private company industry food founded killaloe ontario 1978 headquarters montreal quebec canada products pastry website www.beavertailsinc.com beavertails or queues de castor are a canadian based chain of pastry stands operated by beavertails canada inc. the chain s namesake product is a line of fried dough pastries individually hand stretched to resemble a beaver s tail . 1 the chain originated in killaloe ontario in 1978 and opened its first permanent store in ottawa two years later . it now has franchises and licenses in four countries canada the maritimes newfoundland and labrador ontario alberta british columbia and quebec where the franchise is called queues de castor the united states keystone breckenridge and horseshoe in colorado lagoon amusement park in farmington utah and dollywood s splash country in pigeon forge tennessee south korea and japan . 2 contents 1 products 2 company history 3 president obama 4 see also 5 references 6 external links products edit the beavertails pastry is similar to several other fried dough pastries and is topped with a choice of sweet condiments and confections such as whipped cream banana slices crumbled oreos cinnamon sugar and chocolate hazelnut . beavertails canada inc. through franchising currently operates 33 stores and 43 beavertails and queues de castor stands worldwide . 2 beavertails and queues de castor have been registered as trademarks since 1988 by beavertails canada inc. and its affiliated companies . 3 company history edit a classic beavertails pastry beavertails pastries began when grant and pam hooker decided to turn their family recipe for fried dough into a corporate business . 4 they sold their first pastries at the killaloe craft and community fair in 1978 . two years later the hookers opened up the first beavertails stand in the byward market in ottawa . 5 president obama edit obama purchasing a beavertail in the byward market the product received national media attention in the us and canada when it was served at the canadian embassy during obama s inauguration and was mentioned in newscasts during the lead up to u.s. president barack obama s visit to ottawa as an example of how canadian businesses were participating in obama s visit . on the day of the visit february 19 2009 barack obama stopped at the byward market on his way to the airport specifically to buy a beavertails pastry . one variation of the product was called the obama tail specifically in honour of the president s visit to ottawa . 6 see also edit list of canadian restaurant chains list of coffeehouse chains list of doughnut shops list of doughnut varieties ottawa portal companies portal food portal coffee portal references edit legaspi andre 2007 . frommer s montreal day by day . wiley . p. 140 . isbn 0 470 06931 7 . retrieved 2011 02 02 . a b store list . beavertailsinc.com . retrieved 2014 10 27 . canadian trade mark data application no. 0686841 . retrieved 2010 09 03 . international business opportunities centre kubacki maria february 14 2006 . deep fried icon of the valley as canadian as ... the beaver . ottawa citizen . retrieved august 1 2012 . ctv ottawa obama stops to shop in ottawa s byward market . ottawa.ctv.ca . retrieved 2011 02 03 . external links edit media related to beavertail pastry at wikimedia commons official website v t e doughnuts and fried dough foods varieties angel wings awwamaat awameh bamiyeh bannock boortsog bear claw beignet berliner bhatoora bolinho de chuva bombolone boston cream brown bobby bu uelos k k chebakia chiburekki chiroti churro cider coconut cruller dutchie elephant ear fasnacht fazuelos filh s fried coke fritelli fritter fritule frybread fudge doughnut funnel cake gosh e fil gulab jamun haliva imarti jalebi jelly khuushuur kleina klen t koeksister krofne kreple l ngos lihapiirakka lokma long john loukoumades l rtsy luchi luther burger malasada maple bacon maple bar mekitsa m cver murukku old fashioned oliebol ox tongue pastry p czki papri pastel 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