Canadian restaurants and businesses are pulling April Fools鈥� Day pranks on their customers, albeit some more believable than others.

Pizza Hut took to social media April 1 to announce the so-called creation of a pizza-scented candle that smells like mushroom, green pepper and pepperoni.

鈥淓njoy the aroma of fresh pizza every day,鈥� the company posted to Instagram.

Fast-food chain A&W took the same approach. Instead of a candle, it told customers its plans to launch onion ring-scented hand sanitizer.

鈥淐lean your hands, but keep the onion ring aroma,鈥� it lauded.

Canadian-owned franchise, Roots, announced a new product for sale 鈥� a hand-made leather Timbit holder.

鈥淚t鈥檚 hand-made at our state-of-the-art leather factory in Toronto,鈥� the company tweeted April 1.

It鈥檚 BIG and it needs to be handled with care. Introducing our Leather TimBigs Holder that鈥檚 hand-made at our state-of-the-art leather factory in Toronto.

鈥� Roots (@ROOTS)

Kraft Dinner Canada introduced customers to an essential oil kit that would allow people to 鈥渂reathe in the cheesy comforting aroma of a fresh pot of KD.鈥�

鈥淪mell it in the office, the bedroom, heck 鈥� even the shower,鈥� it promoted the same day.

Pizza Pizza, headquartered in Toronto, said its usual popcorn chicken will be converted and offered as chicken popcorn.

The company ensures, 鈥渙f course, in the shape of a chicken wing!鈥�

McDonald鈥檚 Canada announced it鈥檚 switching to the metric system, pledging to call its Quarter Pounder burger 鈥渢he 1/9th Kilogrammer鈥� from now on.

Boston Pizza Canada said it鈥檚 pulling Thai Chicken Bites from its list of offerings on On April 1 鈥� 鈥淔arewell to an all-time classic!鈥�

sarah.grochowski@bpdigital.ca
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