Taken from jim trelivings private herd boston pizza. Boston pizza, an international corporation essay 1182. Hailing from the small town of virden, manitoba, treliving was a young rcmp officer in 1966 when he walked into boston pizza and spaghetti house in edmonton and saw big dough in his future. Simply choosing pizza that evening became one of his most pivotal decisions, though the impact wouldnt be felt for some time. He talks about how he accidently went to boston pizza after a police shift which started his life journey. Jim treliving murdoch mysteries jim treliving wikipedi. Then, in 1983, they bought out the entire 44restaurant boston pizza chain from then. In addition to his professional responsibilities, jim is active in giving back to the community. Treliving started his work life as an rcmp officer, then on a whim and with no restaurant experience grabbed the chance with a policing partner to.
Him and his business partner george melville have done well, and it seems sales and finance people make the best teams. I think the neat thing with jim is that it happened a little bit later in life, in his 60s. Boston pizza international started in therory in penticton bc, in a beautiful small town. Book sheds light on jim trelivings life as a dragon. He is the chairman and owner of treliving management and boston pizza. Now, in his first book, jim reveals the secrets of his success, taking you. Lube and has interests in real estate development and sports franchising. One of the first franchisees was jim treliving, a royal canadian mounted police officer. Jim treliving news newspapers books scholar jstor march 2010 learn how and when to remove. Jim treliving is chairman and owner of boston pizza international inc.
Boston pizza royalties income fund the fund is a limited purpose open ended trust with an excellent track record for investors since its ipo in 2002. Boston pizza has been named as one of canadas 50 best managed companies since 1993. Owner of boston pizza and author of upcoming book, decisions. He is the chairman and owner of treliving management and boston pizza jim treliving discussion. It was written as a business book, but it has a lot of family lessons as well. He has been a director of the boston pizza foundation since its. Jim treliving is the chairman and owner of one of canadas most beloved restaurant chains, boston pizza international bpibut thats just the tip of the iceberg of his accolades. Boston pizza began in edmonton, alberta, on august 12, 1964, when a greek immigrant, gus agioritis, opened boston pizza and spaghetti house.
Cbc dragon jim treliving signs copies of his new book decisions at a private event at an ontario boston pizza last week. By 1970, boston pizza had 17 locations in western canada, 15 of which were franchised. Jim treliving is the chairman and owner of one of canadas most beloved restaurant chains, boston pizza international bpibut thats just the tip of the. Jim starts the book sharing his story as a 27yearold rcmp officer in prince george bc. Decisions by jim treliving is one of my favorite books. But its the deals hes made outside the denand his knack for operationsthats truly impressive. He is on the board of the hockey canada foundation, a coowner of mr. Through treliving management jim also owns the stonebrook benchlands development overlooking okanagan lake, real estate company white rock commercial, velofix holdings ltd, and custom food manufacturer kitchen partners limited. An affable prairie boy, he took the leap from the rcmp and started to build a global empire. Lube, dermal laser centres, a real estate company called white rock commercial. Starting from a single restaurant franchise in 1968, today jim. He started with a single boston pizza franchise in 1968 and bought the entire company 15 years later, alongside george melville. The companys sister brand, boston pizza, has over 400 locations throughout canada and is the no. A few years later, jim left the police force to open his own boston pizza in penticton.
Melville parlayed that initial boston pizza franchise into 17 more in western canada. The clip, which is from the cbc show strombo, features an interview with investor jim treliving, whose many properties include boston pizza, the chain famous for xing out its name on the. He is on the board of hockey canada, is a coowner of mr. Jim treliving chairman and owner, boston pizza international inc. Jim treliving hailing from the small town of virden, manitoba, jim was a young rcmp officer in 1966 when he walked into boston pizza and spaghetti house in edmonton and saw big dough in his future. Especially after i read the story about boston pizzas chief contractor one of trelivings closest friends, barry hughes. Organizational structure of boston pizza international inc 6328 words 26 pages research project on organizational structure and design of boston pizza international inc. Making the right ones, righting the wrong ones by jim treliving 20140107 jim treliving on.
Boston pizza has been voted one of the 50 bestmanaged private. Decisions jim treliving ebook harpercollins publishers. In his first book, jim shows why today, hes not only surviving, hes thriving in a volatile 20thcentury global market. Jim sets the corporate strategy for boston pizza, bostons the gourmet pizza restaurant and sports bar boston pizzas u. You can purchase the book on amazon if you wish to read. Jim treliving is a police officer turned pizza king. Jim runs boston pizza international, which is now in multiple countries. Decisions by jim treliving overdrive rakuten overdrive. Lube and interests in real estate and sports franchising. Treliving is the chairman and owner of casualdining restaurant company boston pizza, a franchisor. Chairman and owner, boston pizza international inc. Walter james treliving oc born 12 may 1941 is a canadian businessman, venture capitalist, and television personality. Together with his business partner, george melville, jim sets the corporate strategy for boston pizza, bostons the gourmet pizza restaurant and sports bar boston pizzas u. The former rcmp officer is the owner and chairman of the popular restaurant.
Covering the big decisionsfrom what to do with your life to how to source capital, find partners, handle. Jim treliving on how to get along with your business partner. By 1970, boston pizza had 17 locations in western canada, 15 of which were franchised one of the first franchisees was jim treliving, a royal canadian mounted police officer. Its management team consists of chairmen and owners jim treliving and george melville. On a cold, wintry night, a young rcmp officer named jim treliving made the smallest big decision of his life. Mark pecinda, the president and chief executive officer, and wes bews, the chief financial officer. Organizational structure of boston pizza international inc. Both jim treliving and george melville have been in a. In 1968, he noticed the growing popularity of boston pizza and purchased the. Jim treliving has earned his net worth through his business ventures as a chairman and owner of boston pizza in partnership with his partner george melville.