▁out lets ▁in ▁strip ▁m alls , ▁consisting ▁of ▁several ▁free z ers ▁and ▁a ▁counter ▁acting ▁as ▁a ▁point ▁of ▁sale . ▁Store ▁employees ▁are ▁known ▁as ▁" Me al ▁Ad vis ors ," ▁who ▁are ▁trained ▁to ▁assist ▁customers ▁by ▁suggesting ▁products ▁and ▁me al ▁ideas . ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁head ▁office ▁in ▁Mississ aug a , ▁M & M ▁has ▁regional ▁offices ▁in ▁Montreal , ▁Quebec ▁and ▁Cal g ary , ▁Al berta . ▁ ▁G row th ▁M & M ▁opened ▁its ▁first ▁new ▁franch ise ▁in ▁nearby ▁Cambridge , ▁Ontario , ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 . ▁Mac ' s ▁brother ▁and ▁co - owner , ▁Greg ▁Vo is in , ▁became ▁director ▁of ▁franch ising ▁in ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 8 0 s . ▁Since ▁then , ▁it ▁has ▁expanded ▁to ▁over ▁ 4 2 5 ▁stores ▁across ▁Canada . ▁M & M ▁entered ▁Quebec ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁it ▁entered ▁the ▁western ▁provinces ▁by ▁acqu iring ▁the ▁business ▁of ▁Jeff rey ' s ▁Food , ▁based ▁in ▁Ed mont on , ▁Al berta ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁M & M ▁opened ▁its ▁first ▁store ▁in ▁Y uk on ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁( at ▁White hor se ) ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁North west ▁Territ ories ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁( Y ellow kn ife ). ▁Some ▁of ▁Mac ' s ▁family ▁members , ▁including ▁Guy