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About GRC Group

Grants. Resources. Capital.

GRC started as Global Restaurant Consulting Group. Today we're a funding advisory firm helping restaurants and growing businesses across Canada get the capital they need.

Our story

Built for business owners who'd rather be running their business.

Restaurant owners taught us what small business owners everywhere already know: finding funding is a second full-time job. The programs exist and the lenders are out there, but the paperwork, rules and back-and-forth eat up the time you don't have.

So we made it our job. GRC Group brings grants and financing under one roof, with one team that knows the agencies, knows the lenders, and knows how to present your business so people say yes.

What GRC stands for


Grants. Federal and provincial funding you don't pay back.

Resources. Business plans, projections and the expertise to back them up.

Capital. Loans from BDC, RBC, the major banks and private lenders.

How we work

What you can expect from us.

Straight answers

If you don't qualify for something, we'll tell you, and tell you what would change that.

Grants first

We always check for non-repayable funding before recommending you borrow.

One point of contact

One team from the first call to the final report. No hand-offs.

Clear pricing

A written quote before any paid work starts.

Leadership

The people behind GRC Group.

The same people behind DinePalace and FoodMe: decades of restaurant, marketing and operations experience, now focused on getting businesses funded.

Roger Metivier

President

A seasoned restaurant consultant who has helped open dozens of restaurants across Ontario, with more than 30 years in marketing.

Markus Altiparmakyan

Executive Partner

CEO of DinePalace and FoodMe, with 30+ years in marketing and business growth. HBSc in Science & Business from the University of Waterloo.

Kanwal Singh

VP of Operations

25+ years building operations across Canada, the USA, India and the UAE, spanning food & beverage, fintech, healthcare, ERP and AI.

Joyce Abala

Senior Executive, Grant & Loan Manager

Guides clients through their grant and loan applications, from the first funding review through to approval.

Our team

The people who make it happen.

Shaina Ahmed

Head of Marketing

Leads marketing with a focus on digital strategy, campaign management and audience engagement.

Susanne Seelig-Mense

Restaurant Consultant

Restaurant and wine consultant with 30+ years in restaurant marketing, operations and technology. Award-winning marketer and co-founder of The Wine Ladies.

Harleen Kaur Bajwa

HR Team Lead

Leads recruitment and HR, with a Master's in Human Resource Management.

Find out what you qualify for.

A free, no-pressure 30-minute review. We'll look at your business, tell you which grants and loans fit, and what it would take to get them.