Who owns Village Inn?
Village Inn is owned by MTY Group (Canada, TSX: MTY), which has owned the brand since 2022.[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: MTY Food Group Inc. Management's Discussion and Analysis for the 13 and 26-week periods ended May 31, 2026. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- MTY Food Group Inc. reported
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇨🇦 Canada, Saint-Laurent, Québec
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Category
- Restaurants & foodservice › Casual dining › Casual dining restaurants
- Parent ticker
- TSX: MTY
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Village Inn
Village Inn is an American casual dining restaurant chain that MTY Food Group acquired in September 2022 as part of BBQ Holdings, the company that also owned Famous Dave's and Bakers Square. It is the fifth-largest banner in the MTY network by sales. MTY classes it as a casual concept, the part of its United States business where sales fell furthest in the second quarter of 2026, a decline MTY put down to soft consumer spending.
Ownership timeline of Village Inn
Where Village Inn sits in MTY Group
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by MTY Group
MTY Group controls 8 brands on Brandtree, 8 of them in restaurants & foodservice.
Also in restaurants & foodservice
Other brands in casual dining restaurants, and who owns them
The 72 brands in casual dining restaurants on Brandtree belong to 24 owners. The largest is Gulf Hotels Group, with 19; MTY Group has 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Al Waha Restaurant | Gulf Hotels Group | 🇧🇭 Bahrain |
| Casa Bella | Spur Corporation | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| Chaonabian | Jiumaojiu | 🇨🇳 China |
| Bonefish Grill | Bloomin' Brands | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen | Darden | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Oliver's Super Sandwiches | Café de Coral | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong |
| Café de Paris Monte-Carlo | Monte-Carlo SBM | 🇲🇨 Monaco |
| Chili's Grill & Bar | Brinker | 🇺🇸 United States |
About the owner: MTY Group
MTY Group is a publicly listed company headquartered in Saint-Laurent, Québec, Canada. Brandtree records 8 brands under its control, and it is listed as TSX: MTY.
MTY Food Group is a Montreal franchisor of quick-service, fast-casual and casual dining restaurants, with 7,040 locations at 31 May 2026 under more than eighty banners, almost all of them run by franchisees. It grew by acquisition: the American group Kahala Brands in 2016, Papa Murphy's in 2019, and BBQ Holdings and Wetzel's Pretzels in 2022. Cold Stone Creamery and Papa Murphy's are the only two banners that each account for more than a tenth of sales across its network. In November 2025 its board confirmed a strategic review that could include a sale of all or part of the company.
🇺🇸 Village Inn and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,399 brands that began in the United States. 461 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Village Inn among them.
- Applebee's — Dine Brands 🇺🇸
- Arby's — Inspire Brands 🇺🇸
- Bonefish Grill — Bloomin' Brands 🇺🇸
- Burger King — Restaurant Brands International 🇨🇦
- Caribou Coffee — Panera Brands 🇺🇸
- Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen — Darden 🇺🇸
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Village Inn?
The parent company of Village Inn is MTY Group, a publicly listed company headquartered in Canada.
Is Village Inn American or Canadian?
Village Inn originated in the United States, but it is owned today by MTY Group, which is headquartered in Canada. So Village Inn is an American-origin brand under Canadian ownership.
Since when has MTY Group owned Village Inn?
MTY Group has owned Village Inn since 2022.
Is Village Inn still owned by MTY Group?
Yes. As of 2 October 2026, Village Inn is still owned by MTY Group. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] MTY Food Group Inc. Management's Discussion and Analysis for the 13 and 26-week periods ended May 31, 2026 — MTY Food Group Inc., Annual report; retrieved 2 October 2026.
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