Our Story

Built on
Obsession.
Scaled on demand.

Pinochio didn't start with a business plan. It started with a product no one in Toronto had made yet — and a bet that the city wasn't ready for what was coming.

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Pinochio Cups
Internet's Most Wanted Desserts Founded 2024 500K Dubai Cups Sold Ontario's Fastest-Growing Dessert Brand 8 Locations & Counting We Don't Do Basic Desserts Internet's Most Wanted Desserts Founded 2024 500K Dubai Cups Sold Ontario's Fastest-Growing Dessert Brand 8 Locations & Counting We Don't Do Basic Desserts
500K+
Dubai Cups Sold
$5M+
System-Wide Sales
8
Locations in 12 Months
1st
Dubai Choc Cup in Canada
The First Cup
#1First in
Canada
How It Started
"The right product at the right moment — content that took off on its own."

The Dubai Chocolate Strawberry Cup launched at our North York location before anyone else in Canada had done it. No press. No paid ads. Just the right product at the right moment — and content that exploded on its own.

That single drop drove more foot traffic in a week than most months combined. It proved what we already believed: the GTA deserved a dessert brand that moved like a streetwear label. New drops. Viral moments. Quality that holds up in person and on camera.

Since then, Pinochio has grown to 8 locations across Ontario in under 12 months. The menu keeps evolving — Dubai Croffles, Sushi Crepes, Kunafa Lava Cakes — always built around one question: what hasn't anyone done yet?

Brand Milestones

From One Drop
to Everywhere.

Early 2024
The First Drop
Dubai Chocolate Strawberry Cup launches at North York — first in Canada. Goes viral the same week.
Mid 2024
Lineups & Expansion
Week-long lineups. Demand forces rapid expansion. Toronto, Vaughan, Hamilton, Mississauga open.
Late 2024
500K Cups Sold
Half a million Dubai Cups sold system-wide. Newmarket and Waterloo locations open.
2025
8 Locations
$5M+ in system sales. Head office established. New products — Sushi Crepes, Lava Cakes, Croffles.
Now
Still Just Getting Started
Guelph coming. Franchising open. New drops in the pipeline. The internet's most wanted desserts.
"We believe desserts should stop traffic, start conversations — and make people drive across the city just to try them. That's the standard."
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Create Attention
02
Standardize Execution
03
Scale Responsibly
Pinochio Interior
The Spaces

Come For Any
Reason. Stay
For the Vibe.

Pinochio is a vibe for everything. Come with the whole family on a weekend. Pull up with your friends for no reason. Celebrate the big moments and the small ones. Grind through a study session with a matcha that actually slaps. Do a quick in-and-out coffee run before your next stop. Hit us late night when the dessert craving kicks in and nowhere else is open. Whatever your reason — or no reason at all — there's always a seat, something on the menu you haven't tried yet, and a space that makes the moment feel a little better than it was.

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