Roy convinced
Poutine was first sold in a restaurant chain in 1985, by the short-lived Québec franchise Frits (the company folded in 1988). In 1987, Québec-based Burger King franchisee Jean-Louis Roy convinced the chain to offer poutine on its menu. The dish proved so popular that the brand began selling poutine in all of its Québec outlets, and in Hawkesbury, Ontario, the following year. McDonald’s catapulted poutine to fast-food fame when it added the dish to Québec store menus in 1990 before expanding t...
Roy convinced
Poutine was first sold in a restaurant chain in 1985, by the short-lived Québec franchise Frits (the company folded in 1988). In 1987, Québec-based Burger King franchisee Jean-Louis Roy convinced the chain to offer poutine on its menu. The dish proved so popular that the brand began selling poutine in all of its Québec outlets, and in Hawkesbury, Ontario, the following year. McDonald’s catapulted poutine to fast-food fame when it added the dish to Québec store menus in 1990 before expanding t...
