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Leading Canadian Burger King, Pizza Hut franchisee names CEO

June 19, 2019

Major Canadian Burger King and Pizza Hut franchisee, The Redberry Group, has named former Recipe Unlimited Corp. and Boston Pizza executive, Ken Otto, as its new CEO, effective immediately.

Ken Otto   (Photo Provided)

Redberry is the largest privately-owned Burger King franchise operator in Canada, and was recently acquired by Chicago-based private investment partnership, City Capital Ventures, LLC, which plans to accelerate growth of the two brands in Canada, a news release said. 

Prior to joining Redberry, Otto was president of Recipe Unlimited's Family Dining Division, preceded by his previous role as Boston Pizza International COO. 

"Both Burger King and Pizza Hut possess significant potential in Canada," Otto said in the release. "We look forward to working collaboratively with our partners and very talented Redberry teams, to deliver simply the best burgers and pizzas to Canadians."

Founded in 2005, Redberry Group is one of North America's largest QSR franchisees, with 110 Burger King locations in Ontario, Quebec, and Manitoba, as well as 23 Pizza Hut stores in Alberta. In fact, Redberry owns 40% of all Canadian Burger King locations.