JasonParis
Moderator
I still prefer a spot of milk in my coffee, but I've long, long, long given up on sugar. You'll never go back once you do a week without (and taste the coffee).
|
|
|
The seemingly terminal decline of Tim Hortons
- Thread starter Admiral Beez
- Start date
afransen
Senior Member
Agreed. I can't drink coffee with sugar. Occasionally I will try a Starbucks dessert beverage concoction but it can't be too sweet.
lenaitch
Senior Member
I as well. I find it helps take of any edge that the brew may have. Milk preferred; cream or half and half if necessary; never the powered stuff.
I was drinking so much coffee with sugar that it was affecting my weight so I went cold turkey to an almost immediate benefit. I see people ordering a triple-triple or quad-quad and think: 'seriously - you clearly don't even like coffee'. If it's to be social, I can get it. One shift I had included a marathoner so when the coffee run went out he ordered hot water, just to be part of the social element if it.
Admiral Beez
Superstar
Fast growth in business can sometimes be a precursor to a significant downturn. Per franchise revenue is down.
Profit slips for Tim Hortons restaurant owners amid high commodity costs, inflation
Tim Hortons' parent company released new financial figures on Tuesday for the coffee and doughnut chain's locations in Canada that appear to illuminate concerns raised by some franchisees about restaurant-level profitability.
On another tack, here‘s some Timibies complaining about a new location.
People are concerned about new Tim Hortons location opening in Toronto
There's a new Tim Hortons location in Toronto, but many residents are upset about where it's located. Signage has gone up on the northeast corner of…
www.blogto.com
Last edited:
lenaitch
Senior Member
I always interpreted this thread as discussing the decline in service, quality, offerings, etc. I don't follow the numbers but I get no sense of a financial decline. I can't think of a location ever closing for want of business.
At least it doesn't have a drive-through (yet).
Richard White
Senior Member
True.. one good MVC can fix that though.
AlbertC
Superstar
Looks like a fair amount of buzz for the new Tims location in South Korea:
artyboy123
Senior Member
Seems like Tim horton in international location do better in terms of renovation design, menu offering and customer service...it's just so sub par in Canada...what a shame!
JasonParis
Moderator
The U.K. seemed better to me as well. Retail standards are generally higher and the competition is somewhat stiffer too.
Napalm Frog
Active Member
Korea is a hotbed of modern food trends. If they don't evolve or innovate within a year or two, they're done.
AlbertC
Superstar
Northern Light
Superstar
Of course, because they're par-baked in factory now, they lack the retro taste/texture.
Richard White
Senior Member
That is what my mother said.
She worked at Tim's in 1993 over at Markham and Lawrence. They baked everything at Brimley and Lawrence and shipped them to the stores in the area.
She mentioned how different the dutchies are now compared to then. Back then they were well made donuts with less glaze, now they are sugar coated donuts that are smaller and cheap.
For people who do not know any better Tim's is not as good as it was. Prior to the late 90s, Tim's made some quality donuts, cakes and pies. When they brought in Sandwiches, Soups and Bread Bowls things went downhill.
People like to say Tims is an iconic Canadian store when it reality it is a shell of a shell of what it used to be.
christiesplits
Senior Member
Restaurant Brands seems rosy about its future. They are looking to have 1,000 Tim's locations in the U.S. by 2028.
Also, in their never-ending quest, they want to expand their "afternoon and evening" sales.
www.thestar.com
Also, in their never-ending quest, they want to expand their "afternoon and evening" sales.
Restaurants Brands expects to have 40,000 restaurants, $60B in sales by 2028
TORONTO - The owner of the Tim Hortons and Burger King chains said it expects its quick-serve empire to span 40,000 restaurants and to achieve a collective US$60 billion in
www.thestar.com
Richard White
Senior Member
Maybe they will pull a Starbucks and sell wine?