Gulati owned a paint manufacturing busi-
ness back home in India, employing more
than 150 people.The family knew that they
wanted better for themselves than man-
aging a convenience store, so the Gulatis
treated it as an opportunity to “learn how
economics worked in Canada … the cur-
rency, the government, the tax structure.”
A year and half later, the family sold the
store and got their feet wet in the restau-
rant industry when a franchise opportunity
became available in Kitchener, Ont. While
he admittedly wanted the freedom of run-
ning a restaurant without the confines
of adhering to the limitations of a chain,
Shraey thought this too was an opportu-
nity to educate himself on the intricacies
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