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John Bitove Sr. is a Canadian businessman and entrepreneur who has an estimated net worth of $1.2 billion. He is the founder and chairman of the Bitove Corporation, a diversified holding company with interests in telecommunications, real estate, and food services. Bitove was born in Toronto, Ontario, in 1928. He attended the University of Toronto, where he earned a degree in economics. After graduating, he worked as a sales representative for a food company before founding the Bitove Corporation in 1965. Bitove has been involved in a number of philanthropic activities, including the establishment of the Bitove Family Foundation, which provides grants to organizations that promote education, health, and social services. He is also a major donor to the University of Toronto and has served on the board of directors of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Bitove is married to his wife, Mary, and they have three children.
| Popular As | Lazar Nikola Bitov |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Age | 87 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Pisces |
| Born | 19 March, 1928 |
| Birthday | 19 March |
| Birthplace | Toronto, Ontario |
| Date of death | (2015-07-30) Toronto, Ontario |
| Died Place | Toronto, Ontario |
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John Bitove Sr. Height, Weight & Measurements
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| Height | Not Available |
| Weight | Not Available |
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Who Is John Bitove Sr.'s Wife?
His wife is Dotsa Bitove
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| Parents | Not Available |
| Wife | Dotsa Bitove |
| Sibling | Not Available |
| Children | John Bitove and 4 more |
John Bitove Sr. Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is John Bitove Sr. worth at the age of 87 years old? John Bitove Sr.’s income source is mostly from being a successful businessman. He is from . We have estimated John Bitove Sr.'s net worth , money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2023 | $1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2023 | Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2022 | Pending |
| Salary in 2022 | Under Review |
| House | Not Available |
| Cars | Not Available |
| Source of Income | businessman |
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Timeline
He was married to Dotsa and had five children – Vonna, Tom, Nick, John and Jordan. He died in Toronto in July 2015.
In the early 1990s, John Bitove founded an International Macedonian Lobby to assist the newly proclaimed Republic of Macedonia on its efforts for international recognition. As a result, former advisors of two United States presidents and one Canadian prime minister were hired to lobby foreign governments, as well as the European Community and the United Nations, to recognise the Republic of Macedonia as a sovereign and independent state. At the same time, Bitove formed the first World Macedonian Congress, an ultranationalist organisation created to promote the interests of the Republic of Macedonia and the ethnic Macedonians throughout the world. John Bitove provided significant financial resources to the United Macedonian Diaspora. He also supported and promoted the United Macedonia, a concept among ethnic Macedonian nationalists that aims to unify the transnational region of Macedonia into a single state with the Greek city of Thessaloniki as its capital.
In 1989 Bitove became a member of the Order of Canada. And in 2013 the Republic of Macedonia awarded him The Order of 8 September, for efforts on behalf of Macedonia, particularly the nation's independence; Macedonia was the homeland of his and his wife's parents.
John Bitove Sr. developed, built, and operated various restaurants in Canada. With his wife Dotsa, he created the Java Shoppe in the north part of Toronto (formerly North York), that quickly expanded to 5 restaurants. Bitove brought new restaurant concepts to Toronto such as the Cav-a-bob nightclub, Julie's fine dining and many others. He later acquired the Canadian franchise rights to the Big Boy and Roy Rogers restaurant chains. He used "JB's of Canada" (or "JB's" inside a maple leaf) for the Big Boy Family Restaurants to distinguish it from the American franchise known as JB's. Bitove expanded to a combined 40 Big Boy and Roy Rogers Restaurants. In 1983, a company he created, (York County Quality Foods) was awarded the food and beverage catering contract at the Toronto Pearson International Airport. In 1987 he obtained the catering rights to Toronto's SkyDome (now Rogers Centre) and two years later merged these two companies to form the Bitove Corporation, then one of Canada's largest privately held food service companies.
John Louis Nicholas Bitove Sr., CM (born Lazar Nikola Bitov; 19 March 1928 – 30 July 2015) was a Macedonian Canadian businessman.
Bitove was born Lazar Nikola Bitov, in Toronto to Macedonian immigrants Nicholas and Vana. His parents immigrated to Canada after World War I in 1919 from Gabresh (today Gavros), a village located in the Kastoria region of Macedonia (Greece).
