Lick's Homeburgers
| Privately Owned | |
| Industry | Restaurants |
| Founded | Queen Street East, Toronto, Canada in 1980 |
| Headquarters | Canada |
| Products | Fast food (including hamburgers, veggie burgers, french fries, poutine, onion rings, chili, ice cream, and more...) |
| Website | lickshomeburgers.com |
Lick's Homeburgers & Ice Cream (corporate name: Lick's Concepts, Inc.) is a privately owned Canadian restaurant chain founded in 1980 with a $5,000 loan obtained by Denise Meehan, the president and sole shareholder. It is known for its hamburgers, which are called "homeburgers".
History
Meehan, a native of Sturgeon Falls, Ontario, grew up in a tourist [resort operated by her parents.[citation needed] Meehan opened her first Lick's location store on Queen Street East in Toronto in 1980. The second store opened at 2383 Kingston Rd in Scarborough several years later. (Both these locations are now defunct.) From 1984 through 2009, the business expanded to several cities in the province of Ontario as the Lick's name and menu became available for franchise. At its zenith, there were 30 Lick's locations throughout southern Ontario.
In 2002, Meehan was named to the Sales Hall of Fame by the Canadian Professional Sales Association.[1][2] Meehan has also been profiled by Hilary magazine.[3]
Lick's began to encounter difficulty in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis, partly because of its effect on consumer habits. As well, the proliferation of gourmet burger chains eroded Lick's market share. In 2012, two Toronto-area Lick's franchises closed due to arrears in rent, the fourth and fifth Lick's outlet to close in a short period of time. The Barrie and Oakville Trafalgar Road locations were foreclosed by landlords in September 2013. The Guelph location was seized by its landlord on November 21, 2013. Mississauga's last location was seized by its landlord on November 27, 2013.[4][5] By the fall of 2013, the chain had 10 stores, down from 30 in 2012.[6]
References
- ↑ Canadian Professional Sales Association – Sales Hall of Fame – Denise Meehan
- ↑ K-tel International Chairman & CEO Philip Kives Inducted Into Canadian Professional Sales Association "Sales Hall of Fame". K-tel press release, Nov. 19, 2002
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http://www.guelphmercury.com/news-story/4235947-lick-s-outlet-in-south-end-closed-by-landlord/
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