| Type | Franchise |
|---|---|
| Industry | Service |
| Genre | Casual restaurant |
| Fate | Active |
| Headquarters | Toronto, Canada |
| Number of locations | 6 current, 1 proposed |
| Area served | Southern Ontario, Canada (Metropolitan Toronto, Mississauga, and Ottawa) Skokie, Illinois, United States (future location) |
| Products | Market-type food |
| Owner(s) | independently owned and operated |
| Employees | ~100 |
| Website | richtree.ca |
Richtree Market is a market-type restaurant that serves a freestyle buffet of fruit, vegetables, pasta, and meat in a Mediterranean-type setting.[1]
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Richtree is a market-style restaurant with three locations in Toronto. There is also one restaurant in Thornhill along with a franchise in Mississauga and an additional franchise in Ottawa.[1][2] As a casual dining experience, there are many gourmet offerings from Europe and Asia[1] that rival even smart casual dining places. Lines can be chaotic so takeout and catering can be provided by the restaurant. Richtree also functions as a grocery store with baskets available for people who don't want to sit down with their food.[1] A Kid's Corner is present for all children ages 12 and under; allowing them to have a discount on ice cream.[1] Most restaurants serve chicken strips and French fries (but only to patrons that are 12 years of age or under).
Each Richtree location has a capacity of approximately 50 people. The large downtown Toronto location, at Brookfield Place (formerly BCE Place), closed its doors in January 2010.[3] It was replaced by a restaurant called Mövenpick Marché.
Richtree will be operating a market that will be replacing the Westfield Old Orchard food court in 2011. It will be the company's first U.S. location.[4]
Richtree has a policy against the use of electric seeing aids, such as handheld magnifiers based on camera technology. A letter to Richtree's top management and executive staff has remained unanswered for three years[5] (videos on that link show restaurant management clearly stating that such seeing aids are prohibited by restaurant policy).