Tim Hortons news and trends

Tim Hortons Joins QSRs Taking Over Grocery Stores’ Coffee Aisles
Retail // August 14, 2023

As restaurants look to expand their reach to more parts of consumers’ day-to-day routines, many fast-food chains are getting into consumer-packaged goods (CPG). Take, for example, the coffee aisle, which is filling up with restaurant brands. Tim Hortons, the North American coffee chain with more...

RBI Monitors Prices of Both Competing Restaurants and Grocers
Earnings // February 14, 2023

Amid inflation, RBI keeps watch on not just other QSRs’ pricing but grocers’ as well. Restaurant Brands International, parent company of quick-service restaurant (QSR) giants Burger King, Popeyes and Tim Hortons as well as the more recently acquired Firehouse Subs, is noting that, in the...

Grocers Dip Toes Into Metaverse as Restaurants Dive In
Metaverse // September 30, 2022

As restaurants and grocers compete for consumers’ food spending, restaurants have been quicker to go where younger consumers have been going — the metaverse. Yet, Walmart, the world’s largest grocery retailer, is now getting onboard. The retailer announced in a blog post Monday (Sept. 26)...

Burger King, Popeyes Parent Cuts App Load Times 52% to Boost Digital Orders
Restaurant innovation // August 04, 2022

Driving digital sales is about more than just offering a range of fulfillment options and incentivizing purchases with loyalty rewards — it is also about consumers’ experience in the app itself. And one thing consumers like is speed. Restaurant Brands International, the parent company of...

Quick Reads
Tim Hortons Coffee Chain Notches Funding From China’s Tencent

May 12, 2020
To bolster its growth in China as it looks to reach coffee drinkers in the country, Tim Hortons has reportedly found a partner in Tencent. The Canadian quick-service coffee chain said on a social media account that it has notched funding from the Chinese technology company, but did not disclose the size of the investment known, […]

North American Burger King Franchisees Get Rent Break, Cash Help

March 30, 2020
Burger King parent Restaurant Brands International will defer rent and boost franchisees in North America with extra cash as part of its response to the coronavirus pandemic, according to a...