MTY completes the acquisition of Madisons New York Grill & Bar

TSX Trading Symbol: "MTY"

MONTREAL, July 21, 2014 /CNW Telbec/ - MTY Food Group Inc. ("MTY" or the "Company") (TSX: MTY), franchisor and operator of multiple concepts of quick service restaurants, today announced that pursuant to the announcement made on April 10, 2014, it has completed the acquisition of the Canadian assets of Madisons New York Grill & Bar ("Madisons")  www.madisonsnyc.com for a total consideration of $12.9M.

The acquisition was made via a newly created subsidiary, which is 90% owned by MTY's wholly-owned subsidiary, MTY Tiki Ming Enterprises Inc.  The purchase price will mostly be financed by a new banking facility provided by Bank of Montreal, which will be guaranteed by MTY.  The transaction is effective July 18, 2014.

At closing, the chain operates 14 franchised stores in the province of Quebec.  Sales for the Madisons system were $40M for the 2013 calendar year.  Following the transaction, the operations of the franchisor will be relocated in MTY's existing offices in Ville St-Laurent, Quebec.  Gilles Pepin was named vice-president of the brand and will be in charge of its operations and development.  Mr. Pepin will own 10% of the shares of the newly created company.

The operations of Madisons in the United States are excluded from the transaction.

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On Behalf of the Board of Directors of
MTY Food Group Inc.

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Stanley Ma, Chairman, President & CEO

SOURCE: MTY Food Group Inc.

Eric Lefebvre, Chief Financial Officer at 1-514-336-8885 or by email at [email protected], or visit our website: www.mtygroup.com or SEDAR's website at www.sedar.com under the Company's name.