*laugh*. Just because you 'merkins eat something, doesn't mean it isn't canadian.
I mean, you eat Canadian Bacon. =)
There was a eastern Canadian pizza chain which decided to expand into the USA. They rolled out huge, tossed out ads, and got lots of business.
Within the year, the entire chain was bankrupt.
The problem was, they didn't pay enough attention to where they got profits. Their pricing model was a cheap base pizza with cheese, and they nearly reaped all of their profits via selling toppings. Their average American consumers where mostly purchasing Pizzas with 0 to 2 toppings -- meanwhile their average Canadian consumer was purchasing significantly more toppings.
Which meant those crowded American stores where not making any profit on their pizza. Together with expansion costs (real estate, ads, etc) bled the company dry.
I don't have much to substantiate it -- this was just a tale told by an economics teacher as an example of the kind of market differences you have to watch out for when expanding.
Canada is a multicultural nation. I figured tossing in contributions from some of our larger immigrant communities would be polite. Hence, Perogies! (which, as a bonus, are nummy)