chicken restaurant chain . for the borough in the city of longueuil see saint hubert quebec . for other uses see saint hubert disambiguation . st hubert bbq type private industry casual dining restaurants founded 1951 headquarters laval quebec canada products rotisserie chicken salads ribs parent cara operations limited website st hubert.com st hubert bbq ltd is a chain of canadian casual dining restaurants best known for its rotisserie chicken . st hubert once had a presence throughout eastern canada but it now has few locations outside its home province of quebec where it remains a dominant chain . other locations are found in ottawa cornwall rockland and hawkesbury in ontario and edmundston bathurst moncton and fredericton in new brunswick . st hubert is the 16th largest restaurant chain operating in canada . in march 2016 st hubert agreed to be purchased by cara operations the owner of the rival swiss chalet rotisserie chicken chain for 537 million . 1 cara increased its restaurant presence in quebec as the st hubert chicken deal closed in september 2016 . 2 contents 1 history 2 operations 3 see also 4 references 5 external links history edit the first restaurant opened in september 1951 on saint hubert street in montreal just south of beaubien street . the founding family of h l ne et ren l ger copied similar barbecue restaurants in that city . 3 4 this branch still operates today but has been converted to a st hubert express take out restaurant . the company website claims its free home delivery was a first in canada . by the 1970s st hubert had become the major restaurant chain it is today . the chain enjoys the highest customer loyalty of any restaurant in canada excepting tim hortons according to industry analysis . 5 the original st hubert chicken mascot was created and designed by disney animator jack dunham . 6 7 dunham also produced st hubert s first television commercials . 7 however the current st hubert mascot which has been in use since the early 1970s was not created by dunham . st. hubert also opened a restaurant in fort lauderdale florida in the 1970s serving canadians who spent their vacations in southern florida . the restaurant was also known for being able to serve its customers in french as most of the clients were french speaking canadians and this motivated the employers of their own accord to seek french speaking employees . the location closed down sometime in the 1990s . a st hubert express restaurant . a longtime purveyor of pepsi products st hubert switched to coca cola products in the early 2000s . in 2005 st hubert voluntarily became the first restaurant chain in quebec to ban smoking inside its restaurants . this was one year before the province of quebec made it mandatory . 4 st hubert s president was quoted in a postmedia news article in october 2011 as saying that the company was considering adding halal and kosher products . 8 it has since recanted in the aftermath of quebec s reasonable accommodation reaction . improper synthesis on march 31 2016 ontario based cara operations owner of the swiss chalet chain of rotisserie chicken restaurants announced that it will acquire st hubert in the summer of 2016 for cad 537 million . 9 10 la caisse de d p t et placement du qu bec cdpq had presented an offer to acquire a minority share in st hubert but was declined . 11 l ger sought buyers within quebec but did not encounter any companies he was comfortable selling to . 12 operations edit photo of a st hubert restaurant in montreal quebec canada . st hubert s service area has little overlap with the similar swiss chalet chain which exited the quebec market in the early 2000s although there was no agreement between the chains . following the closure or rebranding as independent restaurants of st hubert s remaining toronto area locations over the following few years the chains now only overlap in the ottawa area and in moncton and fredericton new brunswick . restaurants in the saint john new brunswick area closed in 2013 . 13 a location in st. john s newfoundland also existed but was closed around the late 1980s early 1990s . however in a 2007 interview with la presse st hubert ceo jean pierre l ger suggested that the company was considering re entering other eastern canadian markets . 14 in january 2011 st hubert announced that its expansion plans included the opening of three toronto area locations of the st hubert express concept . it was also considering entering markets outside canada . at around the same time the company briefly re entered the kingston marketplace with a st. hubert express which closed about a year after opening . 15 the st hubert locations operate as full service restaurants resto bars and st hubert express locations closer in style to fast food restaurants also with take out drive thru and delivery . 