Au Vieux Duluth

What Au Vieux Duluth does

Au Vieux Duluth operates a chain of Greek-style restaurants founded in 1982 in Montreal, Quebec, serving general consumers seeking casual Greek dining across Quebec and Ontario with 30+ locations. Its core offering centers on signature dishes including butterfly shrimp, oregano chicken, filet mignon, and souvlaki. A distinctive Bring Your Own Wine/Beer (BYOW) model differentiates the chain from fully-licensed competitors and targets cost-conscious diners, while a central 11,000 sq ft kitchen in Laval supports consistency and unit economics across the network.

The business operates on a hybrid corporate/franchise model. Franchisees invest $900K-$1.2M per location and pay a $30K franchise fee, 5% royalty, and 3% advertising fee, providing the parent company recurring high-margin revenue streams. The chain has integrated with four major third-party delivery platforms — UEAT, DoorDash, SkipTheDishes, and Uber Eats — extending reach beyond dine-in traffic. Community partnerships, including with the Montreal Children's Hospital and Expos Fest, support local brand presence.

Revenue is generated through restaurant-level food sales across both corporate and franchised locations, supplemented by franchising fees, royalties and advertising contributions, catering, and gift certificate programs. Privately held as Restaurants Au Vieux Duluth Inc., the company is headquartered in Laval, Quebec (Chomedey area), and reports 51-100 corporate employees — a headcount profile consistent with a franchise-heavy operating model in which unit-level staff sit on franchisee payrolls.

Name

Au Vieux Duluth

Legal name

Restaurants Au Vieux Duluth Inc.

Website

https://auvieuxduluth.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1982

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Au Vieux Duluth is a privately held Greek-style restaurant chain founded in 1982, operating 30+ locations across Quebec and Ontario under a franchise model with a centralized kitchen in Laval, QC.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Casual Greek Restaurants

NAICS

Full-Service Restaurants (722511)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

Ethnic & Regional Cuisine Restaurants (THAFACAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Casual Dining Restaurants (THAFACAB)

Keywords

• Casual Greek restaurants
• BYOW restaurant chain
• Grilled seafood dining
• Franchise restaurant operations
• Takeout and delivery meals

Headquarters

HQ city

Chomedey

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices30 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Restaurant Food and Beverage Sales: Revenue generated from dine-in customers, takeout orders, and delivery orders at franchise locations. Menu includes Greek specialties such as grilled meats, seafood, and signature dishes like butterfly shrimp, souvlaki, and filet mignon.
2. Franchise Fees and Royalties: Initial franchise fee of $30,000 plus ongoing royalty fees (5% of sales) and advertising fees (3%). Franchise investment ranges from $900,000 to $1,200,000 total cost with $200,000 to $250,000 unencumbered cash required.
3. Gift Certificates: Sale of gift certificates available for purchase at restaurant locations, used for celebrations, gifts, and special occasions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Au Vieux Duluth operates a chain of 30+ casual Greek-style restaurants across Quebec and Ontario, offering grilled specialties, seafood, Angus beef filet mignon, and signature homemade butterfly shrimp under a unique Bring Your Own Wine/Beer (BYOB) concept. The chain supplements dine-in service with takeout and delivery through UEAT, DoorDash, SkipTheDishes, and Uber Eats, sells gift certificates, and expands via a franchise program.

Product overview

Au Vieux Duluth is a casual Greek-style restaurant chain founded in 1982, operating 30+ locations across Quebec and Ontario. The core offering is grilled meats and seafood served with a signature Bring Your Own Wine/Beer (BYOB) concept, featuring signature dishes such as butterfly shrimps, oregano chicken breasts, chicken and pork skewers, and filet mignon. The company supplements its dine-in service with online ordering through UEAT, DoorDash, Skip The Dishes, and Uber Eats, as well as gift certificates and a franchise program. Community engagement is reflected in charitable partnerships with the Kat Demes Pavilion and Montreal Children's Hospital.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Au Vieux Duluth Restaurant Dining Service Casual Greek-style restaurant dining service offering grilled specialties and seafood with a Bring Your Own Wine/Beer concept, operating 30+ locations across Quebec and Ontario since 1982.
• Gift Certificates
• Au Vieux Duluth Franchise Program
• Group Dining and Catering
• Online Takeout and Delivery Ordering

Quantifiable outcome

• Serving customers since 1982 with 30+ locations

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• UEATcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOnline ordering platform partner enabling direct takeout orders from Au Vieux Duluth restaurants. Each location has unique ordering codes on the order-online.ai platform.
• DoorDashcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThird-party food delivery platform partner providing delivery services to customers across most Au Vieux Duluth locations in Quebec and Ontario.
• SkipTheDishescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThird-party food delivery platform partner operating across multiple Au Vieux Duluth restaurant locations for food delivery services.
• Uber EatsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThird-party food delivery platform partner available at select Montreal-area and other Au Vieux Duluth locations.
• Pavillon Kat Demes de l'Hôpital de Montréal pour enfants (Montreal Children's Hospital Foundation)minorOthersCharitable partnership during June where a portion of chicken skewer sales are donated to support families with sick children at the Montreal Children's Hospital. Thousands of dollars have been raised through this initiative.
• Expos Fest EventsminorOthersCharitable sponsorship of events dedicated to raising money to fight DIPG (an aggressive brain tumor) in honor of Catherine 'Kat' Demes. Au Vieux Duluth is a proud sponsor of this cause.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• St-Hubert: Iconic Quebec-based casual dining chain specializing in rotisserie chicken. Closest direct comparable to Au Vieux Duluth in scale, Quebec/Ontario footprint, and casual full-service positioning with a long operating history.
• Baton Rouge: Quebec-based casual dining chain offering grilled ribs, steaks, and chicken. Operates a comparable full-service model in the same Quebec/Ontario market, targeting the same family/group dining occasion with similar price points.
• Mikes: Canadian casual Italian restaurant franchise with locations across Quebec, Ontario, and other provinces. Closely comparable ethnic-cuisine casual-dining franchise with similar per-unit investment and target customer.
• Boston Pizza: Canadian casual dining and sports bar franchise with multi-province presence and a comparable franchise economics model. Competes for the same casual-dining dinner occasion and family/groups segment.

Broad incumbents

• Swiss Chalet: National Canadian casual dining chain (part of Recipe Unlimited) offering rotisserie chicken and ribs. Larger, broader-portfolio incumbent that overlaps with Au Vieux Duluth in family casual-dining occasions.
• Pizza Pizza: Large Canadian QSR/pizza franchise with broad national footprint. Adjacent restaurant franchisor in the same Canadian casual/QSR space, competing for delivery occasions and franchisee capital.

Regional players

• Sushi Shop: Canadian specialty restaurant franchise (Japanese cuisine) operating across Quebec, Ontario, and other provinces. Comparable specialty-cuisine casual-dining franchise model, with similar per-unit investment and Quebec/Ontario density.
• La Belle Province: Quebec-based quick-service restaurant chain. Adjacent Quebec restaurant operator that shares the regional market and customer base, although at a more limited-service and lower price point.
• Ben & Florentine: Quebec-based breakfast-focused casual dining chain. Comparable Quebec casual-dining franchise model and regional brand-building approach, though focused on breakfast/brunch.
• Restaurants Normandin: Quebec-based casual full-service restaurant chain with hotels attached, operating across Quebec. Comparable casual full-service model and Quebec market focus, though with a broader family-style menu rather than Greek specialty.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/restaurants-au-vieux-duluth-inc
• Instagraminstagram.com/auvieuxduluthrestaurants

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Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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