Smoke's Poutinerie
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| Industry | Restaurants |
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| Founded | Toronto, Ontario (2008) |
| Founder | Ryan Smolkin |
| Headquarters | Ajax, Ontario, Canada[1] |
| Products | Poutine |
| Slogan | How do you like YOUR 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, Sault Ste. Marie, 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]
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External links
- Official website
- Where to get Toronto's best poutine at Toronto Star
- A podcast of CBC Radio "Q"; Jian Ghomeshi interviews Marion Kane on the origins of Poutine
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