Smoke's Poutinerie

Smoke's Poutinerie
Industry Restaurants
Founded Toronto, Ontario (2008)
Founder Ryan Smolkin
Headquarters Ajax, Ontario, Canada[1]
Products Poutine
Website SmokesPoutinerie.com

Smoke's Poutinerie is a Canadian nationwide poutine franchise founded by entrepreneur Ryan Smolkin.[1] According to the company's website, its goal is to "bring the authentic Quebec classic to the rest of the World."[2]

History

Founded in Toronto in 2008, its premiere location was the first poutine-exclusive restaurant in that town.[3][4] Smolkin was inspired by Montreal restaurant La Banquise, which serves many different kinds of poutine. Smolkin frequents La Banquise whenever he visits Montreal.[5]

The restaurant offers over 30 different kinds of poutine and has locations in Toronto, Hamilton, St. Catharines, Oshawa, London, Guelph, Winnipeg, Kingston, Ottawa, Waterloo, Mont-Tremblant, Fredericton, Halifax, Montreal, Calgary, Moose Jaw, Kelowna, Vancouver and St. John’s and with new franchises in the works in Kingston, Barrie, Edmonton and Whistler.[6]

In December 2014, Smoke's opened a location in Berkeley, California, its first in the United States.[7][8] Another location is in Downtown Las Vegas Nevada. Smoke's signed a multi-unit franchise agreement to open locations on the eastern seaboard of the U.S.A. Each of the first eastern U.S. locations planned to open next to the region's colleges and universities. Imperial Restaurant Group, a team of restaurateurs with more than 25 years of experience in the mid-Atlantic region, will open the new locations.[9]

Smoke's Poutinerie sponsors a world poutine eating championship, and also a cross-Canada poutine eating tour.[10]

In 2015, the franchise's owners stated that they planned to expand the company internationally and would "open 1,300 restaurants around the world by 2020 devoted mainly to fans of poutine."[11]

References

  1. 1 2 "Smoke's Poutinerie contact page". Retrieved 2011-12-02.
  2. ↑ "Smoke's Poutinerie - About". smokespoutinerie.com. Retrieved 2016-05-01.
  3. ↑ "BlogTO.com report on Smoke's Poutinerie". Retrieved 2011-12-02.
  4. ↑ "Ryan Smolkin is Smelling the Greasy Scent of Success". Retrieved 2011-12-02.
  5. ↑ Watson, Amie (2012-03-17). "Poutine for the rest of Canada". The Gazette (Montreal). Retrieved 10 April 2012.
  6. ↑ "The Smoke's Poutinerie promotion strategy". The Globe and Mail.
  7. ↑ "Canada's Smoke's Poutinerie Makes Its U.S. Debut in Berkeley". San Francisco Eater.
  8. ↑ "Smoke's Poutinerie plots major U.S. expansion, starting in Berkeley". Inside Scoop SF.
  9. ↑ "Smoke's Poutinerie ready to rock east coast". www.fastcasual.com. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  10. ↑ Lauren O'Neil (3 February 2016). "American wins world poutine eating championship, Canadians heartbroken". Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  11. ↑ "Toronto-based Smoke's reveals plan to take poutine global". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2016-05-01.
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