{{short description|Canadian businessman}} {{Infobox person | name = Matthew Corrin | image = | caption = | birth_date = 1982 | birth_place = Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | death_date = | death_place = | other_names = | known_for = Founding Freshii | spouse = Kate Danson | children = 2 | occupation = Entrepreneur | alma_mater = University of Western Ontario (BA) }} '''Matthew Corrin''' (born 1982) is a Canadian businessman.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/business/freshii-prince-of-tuxedo-282013241.html|title=FRESHII Prince of Tuxedo|work=Winnipeg Free Press|date=8 November 2014|access-date=7 January 2021}}</ref> He is the founder, chairman and former CEO of Freshii.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/rob-magazine/article-fall-of-the-romaine-empire-whos-to-blame-for-freshiis-wilting/|title=Fall of the romaine empire: Who's to blame for Freshii's wilting fortunes?|work=The Globe and Mail|date=28 June 2019|access-date=7 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/person/18317372|title=Matthew Corrin, Freshii: Profile and Biography|work=Bloomberg|access-date=7 January 2021}}</ref>
==Early life== Corrin was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1982. He attended St. John's-Ravenscourt School and the University of Western Ontario where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://iveybusinessreview.ca/5651/interview-matthew-corrin/|title=INTERVIEW: MATTHEW CORRIN|work=Ivey Business Review|date=27 April 2017|access-date=7 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://alumni.westernu.ca/assets/pdf/alumni-gazette/Fall-2015.pdf|title=Alumni Gazette|work=Western Alumni magazine|access-date=7 January 2021}}</ref> ==Career== Corrin worked in New York City for fashion designer Oscar de la Renta when he came across the fresh delis and wanted to create his own fresh food business.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.freshii.com/ca/en-ca/about|title=About - Freshii|work=Freshii|access-date=7 January 2021}}</ref> In 2005, he started Freshii with the first location opening in Toronto, Ontario.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/deniselyohn/2016/04/20/fast-food-for-millennials-by-millennials/?sh=54284c2f1d54|title=Fast Food For Millennials By Millennials|work=Forbes|date=20 April 2016|access-date=7 January 2021}}</ref>
In 2022, Corrin stepped down as CEO of Freshii to focus on a new venture, Percy, which outsources cashiers at restaurants via videoconferencing.
About the same time in 2022, the sales for the Freshii stores were plummeting. Corrin was able to pull off a sale to Foodtastic for a very high amount of money. The sale to Foodtastic led the Franchisees into a failure state. Many stores failed under Corrin’s leadership, but the number escalated significantly after Foodtastic acquisition of the FRESHII brand.
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