{"id":1072,"date":"2025-02-05T14:00:58","date_gmt":"2025-02-05T19:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mandys.ca\/?page_id=1072"},"modified":"2026-03-06T14:55:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T19:55:12","slug":"our-story","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mandys.ca\/en\/our-story\/","title":{"rendered":"The Mandy&#8217;s Story: Salad Sisters"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1072\" class=\"elementor elementor-1072\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5ad2d5 e-con-full elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b5ad2d5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27d91c3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"27d91c3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" 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They crossed their fingers and opened the doors\u2026..\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1abdd3b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1abdd3b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-278a17a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"278a17a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a634df7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a634df7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAgainst all odds it worked! The people had spoken! Gourmet salads were what they wanted. The sisters could hardly keep up with the demand as word caught on and the Mandys salad-loving family grew.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c980e60 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c980e60\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b874dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3b874dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/mandys.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Mandys-Story-2-1024x1024.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2227\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mandys.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Mandys-Story-2-1024x1024.webp 1024w, https:\/\/mandys.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Mandys-Story-2-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/mandys.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Mandys-Story-2-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/mandys.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Mandys-Story-2-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/mandys.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Mandys-Story-2.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-caca634 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"caca634\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f65d94f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f65d94f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb3b30e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fb3b30e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/mandys.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Mandys-Story-3-1024x1024.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2229\" alt=\"Mandy &amp; Rebecca Wolfe standing in front of the Mandy&#039;s Yorkville location entrance.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mandys.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Mandys-Story-3-1024x1024.webp 1024w, https:\/\/mandys.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Mandys-Story-3-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/mandys.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Mandys-Story-3-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/mandys.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Mandys-Story-3-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/mandys.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Mandys-Story-3.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0cd21a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f0cd21a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ebbb28 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7ebbb28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Fast forward to 2026, Mandy\u2019s has 9 locations in Montreal (including one in Brossard on the South Shore); Toronto has 4 storefronts with a new one on the way (Distillery District), as well as 3 ghost kitchens; one location on Bank Street in Ottawa; and a couple Mandy&#8217;s locations coming soon to Kits and West Cordova in Vancouver. The sisters have two best-selling cookbooks, grocery and other retail products, a bunch of our delicious dressings in grocery stores across Canada and internationally.<\/p>\n<p>Mandy continues to be the Creative Food Director and Chef, while Rebecca designs all locations and heads Brand Marketing.<\/p>\n<p>When they\u2019re not making salads, they can often be found raising their vegetable-loving kids in the heart of Montreal.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our Story A brief history about the Salad Sisters: In 2004 Mandy and Rebecca Wolfe opened up Montreal\u2019s first create-your-own salad bar in the back of a women\u2019s clothing store. 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