# Murphy Hospitality Group

> Murphy Hospitality Group is a family-run Atlantic Canadian operator that links restaurants, brewpubs, boutique hotels, catering, events, a brewery and a Nordic spa into one regional hospitality network. Founded by Kevin and Kathy Murphy in Prince Edward Island in 1980, it now serves locals, tourists, corporate groups and event guests across PEI, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, using shared training, local ingredients, cross-property gift cards and house-made beverages to make each venue strengthen the rest.

- **Founded:** 1980
- **Headquarters:** Charlottetown, Canada
- **Founders:** Kevin Murphy (Co-founder and President), Kathy Murphy (Co-founder)
- **Team size:** Approximately 600 employees in the supplied company data; LinkedIn lists 501-1,000. An earlier leadership bio cited more than 600 full-time and 300 seasonal employees.
- **Products:** Restaurants and brewpubs, Craft brewing and beverage retail, Boutique hotels and resort lodging, Catering and event hosting, Mysa Nordic Spa & Resort
- **Notable:** Expanded from a two-person restaurant operation in 1980 to a multi-province hospitality portfolio., Helped develop PEI's craft-beer sector through Gahan Brewery in 1997 and PEI Brewing Company in 2013., Built PEI Brewing Company as a 25,000-square-foot brewery with production, tours, retail and event capacity.

## Products & services

- **Restaurants and brewpubs** — A multi-concept restaurant portfolio across PEI, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, including Gahan House locations, steak, seafood, Italian, pub and social-entertainment concepts.
- **Craft brewing and beverage retail** — PEI Brewing Company production, brewery tours, taproom service and Gahan beer stores, with beers distributed beyond PEI.
- **Boutique hotels and resort lodging** — The Great George, Hotel on Pownal, Loyalist Country Inn and cottage accommodation at Mysa Nordic Spa & Resort.
- **Catering and event hosting** — On-site and off-site catering, weddings, corporate gatherings and brewery event spaces serving groups from intimate bookings to hundreds of guests.
- **Mysa Nordic Spa & Resort** — PEI's first Nordic spa, combining thermal experiences, cottages and a guest-only restaurant on an 18-acre St. Peters Bay property.
- **Gift cards and packages** — Cross-property gift cards and bundled hotel, dining, beverage, golf, event and spa packages designed to move customers around the portfolio.
- **Benjamin Bridge partnership** — An equal equity position in the Nova Scotia winery, joining two second-generation Maritime beverage and destination businesses.

## Achievements

- Expanded from a two-person restaurant operation in 1980 to a multi-province hospitality portfolio.
- Helped develop PEI's craft-beer sector through Gahan Brewery in 1997 and PEI Brewing Company in 2013.
- Built PEI Brewing Company as a 25,000-square-foot brewery with production, tours, retail and event capacity.
- The Great George was nominated for the World Luxury Hotel Awards and has become a recognized heritage boutique property.
- Mysa appeared on Spas of America's Top 100 Spas of 2023 list.
- Created year-round rural hospitality work at Mysa; its operator reported about 45 year-round staff, 60 percent from surrounding rural areas.
- Formed an equal-equity partnership with Benjamin Bridge Vineyards in 2025.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — MHG's live careers portal describes a current portfolio of 16 food-and-beverage locations, four hotels including Mysa Nordic Spa, and PEI Brewing Company, with openings across PEI, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.
- **2026-06** — Mysa Nordic Spa & Resort was included in Oprah Daily's 2026 Hotel O-wards wellness-retreat list, according to company leadership's public LinkedIn update.
- **2025-03** — MHG became an equal equity partner in Benjamin Bridge Vineyards in Nova Scotia.
- **2024** — Mysa's operator described the resort as supporting about 45 year-round jobs, most held by people living in nearby rural communities.

## Links

- Website: https://mhgpei.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/murphy-hospitality-group
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/MurphyGroupPEI
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/murphyhospitalitygroup/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MurphyHospitalityGroup/

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Last updated: 2026-08-23