Founding
Earls was founded in 1982 and the first restaurant was located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Leroy Earl Fuller (b.1930), the founder, was an experienced restaurateur with over twenty successful and failed restaurants to his name. He opened his first restaurant in Sunburst, Montana, United States, in 1954. The chain quickly formed when Fuller set up various Earls restaurants in his home of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Over the years, Earls restaurants have spread across Western Canada, the United States, and Ontario. Fuller also owns Joeys and 50% of Cactus Club Cafe with Richard Jaffray.
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