with marrybrown . this article has multiple issues . please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages this article needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . october 2009 learn how and when to remove this template message this article relies too much on references to primary sources . please improve this by adding secondary or tertiary sources . february 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message mary brown s type private industry casual dining fast food founded 1969 founder patt tarrant cyril fleming headquarters markham ontario 125 locations key people gregory roberts ceo number of employees over 1 100 website http www.marybrowns.com mary brown s is a canadian fast food restaurant chain known for its big mary sandwich chicken and taters or potato wedges . its process involves marinating chicken for up to 48 hours prior to cooking . the company has over 120 locations in canada 40 in newfoundland and labrador 37 in ontario 32 in alberta 5 in british columbia 2 in saskatchewan 5 in nova scotia 5 in new brunswick 1 in prince edward island and 1 in manitoba . the company also operates one location in istanbul turkey . 1 it advertises using the slogans honest to goodness and famous chicken & taters . a mary brown s restaurant in guelph ontario the ceo of mary brown s is gregory roberts originally of triton newfoundland and labrador . contents 1 history 2 corporate 3 see also 4 references 5 external links history edit in 1969 the first mary brown s restaurant opened 2 in st. john s newfoundland . during that first year it opened two more restaurants in newfoundland under the golden skillet name . the name was later changed to mary brown s in honour of the wife of the u.s. creator of the original fried chicken recipe . from 1969 to 1978 mary brown s grew with fifteen more franchises being sold to independent operators in newfoundland and labrador and one in halifax . in 1972 the first mary brown s fried chicken 3 restaurant was opened in ontario in the arena plaza located near the corner of dixie road and dundas street in mississauga . the first office for canada was located above this first store . since then the company has grown to over 70 restaurants located in newfoundland and labrador nova scotia ontario and alberta . mary brown s famous chicken & taters 4 intends to open additional outlets in ontario and alberta . 75 % of sales are takeout orders . 5 in 2008 and 2009 twelve stores in alberta and ontario became 100 % halal . 6 corporate edit the head office of mary brown s inc. franchiser of mary brown s is located in markham ontario with branch offices in st. john s newfoundland and calgary alberta . mary brown s is a 100 % canadian owned company and employs approximately 1 100 people across canada in its various restaurants . 7 see also edit list of fast food chains in canada list of fast food chicken restaurants references edit chicken in turkey mary brown s aims for istanbul . cbc news . december 5 2013 . retrieved december 5 2013 . mary brown s website additional text . http www.yellowpages.ca search si bn 1 mary % 20brown s % 20fried canada showdd true http www.yellowpages.ca search si 1 mary % 20brown s % 20famous canada showdd true franchise brochure mary brown s website http www.marybrowns.com halal.html mary brown s website http www.marybrowns.com locator.html external links edit official website v t e chicken based restaurant chains global chester s chicken cottage church s texas chicken dixy chicken kenny rogers roasters kfc nando s pollo campero popeyes southern fried chicken wienerwald regional africa chicken licken za chicken republic ng tastee fried chicken ng asia al baik sa al tazaj sa bacolod chicken inasal ph bonchon chicken kr california fried 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