A few years ago, Virden finally got a Boston Pizza. Heady days, those were... Wrong thread - but a well run Chicken Chef is a great place to eat Fatty Liver, GCJenks and Noeller 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracker Posted December 3, 2022 Report Share Posted December 3, 2022 3 hours ago, Mark H. said: Wrong thread - but a well run Chicken Chef is a great place to eat Isn't that a contradiction? Mark H. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Zaius Posted December 3, 2022 Report Share Posted December 3, 2022 12 hours ago, WBBFanWest said: Virden doesn't, actually. Brandon does. Virden has Chicken Chef, which is miles better than Popeyes. A few years ago, Virden finally got a Boston Pizza. Heady days, those were... Boston Pizza was founded by a guy from Jim Treliving who is from Virden Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedFlex27 Posted December 3, 2022 Report Share Posted December 3, 2022 1 minute ago, Dr Zaius said: Boston Pizza was founded by a guy from Jim Treliving who is from Virden Offspring? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Posted December 3, 2022 Report Share Posted December 3, 2022 7 minutes ago, Dr Zaius said: Boston Pizza was founded by a guy from Jim Treliving who is from Virden Boston Pizza was founded by other people and Jim bought it off of them later on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Zaius Posted December 3, 2022 Report Share Posted December 3, 2022 2 hours ago, Brandon said: Boston Pizza was founded by other people and Jim bought it off of them later on. No. Read Jim's book. He was a cop stationed in Northern BC, teamed up with a local pizza owner and founded BP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Posted December 3, 2022 Report Share Posted December 3, 2022 1 minute ago, Dr Zaius said: No. Read Jim's book. He was a cop stationed in Northern BC, teamed up with a local pizza owner and founded BP As per wikipedia and what Jim has said when he was on Dragon's Den... Quote Boston Pizza began in Edmonton, Alberta, on August 12, 1964, when four Greek immigrants, Trifon, Gus, Perry, and Ninos Agioritis opened Boston Pizza and Spaghetti House. By 1970, Boston Pizza had 17 locations in Western Canada, 15 of which were franchised. One of the first franchisees was Jim Treliving, a Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer who lived down the street from the original location and was a regular customer.[1] In 1968, he noticed the growing popularity of Boston Pizza and purchased the rights to open a restaurant in Penticton, British Columbia. While in Penticton, he met George Melville, a chartered accountant. He acted as Treliving's business consultant for four years, and, in 1973, became Treliving's business partner. Over 10 years, they opened 16 restaurants in British Columbia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Zaius Posted December 3, 2022 Report Share Posted December 3, 2022 Just now, Brandon said: As per wikipedia and what Jim has said when he was on Dragon's Den... Yes that is what it says but there's way more context. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Posted December 3, 2022 Report Share Posted December 3, 2022 3 minutes ago, Dr Zaius said: Yes that is what it says but there's way more context. https://bostonpizza.com/en/about-us.html#carousel-6ecd3e41dd-item-c621b5f262-tabpanel It literally says on their own web page that it was started by other people and Jim came along and took it to the next level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Zaius Posted December 3, 2022 Report Share Posted December 3, 2022 Just now, Brandon said: https://bostonpizza.com/en/about-us.html#carousel-6ecd3e41dd-item-c621b5f262-tabpanel It literally says on their own web page that it was started by other people and Jim came along and took it to the next level. But they were entirely different. Just read the book Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Posted December 3, 2022 Report Share Posted December 3, 2022 2 minutes ago, Dr Zaius said: But they were entirely different. Just read the book Once again on the official Boston Pizza web site they say the opposite of what you are saying. Also tonnes of videos of him saying that he was a franchisee and eventually bought the company out later on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Zaius Posted December 3, 2022 Report Share Posted December 3, 2022 Just now, Brandon said: Once again on the official Boston Pizza web site they say the opposite of what you are saying. Also tonnes of videos of him saying that he was a franchisee and eventually bought the company out later on. K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatty Liver Posted December 3, 2022 Report Share Posted December 3, 2022 1 hour ago, Dr Zaius said: Yes that is what it says but there's way more context. I remember in the 70's there were a few scattered B.P. in Wpg. that disappeared shortly after they opened, the last one standing was on North Main in W. Kildonan and it wasn't doing well. I think Treliving probably bought the rights to the name in bankruptcy and rebuilt the franchise from scratch. Tracker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noeller Posted December 3, 2022 Report Share Posted December 3, 2022 What in the actual **** is going on..... Geebrr 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jpan85 Posted December 3, 2022 Report Share Posted December 3, 2022 The Trifon Agoritios in the wiki article actual went on to own several pizza places in Saskatchewan called Trifions. One of my favourite pizza places when I lived in Regina. Also had good greek wings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse Posted December 3, 2022 Report Share Posted December 3, 2022 6 hours ago, Noeller said: What in the actual **** is going on..... off season, baby. SpeedFlex27, Eternal optimist, Wanna-B-Fanboy and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wanna-B-Fanboy Posted December 4, 2022 Report Share Posted December 4, 2022 Seriously though, BP is an over priced restaurant with shitty food. Never liked the place. rebusrankin, BaconNBigBlue, TBURGESS and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
17to85 Posted December 4, 2022 Report Share Posted December 4, 2022 BPs used to be an ok place for easy inoffensive food to take a family but I have found the "quality" is way down in recent years and the price is just always up and up and up. Wanna-B-Fanboy, rebusrankin and HardCoreBlue 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Posted December 4, 2022 Report Share Posted December 4, 2022 3 hours ago, Wanna-B-Fanboy said: Seriously though, BP is an over priced restaurant with shitty food. Never liked the place. You don't like frozen dough and most of the dishes being flash frozen and heated up and then paying a premium price? We only go to BP because of the kids and when they have the free kids meals deals... but even with the kids for free it's super pricey. The larger pizzas are priced at 30 - 40 dollars when Dominos is basically selling the same thing for 10 dollars. I much prefer going to the local eateries where it's cheaper and actually freshly made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebusrankin Posted December 4, 2022 Report Share Posted December 4, 2022 Boston Pizza is overpriced garbage. blue_gold_84 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WBBFanWest Posted December 4, 2022 Report Share Posted December 4, 2022 I will point out that Boston Pizza is ranked as one of the top 5 restaurants in Virden. Fatty Liver and Pickle Rick 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebusrankin Posted December 4, 2022 Report Share Posted December 4, 2022 39 minutes ago, WBBFanWest said: I will point out that Boston Pizza is ranked as one of the top 5 restaurants in Virden. Does Virden only have 5 restaurants? Wanna-B-Fanboy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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