Smoke's Poutinerie is a Canadian poutine restaurant franchise founded by Ryan Smolkin.
History
Ryan Smolkin, the founder of Smoke's Poutinerie, worked alongside Toronto restaurant consultants The Fifteen Group when starting out. He needed to gain experience in the restaurant industry. With the help of The Fifteen Group's chef, the original gravy recipe was developed.[2]
In 2008, Smoke's Poutinerie opened its first location in Toronto. It was the first poutine restaurant in the city.[3][4]
In 2016, Smoke's Poutinerie had 76 restaurants in Canada and 5 in the United States. They planned to expand the company internationally and open 1,300 restaurants around the world by 2020. Smoke's Poutinerie had already started on this expansion, having sold franchises to franchisees in the United States.[5]