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title: "QSR Magazine: Blimpie Owner to Buy Fast Casual Grabbagreen"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/85405783-f2a1-4aae-9b39-c52bc0ad9d94
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/qsr-magazine-blimpie-owner-to-buy-fast-casual-grabbagreen-2705641
category: "Fast casual"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Fast casual"
published: 2018-02-21T14:09:51.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:02:28.155Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/beac2d2565b824e2a237c6a08ea15fef927.jpg
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# QSR Magazine: Blimpie Owner to Buy Fast Casual Grabbagreen

**TL;DR:** MTY Food Group Inc. is acquiring the Grabbagreen franchise system for nearly $3 million, expanding its restaurant portfolio. The deal is expected to close in the next 45 days.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2018-02-21. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/qsr-magazine-blimpie-owner-to-buy-fast-casual-grabbagreen-2705641).*

## Story

The Grabbagreen franchise system is currently being acquired by MTY Food Group Inc. According to a recent article from QSR Magazine , the 27 unit chain is being purchased for nearly $3 million just five years after it launched. The deal is expected to close in the next 45 days.

MYT Food Group Inc. COO, Jef Smit, said, “Grabbagreen is a young and trendy brand with solid growth potential. We are extremely happy to add this concept to our portfolio."

While primarily based in Canada, the company's Scottsdale, Arizona headquarters will serve as the center of operations for Grabbagreen. The brand is not the alone in the company's restaurant portfolio. Currently, MYT Food Group owns a series of brands ranging from Cold Stone Creamery to Inkberry.

Grabbagreen entered the franchise industry in 2015, and currently all but one location are franchised. The brand has averaged about two new openings a month, with further development deals in the pipeline.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- franchise expansion (topic)
- QSR Magazine (publication)
- acquisition (topic)
- Cold Stone Creamery (company)
- restaurant portfolio (topic)
- MTY Food Group (company)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/qsr-magazine-blimpie-owner-to-buy-fast-casual-grabbagreen-2705641). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/85405783-f2a1-4aae-9b39-c52bc0ad9d94).