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New York Fries is a Canadian quick service restaurant founded in 1984 by Jay Gould and his brother Hal Gould in Brantford, Ontario. With 120 locations in Canada and another 36 locations abroad including, China, India, Egypt, Saudi Arabia. Turkey, and United Arab Emirates. New York Fries has differentiated itself by using fresh, high-quality ingredients cooked to order.

History
Jay Gould and his brother, Hal transplanted New York Fries from Manhattan to Canada in the early 1980s. Gould spent a year developing the concept of South St. Burger co. before opening the first store in 2005 after the success of New York Fries.

South St. Burger Co.
Jay Gould opened ‘’South St. Burger Co.’’ following the success of New York Fries. Gould sold New York Fries to Cara Operations in 2015, but South St. Burger Co. was not part of this initial acquisition. South St. Burger Co. serves premium fast-food in a contemporary, New York-style loft-like environment. The menu features fresh, 1/3 lb. patties, made with 100% pure beef, chicken breasts and veggie burgers as well as a small burgers. Sides include the famous hand-cut ‘’New York Fries’’ French fries and Poutine, hand-made Onion Rings and hand-scooped milkshakes made from real, premium ice cream

Recipes Unlimited
RECIPE Unlimited Corporation is Canada's oldest and largest full-service restaurant company. Founded in 1883 as The Canada Railway News Company and later renamed CARA Operations

Cara Operation
With over 50+ years of franchising expertise in developing Canadian restaurants, ‘’RECIPE’’ has the knowledge, skills and desires to help build businesses.

‘’CARA Operations’’ supports 19 restaurant brands across Canada that serve a variety of menus and dining styles. ‘’CARA’’ franchise’ several of the most iconic restaurant brands with almost 1400 restaurants within Canada and 61 international locations. The acquisition of New York Fries in 2015 was lucrative for Cara Operations because it allowed them to expand their presence into malls where their other brands had limited presence. Jay Gould commented on the acquisition of New York Fries: "“Cara is one of the most respected names in the Canadian Foodservice industry and I am excited to have them take over New York Fries and continue to grow it. For my part, I will continue to build South St. Burger using the same principles that have worked so well all these years for New York Fries'."

Franchising
The total investment put into these franchises is CAD$230,000 - $350,000, while the cash required goes from CAD$100,00 - $140,00. The net-worth goes from CAD$300,000 - $500,000 and will take approximately 2 months to build.

According to Canadian Business, the head of New York Fries and South Street Burgers, Gould did not franchise the store until he had built 14 of them. Jay Gould wanted to be able to figure his way around franchises without other franchisees telling him how he should be running his businesses.

Locations
New York Fries head office is located in Vaughan, Ontario. Various stores can be found in all major Canadian and International malls.

Canadian locations
New York Fries has over 120 locations in Canada with majority locations in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario among several more. The first Canadian location opened on August 16, 1984, in Scarborough Town Center in Scarborough, Ontario.

International locations
New York Fries also has 36 International locations including Turkey, China, India, Macau, Egypt, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Dubai and United Arab Emirates.

Menu
The ‘’New York Fries’’ french fries are made from whole, russet potatoes and made right-to-order. Also available to the menu are [[vegetarian, Gluten-Free and Vegan friendly options.

Poutines
New York Fries uses hand-cut potatoes that are cooked using non-hydrogenated non-GMO Sunflower oil. Aside from their classic poutine, other creations include Butter Chicken, Pulled Pork, Veggie Works (ingredients include, trans-fat free cheese sauce, real sour cream, fresh green onions and tomatoes), Bacon Double Cheese (cheese sauce, crumbled bacon and fresh green onion), Beef Lovers (tender braised beef, gravy and cheese curds), Chili (beef chili, cheese curds and fresh green onions), Chilli Cheese (beef chili, cheese sauce, and fresh sour cream), and the Works (beef chili, sour cream, trans-fat free cheese sauce, fresh green onions and bacon).

Hot Dogs
New York Fries offers more on their menu including the ¼ Pound Dog, Pulled Pork Dog (pulled pork and cheese curds), Poutine Dog (gravy and cheese curds), and Bacon Double Dog Cheese Dog (cheese sauce, cheese curds, bacon, and fresh green onions). In addition to the full menu, New York Fries has included the Gluten-Free buns that will be served along with the Hot Dogs As of June 18, 2019, New York Fries announced that the new hot dogs on the feature menu are no longer Gluten-Free.

Fry Society
In December 2014, New York Fries launched its loyalty program called Fry Society. It allows users to use their smartphones (iOS or Android) to pay for food and accumulate rewards at participating restaurant locations. There are two tiers of membership within Fry Society, “Members” and “Aficionados”. Members will be able to scan their reward cards and after ten purchases choose one free item off the menu. Aficionados, however, are members that preload their apps with money and are offered more incentives, such as free fries on their birthday, and chances to earn double points on certain purchases. The Fry Society loyalty program is only available within Canada, and only at participating locations.

Awards
As of March 10, 2015, ‘’New York Fries’’ and ‘’South Street Burger’’ were named one of Canada's best-managed companies. These two franchises have won this specific award four times in a row. They have been able to achieve $10 million for their sustained growth, financial performance, management practices and the efforts of the entire organization.