Partner Kit 2026 · Family-run since 2011 · Proudly Canadian
Own a business
that means something.
Thirteen towns asked for a Sam's Grill. Every one is run by the family that owns it. Tell us where you'd open, and the franchise team will call you.
Thank you, .
The franchise team will call you within three business days. A copy is on its way to .
Ready to go further? (about ten minutes).
Real burgers. Real poutine. Made by hand, every day.
Since 2011 we have done one thing stubbornly well: made-to-order burgers from fresh, never-frozen 100% Canadian beef, fries cut in the store that morning, and specialty poutines with real Québec curds. Eight things the brand is known for, and nothing it isn't: a short menu is easier for a family to run, easier to train, and easier to be famous for in a town. Halal, vegetarian and gluten-friendly options at every store.
Counter service · Eat in, take out, delivery and catering · 800–1,500 sq ft · One kitchen line
Ten reasons families choose Sam's Grill.
Written the way our partners say them, not the way a brochure would. Tap any card for the longer answer.
We build the store and run the system. You run the welcome.
A compact store designed with you, one written-down system for everything behind the counter, and the programs that bring a town back week after week. Nobody has to invent anything.
800 to 1,500 square feet, built for a busy Friday. Counter service, an open kitchen line, seating for around two dozen, and a look that works in a plaza, a main street or a conversion. We design, engineer and build it with you, and our founder reviews every layout before a wall goes up.
Formats · Standard store · Take-out counter for malls, plazas and community hubs · Conversion of an existing restaurant
Recipes, sourcing, marketing, purchasing, training: one system, written down to the ketchup on the table. You hire from your town and stand behind your counter. Tap a card for more.
Ordering, however your town prefers. In store, by phone, online, in the app or by delivery, with the systems behind each store chosen to suit its town. Gift cards and loyalty rewards with campaigns composed for your town, not copied across the map.
Honest numbers,
before you sign.
Families betting their savings deserve the spreadsheet, not the sizzle. The terms are in plain sight below. The full cost table and store economics come to you with the disclosure document, so your lawyer and accountant see exactly what we see.
| Typical location size | 800 – 1,500 sq ft |
|---|---|
| Royalty | 5% of gross weekly sales |
| Marketing fund | 2% of gross weekly sales |
| Agreement to opening | Target 180 days |
| Financing | CSBFP-eligible build Canada Small Business Financing Program |
| Ontario figures; other provinces vary. Excludes HST. The full cost table, store economics and the disclosure document follow your application and first conversation. | |
The spreadsheet comes after the conversation, not instead of it. Apply today and the full numbers reach you within three business days.
Three ways in. One rule: your family, behind the counter.
Most partners begin with one store and grow once it runs without us. There are no absentee investors at Sam's Grill, because the welcome cannot be delegated. If that rule sounds right to you, you are the kind of family we are looking for. Pick the path that sounds like yours.
Open a new Sam's Grill in a town that needs one. The standard path, and where every partner family starts.
Already own a space or a restaurant? A cost-effective conversion with minimal downtime, on our layout and supply chain.
When an owner moves on, a running store with a trained team and a town that already knows the name.
A second town, a region or a province is a conversation we have once your first store is running well. Tell us your ambition in the application.
Area development and multi-store partnerships: write to franchising@samsgrill.ca.
The questions every family asks, answered the way we would across a table.
Five steps before you sign. Ten after. No surprises either side.
Nothing you send us commits you to anything. A conversation is enough to begin, and most families know by the end of it. After the signature, the corporate office walks every step with you.
- 1ApplyAbout ten minutes, nothing to sign. The office reads it and calls within three business days.
- 2A 20-minute conversationYour town, your family, your timeline. Ask us anything; we will ask you a few things too.
- 3Meet our legal teamYou receive the franchise disclosure document and the full numbers: the spreadsheet, not the sizzle. Fourteen days to review with your own lawyer and accountant, as the law requires.
- 4Location orientationWhile you review, we look for your site. Towns, developers and landlords bring locations to us; our real-estate partners and legal team take the lease through to signature.
- 5Agreement signedOur lawyer sends the final agreement on the terms we agreed. You join the family, and the store journey begins.
From signed lease to grand opening. You hire from your town; we bring the system, the suppliers and the people who have opened every store before yours.
- 1Location and leaseOur office and trusted real-estate partners find the location; our legal team reviews and finalizes the lease.
- 2Drawings and city permitsThe in-house team prepares the drawings and carries every city obligation. Our founder reviews each layout so taking an order and handing it over never cross paths.
- 3Construction and supervisionA turnkey build, end to end, through Canadian contractors we have worked with for years.
- 4EquipmentFood-grade stainless steel and a high-efficiency grill, supplied by Canadian vendors.
- 5Signage and brandingThe store is branded so it feels like home, and like Canada, from the street.
- 6Sam's SchoolHands-on training in the family store: cutting potatoes, pressing patties, running a service. Then the digital side: POS, menu screens, hiring and local marketing.
- 7Opening campaignYour town hears about you before the doors open, on your own local site and in the community.
- 8Store set-upAfter the contractor hands over, our team checks every connection, stocks the store and cooks the first meal for your family.
- 9Soft opening, then grand openingWe open the gates to the community together.
- 10Post-opening supportRegular site visits from the corporate office to make sure the store runs smoothly.
Start the
conversation.
Ten minutes. Nothing to sign. A copy lands in your inbox the moment you send it, and a real person from the office calls within three business days.
A few of our locations, as rated on Google. Tap a town to read what it says.
"The burgers are amazing. They're just like your own backyard burgers: homemade patties, fresh lettuce, tomatoes and onions."
Kim O. · Swift Current"This place is top tier. It tastes like Timmins poutine did 20 years ago."
S. Villeneuve · South Porcupine"Phenomenal food, incredibly friendly staff, and unbelievably good value for your dollar."
The Ra & Zia Family · Brockvillefranchising@samsgrill.ca · +1 519 222 3146 · 55 Pinebush Rd, Cambridge, ON · "First we eat. Then we do everything else."
Thank you, . Your application is with us.
A copy is on its way to . Someone from the Sam's Grill office will read it and call you within three business days. If you'd rather not wait, book a time that suits you.