We build brands. We franchise businesses. We invest in the real estate beneath them.
Gramcor is a founder-led, family-run operating company that develops, acquires and scales consumer brands across North America, and invests in the commercial real estate that supports them.
One flywheel, two engines.
Most companies pick a side: build the brand, or own the building. We do both, on purpose, because each one makes the other stronger.
We franchise and operate the concepts ourselves, so every location we open is a tenant we already know, running a playbook we wrote. The brands we build
Owning the real estate lets us pick corners patiently, control build-outs and underwrite each site like our own money is in it, because it is. The real estate platform
Five brands, one flywheel.
These are the brands doing the filling, in order of focus, photographed where they actually operate. Every position, written down
CoreLife Eatery
Founder-led. Next generation already leading.
Gramcor is a multi-generational company. Franchisees sign ten-year agreements and investors underwrite long holds; the people who will honor those commitments are already running the work, not waiting in the wings.
George Grammenopoulos
Co-Founder & VP, Operations
Commercial real estate broker and operator. George leads site development, franchise support and operational standards across the portfolio, and serves as VP Operations for THE DRIPBaR Canada.
Marilyn Jackson
Co-Founder & VP, People & Culture
Master of Education. Marilyn builds the onboarding, training and support systems that let every location run the same playbook, so franchisees and their teams open with confidence.
Danny Grammenopoulos
Founder & CEO
More than three decades building franchise systems, contributing to the development of over 1,400 locations across North America. Danny set the standard; George and Marilyn are scaling it. Succession here is not a plan in a drawer. It is in place and working.
Now that you know who we are, pick yours.
Own a franchise
Take on a territory with a brand we already operate ourselves. Plain numbers, plain language, and coaching that continues after opening day.
Franchise opportunitiesBring us real estate
Landlords, brokers and partners: we are an operator-backed tenant and a disciplined sponsor, with limited partner and general partner structures.
Real estate and developmentPartner with us
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