Cara Operations has bought the Pickle Barrel Group of Restaurants, best-known locally for the long-standing location in the Yonge Eglinton Centre at Yonge and Eglinton. Pickle Barrel was founded in 1971 and has 12 corporately-owned restaurants along with a catering business across the Greater Toronto Area. Pickle Barrel generates approximately $50 million a year in sales through its 11 Pickle Barrel restaurants and 1 Glow Fresh Grill & Wine Bar. It also has a significant catering business through Pickle Barrel catering as well as through a 50% interest in Rose Reisman Catering. Rose Reisman Catering is a menu development, catering and individual meal delivery business that is focused on health and wellness – it has been a popular and growing alternative in the GTA. Cara owns a long list of restaurants among them are Harvey’s, Kelsey’s Neighbourhood Bar & Grill, Milestones Restaurants Inc. (74% ownership), Montana’s Cookhouse, Prime pubs and Swiss Chalet.
