46 Facts About Tim Hortons

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Tim Hortons Inc, commonly nicknamed Tim's, or Timmie's is a Canadian multinational fast food restaurant chain.

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Ron Joyce's aggressive expansion of the Tim Hortons business resulted in major changes to the Canadian coffee and doughnut restaurant market.

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Tim Hortons had removed the apostrophe after signs using the apostrophe was interpreted by some to be breaking the language sign laws of the Province of Quebec in 1993.

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4.

Tim Hortons franchises spread rapidly and eventually overtook McDonald's as Canada's largest food service operator.

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5.

Tim Hortons opened twice as many Canadian outlets as McDonald's by 2005, and system-wide sales surpassed those of McDonald's Canadian operations as of 2002.

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6.

Wendy's cited increased competition between the two chains and Tim Hortons' increasing self-sufficiency as reasons for its decision, but the company had been under shareholder pressure to make such a move because of the strength and profitability of the Tim Hortons brand.

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7.

In November 2010, Tim Hortons extended Interac debit payment system acceptance to most of its stores.

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8.

Tim Hortons previously began accepting Interac in its stores in Western Canada in 2003 and, later, MasterCard and MasterCard PayPass across most of its stores in 2007.

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9.

In September 2016, Tim Hortons announced it would be expanding into the United Kingdom, with an unannounced number of locations to be built.

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10.

Tim Hortons had 683 U S locations by the end of 2016, and total annual revenue of US$3.

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11.

In February 2019, Tim Hortons began to spread the installation of the self-serve kiosks across Canada.

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12.

Tim Hortons had a presence on a number of military bases, including Kandahar in Afghanistan, although this latter outlet was principally intended for Canadian Armed Forces and allied military personnel.

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13.

Tim Hortons was originally concentrated in Ontario and Atlantic Canada.

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14.

Tim Hortons operates locations on Canadian and American university campuses, including Brock University, Durham College, Georgian College, Algonquin College, Canisius College, York University, Ryerson University, University at Buffalo, SUNY Plattsburgh, UBC, Memorial University, and Simon Fraser University.

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15.

In March 2010, Tim Hortons announced further expansion on both sides of the Canada–US border to be completed by 2013.

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16.

In 2010, Tim Hortons opened its northernmost locations: three kiosks at NorthMart stores in Iqaluit, Nunavut.

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17.

In October 2008, Tim Hortons announced a plan to add 82 locations in Tops Markets stores in the United States.

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18.

In November 2010, Tim Hortons announced it was closing 36 stores in the northeastern United States due to high competition with New England-based Dunkin' Donuts and Au Bon Pain.

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19.

In 2010, Tim Hortons opened two kiosks at Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh, partly as a test to eventual expansion into Pittsburgh as well as Pittsburgh Penguins star Sidney Crosby having a longtime sponsorship with the chain as well.

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20.

Aramark, which operated the kiosks, closed them in 2012, however Tim Hortons proceeded to open full-service locations in Pittsburgh and surrounding areas in July 2012.

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21.

In 2012, Tim Hortons began advertising in the Youngstown, Ohio area in anticipation of an eventual expansion into the Mahoning Valley.

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22.

In 2016, Tim Hortons expanded to Minnesota with a store inside Mall of America.

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23.

In 2020, Tim Hortons partnered with Bolla Market to open "15 to 20 over the next 12 to 18 months" across Long Island.

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24.

Tim Hortons reportedly had plans by 2013 to enter the large Indian market, which the company denied.

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25.

Tim Hortons' products have been available in Ireland and the United Kingdom at some Spar convenience stores since 2006 and Tesco supermarkets.

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26.

In 2016, Tim Hortons announced that they would be opening stores in the United Kingdom starting in 2017.

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27.

Tim Hortons opened its first 2 stores in Northern Ireland in 2018.

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28.

In December 2017, Tim Hortons opened two stores in the centre of Madrid and later opened another in the city of Pozuelo de Alarcon, in the Community of Madrid.

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29.

In February 2014, Tim Hortons announced that the dutchie timbit was discontinued due to low popularity.

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30.

Tim Hortons did offer poutine for the first time in 2018 across Canada for a limited time, using seasoned potato wedges instead of the typical French fries.

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31.

Since 2005, Tim Hortons has been the title sponsor of the Brier, the annual Canadian men's curling championships, along with the Canadian Ringette Championships.

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32.

In September 2006, Tim Hortons courted controversy by mandating that employees were not to wear red as part of the Red Fridays campaign by families of the military to show support for Canadian troops.

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33.

In June 2009, Tim Hortons USA created Twitter and Facebook pages to drive online traffic.

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34.

In June 2015, Tim Hortons pulled a four-week advertising campaign by energy company Enbridge from its in-store "Tims TV" service after three weeks following a petition by the advocacy group, SumOfUs.

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35.

The most notable co-branded store opened in August 2009 when Tim Hortons moved into three Cold Stone Creamery locations in New York City, including its flagship Times Square location.

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36.

Tim Hortons has outlets located on at least seven Canadian Forces Bases.

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37.

Tim Hortons originally stated that they would not intervene in the dispute.

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38.

Tim Hortons claimed that his unnamed client had thrown out the cup and was the rightful recipient of the prize.

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39.

Tim Hortons has faced concerns over the amount of additional litter generated by the promotion.

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40.

In 2018, Tim Hortons began to add digital components to the promotion, via the "Scroll Up the Rim" feature on the chain's mobile app.

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41.

In 2020, as part of environmental initiatives and to promote the chain's new Tims Rewards loyalty program, Tim Hortons announced that it would only distribute Roll Up the Rim cups during the first two weeks of the campaign.

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42.

Tim Hortons became a sponsor of Hockey Canada in December 2019, including the presenting sponsor of the Centennial Cup, the national junior "A" ice hockey championship and one of the major sponsors of Canada's national ice hockey teams.

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Great White North Franchisee Association, which was formed in 2017, represented Tim Hortons franchises involved in a series of ongoing disputes with the head office of Tim Hortons due to frustrations with Restaurant Brands International .

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44.

Tim Hortons became the subject of controversy after the raise of minimum wage in Ontario from $11.

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45.

In late 2018 and early 2019, Tim Hortons was subject to controversy over their usage of plastic cups.

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46.

In March 2020, Tim Hortons met criticism for not offering sick-leave concessions to employees during the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada.

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