New York Fries
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| Type | Private |
| Founded | Brantford, Ontario |
| Headquarters | Canada, Korea, United Arab Emirates. |
| Key people | Jay Gould |
| Industry | Fast-food Restaurants |
| Products | French Fries, Hotdogs |
| Revenue | Undisclosed |
| Website | www.newyorkfries.com |
New York Fries is a Canadian fast food restaurant that serves french fries and hot dogs as its main menu items. They also serve poutine, The Works (with chili, cheese sauce, sour cream, bacon bits and green onions), and Veggie Works (with cheese sauce, sour cream, tomatoes and green onions). NYF serves Pepsi-Cola brand beverages.
There are locations in all 10 provinces throughout Canada, as well as locations in Korea and the United Arab Emirates.
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[edit] History
New York Fries was founded in Brantford, Ontario by Jay Gould and his brother. In 1984 Jay and his brother were reading the New York Times and noticed an article that read: "The best french fries are at a little stand at the South Street Seaport. When the two brothers found the "little stand" they discovered New York Fries. They enjoyed the fries so much, they decided to buy the company. The location in New York City at South Street Seaport has since closed.
Recently the company has opened a chain of stores called South St. Burger Co. that makes the same fries as New York Fries and also sells hamburgers and salads. South St. Burger Co. has two locations in Toronto and one location in Mississauga. The name South St. Burger. Co. comes from the name South Street Seaport, in New York City where the brothers founded the original New York Fries.
Despite the name of the company, there are no locations in New York City, or in the United States as of March 21, 2008. Though there were locations scattered about in malls in Michigan in the 90s.
[edit] Corporate Stores
New York Fries has eight corporate stores in Canada. Seven of these stores are located in Toronto, Ontario, and one store in Windsor, Ontario.
[edit] Organization
There are over 201 locations across Canada, United Arab Emirates and Korea. Most Canadian locations are in shopping malls and movie theatres. Stores are franchised operations.
