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    Cool Canada's Tim Hortons coffee chain to open first UK shop in May!

    https://www.theguardian.com/business...donuts-glasgow

    Canadian company Tim Hortons is to open its first UK coffee shop in May, entering the crowded but still growing British market for food and drink on the go.

    Promising to bring its “signature coffee, delicious food and Canadian charm” to the UK, the chain’s first UK coffee shop – also its first foray in Europe – will be on Argyle Street in central Glasgow, with further outlets planned in other city centre locations around the country.

    The company is seeking to cash in on the UK’s fast-growing coffee market – where it faces intense competition from major players such as Starbucks and Costa, independent chains and low-cost operators.

    Tim Hortons – known for its red and white vintage-style branding – was founded in 1964 by its namesake (Miles “Tim” Horton), a professional ice hockey player who wanted to create cafes where everyone would feel at home.

    Since then the brand has grown to become an ingrained part of Canadian culture, dominating its home market with locations in nearly every city and small town. It clams eight out of 10 cups of coffee sold across Canada are served at Tim Hortons, which is owned by Restaurant Brands International.

    A recent report from Mintel showed the UK retail coffee market was worth just £137m in 1997, but by 2016 it had grown to an estimated £3.4bn. Almost £1bn of this growth has come since 2011 alone, making the UK an attractive proposition for international coffee shop chains.

    Jonny Forsyth, Mintel’s global drinks analyst, said Tim Hortons faced challenges in terms of timing. “Competition has become incredibly intense and there are now simply too many brands in competition with each other,” he said.

    “For example, Starbucks has announced disappointing results recently and is under threat from the growth of trendy independent coffee shops at the top end and also lower-priced, non-specialist operators such as JD Wetherspoon and Greggs.

    “We are also starting to see inflation outstripping wage growth, which means UK consumers will have less disposable income in the lead-up to Brexit.”

    Tim Hortons president Elias Díaz Sesé said: “Great Britain is a nation of coffee lovers, so we’re confident Tim Hortons will continue to be a leader in the quick service restaurant sector across the pond.”

    Forsyth said a major obstacle for Tim Hortons was that “it is little known outside of its native Canada, something which explains why it also struggled to make inroads on the US coffee market in recent years”.

    Tim Hortons’ signature freshly brewed drip coffee – medium roast and guaranteed to be served no more than 20 minutes after brewing – will be on sale in the UK. But British palates may find another Tim Hortons favourite in Canada, the “double-double” coffee served with two portions of cream and two sugars, a step too far.
    https://www.theguardian.com/business...donuts-glasgow

    Lucky Brits. You're welcome!
    Canadian charm in the U.K.

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    I just want the Timbits please.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tennisace View Post
    freaking ice cap bro

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    It sure was popular when it opened in Asia.


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    Focusing on expanding businesses instead of focusing on aiding the ones in need. I am disappoint.

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    We have too many coffee shops as it is.

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    so many coffee shop chains already on UK high streets, yay for 1 more? :\

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    Timmy's is overrated, many folks say McDonald's coffee is much better.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Solarnova View Post
    Timmy's is overrated, many folks say McDonald's coffee is much better.
    Maybe so but Tim Hortons is easier to find. Better crowd as well.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tennisace View Post
    Maybe so but Tim Hortons is easier to find. Better crowd as well.
    Not in the UK, check and mate.

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    And the benefits of the Brexit vote keep rolling in, thankfully we didn't vote to remain or that inward investment from Canada would never have happened. Just wondering are they opening any stores in Europe? If not I wonder why.....
    13/11/2022 Sir Keir Starmer. "Brexit is safe in my hands, Let me be really clear about Brexit. There is no case for going back into the EU and no case for going into the single market or customs union. Freedom of movement is over"

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tennisace View Post
    Maybe so but Tim Hortons is easier to find. Better crowd as well.
    There's a McDonalds like 2 minutes away from Argyle street. There's also a Gregg's ON Argyle street (it's a big street) which they even listed as competition to be wary of. Also a toooooon of restaurants and take-away places. If they sell poutine though and other Canadian food, they'll probably do alright.

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    lol all there is, is fucking coffee shops

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    Tim Hortons has not been good for many years, McDonalds now has the old(good) tim hortons coffee supplier, and tim hortons food was changed to mostly be made offsite at places like Maidstone(Brantford, ON) then shipped frozen to tim hortons.

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    So of all the countries in Europe they decided to open in the one country that doesn't drink coffee.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Puupi View Post
    So of all the countries in Europe they decided to open in the one country that doesn't drink coffee.
    That's probably why they're opening there.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Puupi View Post
    So of all the countries in Europe they decided to open in the one country that doesn't drink coffee.
    We do though otherwise we would not have so many of the places.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Puupi View Post
    So of all the countries in Europe they decided to open in the one country that doesn't drink coffee.
    They drink tea.

    Timmies has several varieties of teas available.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tennisace View Post
    They drink tea.

    Timmies has several varieties of teas available.
    Tea shops have mostly vanished, it is all about the coffee now. Tea at home to relax, coffee when out and about.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Immortan Rich View Post
    Not in the UK, check and mate.
    Maybe so. There are a lot of Canadian expats living in the U.K. though and Canada has a great reputation in Europe. I can see the Euros flocking to Tim Hortons.

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