{"id":14017,"date":"2022-09-02T15:41:14","date_gmt":"2022-09-02T19:41:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/benetflorentine.com\/about-us\/notre-histoire\/"},"modified":"2022-12-13T14:19:27","modified_gmt":"2022-12-13T19:19:27","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/benetflorentine.com\/en\/about-us\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"Our history"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-1d0f3d32 staticPage-header-container staticPage-header-container-with-bg alignfull\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<h1 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-e6e51606 gb-headline-text\">Our History<\/h1>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">About us<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Since 2009, Ben &amp; Florentine restaurants have grown and positioned themselves as leaders in the Quebec breakfast and brunch market.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-2ad68676 gb-headline-text\">The quality of our potatoes, our famous old-fashioned frying pans, or our must-have avocado toast are testament to all our years of innovation!<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-0f3c3e8d container-timeline alignfull\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<h3 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-c5e58803 gb-headline-text\">Some highlights from our history<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>2009<\/strong> Opening of our first branch, in Vaudreuil-Dorion.<\/li><li><strong>2012<\/strong> Opening in Oakville, Ontario.<\/li><li><strong>2013<\/strong> Opening in Mauricie, the 25th restaurant.<\/li><li><strong>2016<\/strong> Opening in Winnipeg, the 38th restaurant.<\/li><li><strong>2017<\/strong> Ben &amp; Florentine mobile, our street food truck.<\/li><li><strong>2019<\/strong> 10th Anniversary Celebration.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-grid-wrapper gb-grid-wrapper-7e619e61 grid-image-text\">\n<div class=\"gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-17a51aef\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-17a51aef\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-b11afe93\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-b11afe93 grid-text\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">The history of our <strong>famous potatoes<\/strong>.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-55873a03 gb-headline-text\">Ben &#038; Florentine&#8217;s famous potatoes have become our signature. Perfectly seasoned, our diced potatoes are a sunny addition to any dish. The care we take in preparing them reflects our commitment to flavor and quality.<\/p> <p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-b815f23a gb-headline-text\">Drawing their unique flavour from the rich red soils of Prince Edward Island, our renowned varieties like Russet Burbank and Sheapody have a crisp exterior while the interior is soft and chewy, like a baked potato. They are a great accompaniment to any dish!<\/p>.\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our History About us Since 2009, Ben &amp; Florentine restaurants have grown and positioned themselves as leaders in the Quebec breakfast and brunch market. The quality of our potatoes, our famous old-fashioned frying pans, or our must-have avocado toast are testament to all our years of innovation! 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