Canada’s first ‘pull your own pint’ system was launched in July at Fionn MacCool’s in Guelph, Ont. Customers at the Irish pub now have the option of pouring their own pint from more than 18 taps that feature 10 different styles of beer.
Four thin-crust pizzas with gourmet toppings are now available at Canadian Pizza Hut locations. To promote the new personal-sized pies, Pizza Hut made them available from June 11 to July 22 for $5 at participating dine-in restaurant locations.
This past summer, Swiss Chalet’s food trucks distributed free fries and sauce across Canada. The ‘Fresh Impressions’ promotional tour teamed up with comedian and motivational speaker Jessica Holmes to give away samples and coupons for 15, 25 or 100 per cent off any future meals at the chain’s restaurants.
To ‘kick off’ the flip flop season earlier this year, Flip Flop Shops Canada partnered with surfing brand Reef to encourage Canadians to free their toes. Customers who bought Reef footwear at any Flip Flop Shops in Canada received a free surfing DVD with their purchase.
As part of an effort to expand in major cities across Canada, ice cream shop franchisor Baskin-Robbins has unveiled an international store design that will be applied to both new and existing locations.
In late June, Wendy’s Restaurants of Canada presented a ‘poutition’ to the federal government in Ottawa to have poutine—which was recently added to its menu—named Canada’s national dish.
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