16 the bright yellow cars delivering food have carried the slogan putt putt ding ding . st hubert began selling its gravy in supermarkets across quebec in 1965 . the company also sells its barbecue sauce in the ready to serve format desserts seasonings and frozen chicken in supermarkets . 4 see also edit list of chicken restaurants references edit swiss chalet owners cara buying st hubert for 537m business cbc news . cbc.ca . 2016 03 31 . retrieved 2016 07 29 . http www.ctvnews.ca business cara beefs up restaurant presence in quebec as st hubert chicken deal closes 1.3056247 http www.st hubert.com livraisons restaurant montreal.fr.html a b c st hubert s rise in quebec montreal cbc news . cbc.ca . 2016 03 31 . retrieved 2016 07 29 . restaurant chain conglomerates forced to steal customers in flat market business cbc news . cbc.ca . 2016 04 02 . retrieved 2016 07 29 . parent tim 2009 04 06 . disney animator creater of st. hubert bbq rooster has died . cjad . retrieved 2009 04 16 . dead link a b disney lantz animator jack dunham dies at 98 . cartoon brew . big cartoon forum . 2009 04 05 . retrieved 2009 04 13 . 1 dead link david paddon 2016 03 31 . in rotisserie chicken marriage owner of swiss chalet buys st hubert for 537m toronto star . thestar.com . retrieved 2016 07 29 . cara announces purchase of st hubert mar 31 2016 . cara.investorroom.com . retrieved 2016 07 29 . cara met la main sur groupe st hubert . fr.canoe.ca . 2016 03 31 . retrieved 2016 07 29 . sale of iconic chicken rotisserie chain ignites passions in quebec . rcinet.ca . 2016 03 31 . retrieved 2016 07 29 . clements alison october 22 2013 . st. hubert s closes its doors in saint john . news 889 . rogers media . retrieved july 6 2014 . brousseau pouliot vincent 2007 05 14 . le pdg de st hubert r pond aux questions des lecteurs st hubert ceo responds to questions from readers in french . la presse . retrieved 2010 01 24 . 2 dead link find your menu . st hubert . retrieved 2016 07 29 . external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to st hubert restaurant . official website v t e cara operations restaurants bier market casey s east side mario s harvey s swiss chalet kelsey s neighbourhood bar & grill prime pubs milestones grill and bar montana s cookhouse new york fries st hubert other cara air terminal restaurant division sold to gategroup in 2010 v t e chicken based restaurant chains global chester s chicken cottage church s texas chicken dixy chicken kenny rogers roasters kfc nando s pollo campero popeyes southern fried chicken wienerwald regional africa chicken licken za chicken republic ng tastee fried chicken ng asia al baik sa al tazaj sa bacolod chicken inasal ph bonchon chicken kr california fried chicken id the chicken rice shop my dicos cn home original chicken cn jollibee ph klg tw kyochon kr marrybrown my max s of manila ph mang inasal ph pelicana chicken kr scr my tkk fried chicken tw europe chicken cottage uk dixy chicken uk morley s uk sam s chicken uk southern fried chicken uk north america boston market bojangles us brown s chicken & pasta us buffalo wild wings buffalo wings & rings bush s chicken us chefette bb chick fil a us chicken express us chicken out rotisserie chicken salad chick us cluck u us dixie lee ca el pollo loco us foosackly s us golden chick us golden skillet us guthrie s harold s chicken shack juan pollo us kyochon lee s famous louisiana fried chicken mary brown s ca mrs. winner s pioneer chicken pollo palenque pollo tropical us quaker steak & lube raising cane s us ranch1 roscoe s royal castle tt roy rogers us scores st hubert ca smithfield s us swiss chalet ca tip top wild wing wingstop wingstreet pdq us wing zone us zankou chicken us zaxby s us oceania chicken treat au chooks fresh & tasty au henny penny au kingsley s chicken au oporto au red rooster au south and central america pollos frisby co rostipollos cr list of chicken restaurants retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title st hubert & oldid 741150577 categories cara operations1951 establishments in quebeccompanies based in laval quebecrestaurant chains in canadarestaurants established in 1951poultry restaurantshidden categories all articles with dead external linksarticles with dead external links from october 2010articles with dead external links from july 2016cs1 french language sources fr articles that may contain original research from august 2014commons category with local link same as on wikidataofficial website different in wikidata and wikipedia navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version in other projects wikimedia commons languages fran ais edit links this page was last modified on 25 september 2016 at 18 35 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view