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The X-large coffee this morning was $1.75 instead of the old price of $1.68 in BC. Will this add to revenue's?
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XL went to $1.72 here last month. Did the price of coffee beans go up the last few months?
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I agree with several of the comments. Tim's baked goods (the donuts in particular) are very substandard.Taggart wrote:Some interesting comments from eight readers (all negative) on Tim Hortons, touted in this John Heinzl column.
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Tim Hortons aims for 600 new Canadian stores, 300 in U.S. by 2013. My only reaction, where are they going to find 600 new Canadian locations, haven't they reached saturation of most markets.
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Nope. Saturation is when you can stand at the entrance to any metropolitan Timmies and see at least two othersPeculiar_Investor wrote:haven't they reached saturation of most markets.
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Q1 EPS Increase is 21.6% YOY
Same store sales up 5.2% in Canada, 3% in the US.
Revenue up 4.8%
Exceeded analyst estimates for both revenue and EPS.
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Same store sales up 5.2% in Canada, 3% in the US.
Revenue up 4.8%
Exceeded analyst estimates for both revenue and EPS.
Source
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Several years ago, their donuts used to be quite good, apple fritters in particular. But then they shrank them to half the size, and changed the recipe to something very bland. Now, I hardly ever go there. (I'm not a coffee drinker.) On the rare occasion I have to get lunch there, I find their meal stuff equally bland and certainly no cheaper than other fast-food outlets.NormR wrote:
I agree with several of the comments. Tim's baked goods (the donuts in particular) are very substandard.
I think Tim Hortons is going by name-brand recognition. They're certainly not going by quality. They remind me of Harvey's. It used to be a great burger chain; then their quality started going downhill, and now it's hard to even find one still in business. (And good riddance.)
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Years ago (15+), that's how it was with McDonald's on Yonge Street north of College Street. I bet you they still found a way to add a few.Bylo Selhi wrote:Nope. Saturation is when you can stand at the entrance to any metropolitan Timmies and see at least two othersPeculiar_Investor wrote:haven't they reached saturation of most markets.
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Dentists & Opticals in Algaddoes Mx. (MANY more than just 2)Bylo Selhi wrote:Nope. Saturation is when you can stand at the entrance to any metropolitan Timmies and see at least two othersPeculiar_Investor wrote:haven't they reached saturation of most markets.
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Barbershops just outside the entrance to the Marine base at Camp Pendleton, California.Dentists & Opticals in Algaddoes Mx. (MANY more than just 2)
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A lot of options to expand in Gas Stations,Office buildings,Hospitals etc etc etc ................Peculiar_Investor wrote:Tim Hortons aims for 600 new Canadian stores, 300 in U.S. by 2013. My only reaction, where are they going to find 600 new Canadian locations, haven't they reached saturation of most markets.
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Both local hospitals have Timmies at their main entrances and not far from Emergency. Full service treatment, from your first bite into the donut all the way through to your recovery in cardiac carebiker wrote:A lot of options to expand in ... Hospitals
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Coffee = Bland and doesn't actually smell or taste like coffee
Customer Service = Brutal
TV Commercials= Corny as they come
Baked Goods = Processed
Sandwiches = Adequate at best
But yet, awesome brand and strongest food retail franchise in Canada. I would never buy the shares, because I can't help but think that if they keep going in the wrong direction on the factors above the company will suffer.
Customer Service = Brutal
TV Commercials= Corny as they come
Baked Goods = Processed
Sandwiches = Adequate at best
But yet, awesome brand and strongest food retail franchise in Canada. I would never buy the shares, because I can't help but think that if they keep going in the wrong direction on the factors above the company will suffer.
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All Tim Horton's used to make all of their donuts on site. Some years ago, that policy changed and I believe that, at least in Southern Ontario, all donuts are delivered from TO "fresh" daily.
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THI has done to doughnuts what Kraft did to cheese.
