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title: "Odd Burger Begins Expansion with New Calgary Franchise"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/c7733aa6-4352-4314-a641-d94ff0b8b87d
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20210909_odd_burger_begins_expansion_with_new_calgary_franchise.html
category: "Burger"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Burger"
topics: ["Development & multi-unit"]
published: 2021-09-09T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:25:54.564Z
image: https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1568901346375-23c9450c58cd?w=1600&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop
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# Odd Burger Begins Expansion with New Calgary Franchise

**TL;DR:** Odd Burger is expanding to Calgary with a new franchise, its first West Coast location, which will be operated by franchisees Joanna and Jay Gandhi. The Calgary location is expected to open within three months of site selection and permit approvals.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2021-09-09. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20210909_odd_burger_begins_expansion_with_new_calgary_franchise.html).*

## Story

Franchisees Joanna and Jay Gandhi are currently seeking an ideal site to introduce Calgary to Odd Burger’s affordable, mainstream, healthy, satisfying vegan fast food.

“Our first West Coast location is a major milestone toward positioning Odd Burger as a global brand,” said James McInnes, Odd Burger co-founder and CEO.

The Calgary location is expected to open within three months of site selection and permit approvals. It will follow the model of Odd Burger’s successful restaurants in Ontario - compact footprints optimized for fast service, takeout and delivery, affordability, and simplified employee training. Odd Burger smart kitchens feature modern on-demand cooking technology, online ordering, self-checkout kiosks, and cashless transactions.

Odd Burger has locations in Toronto, London, Windsor and Vaughan, with two additional locations in Waterloo and Hamilton opening within a month. In addition to restaurants, Odd Burger also operates a manufacturing facility in London, ON where it creates its proprietary plant-based proteins and dairy alternatives such as burgers, chickUN fillets, sausage, and dairy-free sauces.

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- unit expansion (topic)
- franchisees (topic)
- restaurant technology (topic)
- Calgary (location)
- vegan fast food (topic)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20210909_odd_burger_begins_expansion_with_new_calgary_franchise.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/c7733aa6-4352-4314-a641-d94ff0b8b87d).