Mr. Smolkin started Smoke’s in 2009, slinging hefty heaps of poutine topped with ingredients such as pulled pork, bacon, cheeseburgers and butter chicken. He chose poutine simply because it was ...

Ryan Smolkin, founder of Smoke's Poutinerie, poses for a portrait in his office at the company's headquarters in Ajax, Ont., on Thursday, July 7, 2016. (The Canadian Press/Chris Young) ...

Smoke’s Poutinerie says the founder of the fast-food chain has died. The company attributed the Sunday death of 50-year-old Ryan Smolkin to unexpected complications from a recent surgery.