Rick Mauran moved from Montreal to Toronto in 1953 at age 20 to start his own restaurant, not realizing it would spawn one of Canada's greatest success stories. Read about how Mauran founded Swiss Chalet and later was the co-founder of Harvey's, another Canadian institution. This never-before-told story unveils a shy, reticent, reclusive man, who had never talked to a reporter or author until he was approached for this book. Swiss Chalet is celebrating a milestone 65th anniversary this year and this is Harvey's 60th anniversary year so what better time to celebrate a great Canadian in Mauran. He became a wealthy private investor after selling Swiss Chalet and Harvey's to Cara Operations in 1977. If Mauran isn't a billionaire, he's close to it.