please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages this article relies too much on references to primary sources . please improve this by adding secondary or tertiary sources . october 2008 learn how and when to remove this template message 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 . march 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message manchu wok inc. type subsidiary industry fast food founded 1980 founders jack lew headquarters markham ontario canada area served canada united states products chinese american cuisine parent mty food group website www.manchuwok.com manchu wok inc. is a chinese themed fast food restaurant chain in the united states and canada . the chain operates 200 stores primarily in shopping mall locations . it was owned by hong kong based caf de coral and now it is owned by canada based mty food group since 2014 . 1 2 despite the chain s name the menu does not feature any dishes from traditional manchurian cuisine and instead contains mostly american chinese cuisine and canadian chinese cuisine . contents 1 history 1.1 expansion outside canada 2 references 3 external links history edit the restaurant manchu wok at the airport in salt lake city utah usa in may 2014 . the first store was opened by dr. jack lew and other hong kong immigrants in 1980 in peterborough ontario canada . 3 lew hired food service equipment consultant alfred grech a maltese immigrant to design and help with the building of the first 33 stores . in 1992 lew sold the company to scott s hospitality inc. 4 at the time of the sale there were 113 manchu wok units in canada and united states . 5 under new ownership there were 237 manchu wok units in the united states canada and the united kingdom by april 1992 . 5 by 1996 there were 245 manchu wok when parent company scott s hospitality was acquired by laidlaw inc. 6 in 2000 laidlaw sold the company to a group of investors headed by ken fowler and caf de coral . 7 8 at the time of the sale in 2000 there were 74 locations in canada 119 locations in the united states and 2 in poland . 8 9 expansion outside canada edit in 2003 and 2004 manchu wok expanded its operations to us military bases in santa rita guam ; and okinawa japan respectively . it also has location on a u.s. army garrison in korea 10 better source needed and ramstein air base in germany . 11 and us army base grafenwohr germany . references edit ma stanley 18 december 2014 . mty completes the acquisition of manchu wok senseasian and wasabi grill & noodle press release . cnw group . mty to buy manchu wok . canadian restaurant news . october 24 2014 . manchuwok history . manchu wok . retrieved 14 january 2015 . scott s to buy manchu wok . scott s hospitality inc. . nation s restaurant news . august 21 1989 via highbeam research . subscription required help . a b roberts betsy april 20 1992 . manchu wok tries to carve fast food niche . fort lauderdale sun sentinel . laidlaw to acquire scott s hospitality . new york times . april 23 1996 . troubled laidlaw sells manchu wok . cbc news . july 25 2000 . a b manchu wok goes to hong kong fast food chain . ottawa business journal . october 3 2000 . hong kong s cafe de coral in manchu wok takeout . the globe and mail . october 4 2000 . manchu wok . retrieved 3 february 2008 . voss michael 5 august 2009 . phase ii of kmcc set to open . ramstein public affairs us air forces in europe . retrieved 16 august 2009 . dead link external links edit official website v t e mty food group kahala blimpie cold stone creamery yogen fr z great steak planet smoothie ranch1 surf city squeeze taco time tasti d lite acquired cultures koryo korean bbq jugo juice mr souvlaki ltd sukiyaki tandori indian cuisine croissant plus muffin 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