The Pantry (restaurant)
Encyclopedia
The Pantry is a Canadian
restaurant chain based in Vancouver
, British Columbia
. The first expansion outside of the Lower Mainland
began with Vancouver Island
and continued with the development of the Okanagan
market and into Northern B.C. The Pantry Restaurants are now located throughout B.C., with various locations in Alberta, and further expansions underway in Saskatchewan
and Manitoba
.
. It was a built on a concept to provide friendly and attentive customer service, quality food, in a warm friendly atmosphere at affordable prices. The restaurant proved to be an instant success. The Pantry gained in popularity and reoriented itself to a "Casual Dining Restaurant", this concept change included revisions to signage
, exterior image, the interior decor, marketing with new trademarks, logos
, uniforms, tag lines and menus. The first expansion of The Pantry outside the Lower Mainland began with Vancouver Island and continued with Okanagan and Northern British Columbia. In the 90's, a new catering
, banquet
and room service program to facilitate the hotels The Pantry was associated with.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
restaurant chain based in Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
, British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
. The first expansion outside of the Lower Mainland
Lower Mainland
The Lower Mainland is a name commonly applied to the region surrounding and including Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. As of 2007, 2,524,113 people live in the region; sixteen of the province's thirty most populous municipalities are located there.While the term Lower Mainland has been...
began with Vancouver Island
Vancouver Island
Vancouver Island is a large island in British Columbia, Canada. It is one of several North American locations named after George Vancouver, the British Royal Navy officer who explored the Pacific Northwest coast of North America between 1791 and 1794...
and continued with the development of the Okanagan
Okanagan
The Okanagan , also known as the Okanagan Valley and sometimes as Okanagan Country is a region located in the Canadian province of British Columbia defined by the basin of Okanagan Lake and the Canadian portion of the Okanagan River. As of 2009, the region's population is approximately 350,927. The...
market and into Northern B.C. The Pantry Restaurants are now located throughout B.C., with various locations in Alberta, and further expansions underway in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....
and Manitoba
Manitoba
Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...
.
History
In 1975 Mike and Violet Hoffman opened the first Pantry Family Restaurant in AbbotsfordAbbotsford, British Columbia
Abbotsford is a Canadian city located in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, adjacent to Greater Vancouver. It is the fifth largest municipality in British Columbia, home to 123,864 people . Its Census Metropolitan Area, which includes the District of Mission, is the 23rd largest in Canada,...
. It was a built on a concept to provide friendly and attentive customer service, quality food, in a warm friendly atmosphere at affordable prices. The restaurant proved to be an instant success. The Pantry gained in popularity and reoriented itself to a "Casual Dining Restaurant", this concept change included revisions to signage
Signage
Signage is any kind of visual graphics created to display information to a particular audience. This is typically manifested in the form of wayfinding information in places such as streets or inside/outside of buildings.-History:...
, exterior image, the interior decor, marketing with new trademarks, logos
Logos
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, uniforms, tag lines and menus. The first expansion of The Pantry outside the Lower Mainland began with Vancouver Island and continued with Okanagan and Northern British Columbia. In the 90's, a new catering
Catering
Catering is the business of providing foodservice at a remote site or a site such as a hotel, public house , or other location.-Mobile catering:A mobile caterer serves food directly from a vehicle or cart that is designed for the purpose...
, banquet
Banquet
A banquet is a large meal or feast, complete with main courses and desserts. It usually serves a purpose such as a charitable gathering, a ceremony, or a celebration, and is often preceded or followed by speeches in honour of someone....
and room service program to facilitate the hotels The Pantry was associated with.