22 Factoids | Volume 8
BRINGING
HOME
THE
BACON
Winnipeg-based milliner Crown Cap has been
keeping heads warm and fashionable with its
iconic hunters' cap since 1934. Originally a textile
headwear manufacturer for the farming trade, today
Crown Cap ships two million hats around the globe
every year. They have a showroom in New York
City, are stocked at Macy's, Lord and Taylor and
Bloomingdales, and have created a line for Polo
Ralph Lauren among other top-name brands.
In 1931, Ralph Erwin opened the first
restaurant to sell burgers in Manitoba.
Not liking the name "hamburger," he
named his a "Nip." More than 75 years
later, Salisbury House ("Sals" as it is
known locally) is again Winnipeg owned
by a group of business partners that
includes rock legend Burton Cummings.
Barley Brothers' noble
mission is to bring craft
beer to Winnipeg, and they
overshot their goal by quite
a bit. Their Stadium location
features the most taps in
Canada, with over 150
different beers from both local
and international brands.
Cheers
to
that!
Cheers
to
that!
Photo
Courtesy
Salisbury
House
Restaurants
of
Canada
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