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Each Timmies has a "full service bakery location" that they get their baked goods from. Usually within 10km, not from TO. (I wouldn't want to be ordering a donut in Windsor if that was the case )Dennis wrote:All Tim Horton's used to make all of their donuts on site. Some years ago, that policy changed and I believe that, at least in Southern Ontario, all donuts are delivered from TO "fresh" daily.
I know the one here on Davis Drive in Newmarket bakes, then delivers to the surrounding 5-6.
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Maidstone Bakery on the 403 in Brantford must make donuts for countless Hortons as they entire North End of the city smells like donuts on many mornings.
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Tim Horton's aiming for global expansion circa McDonald's
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They will either be highly successful or Canada's next Jean-Coutu. What remains to be seen is whether acquisitions or partnerships will be part of their game plan...and larger dividends too?Tim Hortons Inc. is looking to follow the lead of McDonald's and Starbucks, with plans for a worldwide expansion.
Promising shareholders at the company's annual general meeting a "dramatically different" company in four years, chief executive Don Schroeder said it is looking to extend beyond Canada and the United States.
"We are in the process right now of developing an international strategic plan, and we are going to present that to the board next month," he said after the meeting. "Later this year, assuming it is approved, we will make a further announcement (about) the next step."
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I guess they do bake them there for all 3,600 locations.
I guess they do bake them there for all 3,600 locations.
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This came about a fair few years back due to consistency problems from having local bakers at each store, as they did a long time ago. In some locations, the difference in size and quality of the baked goods was so ridiculous it wasn't even funny so Tim's did what any franchise worth it's salt must, it standardized. Many people refused to believe they were essentially eating McCain's frozen donuts, despite the physical shrinkage of product and the dramatic increase of Tim Horton's semi's on the road.investor99 wrote:http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-in ... le1569626/
I guess they do bake them there for all 3,600 locations.
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My daughter used to be a baker at the Leslie & Davis Drive Tim's in Newmarket. The muffins she baked were awesome. I was always disappointed with the baked goods from other locations.FinEcon wrote:This came about a fair few years back due to consistency problems from having local bakers at each store, as they did a long time ago. In some locations, the difference in size and quality of the baked goods was so ridiculous it wasn't even funny so Tim's did what any franchise worth it's salt must, it standardized. Many people refused to believe they were essentially eating McCain's frozen donuts, despite the physical shrinkage of product and the dramatic increase of Tim Horton's semi's on the road.investor99 wrote:http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-in ... le1569626/
I guess they do bake them there for all 3,600 locations.
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Ah yes, the par baked system. DW used to work for Canada Bread and developed some Tim Horton's stuff.
I forgot about that.
I forgot about that.
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Tim Hortons’ extra-large trouble trouble
by Macleans.ca
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
"In the coming weeks, Tim’s devoted disciples will receive a very fresh reminder about just how much their donuts have evolved. Hortons’ historic decision to go frozen is now at the heart of a proposed $1.95-billion class action lawsuit that has exposed a bitter—and very personal—battle inside the country’s favourite coffee shop. Scheduled for a hearing in November, the high-stakes case pits store owners against senior executives, store owners versus each other, and even relative against relative. And no matter how many spokespeople try to control the message, the spat is sure to have some patrons pining for the old days, when the smell of deep-fried Dutchies hung in the air at their local shop."
http://ca.finance.yahoo.com/personal-fi ... le-trouble
by Macleans.ca
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
"In the coming weeks, Tim’s devoted disciples will receive a very fresh reminder about just how much their donuts have evolved. Hortons’ historic decision to go frozen is now at the heart of a proposed $1.95-billion class action lawsuit that has exposed a bitter—and very personal—battle inside the country’s favourite coffee shop. Scheduled for a hearing in November, the high-stakes case pits store owners against senior executives, store owners versus each other, and even relative against relative. And no matter how many spokespeople try to control the message, the spat is sure to have some patrons pining for the old days, when the smell of deep-fried Dutchies hung in the air at their local shop."
http://ca.finance.yahoo.com/personal-fi ... le-trouble
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Did THI hit support this past week or is it a dead cat bounce ?
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You might get a double double here ....optionable68 wrote:Did THI hit support this past week or is it a dead cat bounce ?