Tim Hortons

Tim Hortons launches Halloween merchandise collection featuring Timbits Mummy

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The coffee chain is selling five Halloween-themed merchandise items at participating restaurants and online, with additional products available exclusively through TimShop.ca.

Q3 2026 Food Service: Restaurant Growth as Consumers Become More Selective

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Canadian foodservice receipts continued rising during Q3 2026, while inflation, consumer restraint and thin margins complicated the growth picture. The report examines restaurant development, beverages, value offers, loyalty and delivery, focusing on whether investment generates repeat demand and sustainable operator returns.

Q3 2026 Marketing & Customer Experience: Marketing Moves Closer to Commerce

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Retail Insider’s Q3 2026 Marketing & Customer Experience report examines retail media, loyalty, brand activations, AI, sponsorship and commerce-linked measurement, showing how Canadian retailers are connecting attention more directly with customer behaviour.

Tim Hortons Orange Sprinkle Donut campaign raises $979,000 for Indigenous organizations

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Tim Hortons says its sixth annual Orange Sprinkle Donut campaign raised $979,000 for five Indigenous organizations across Canada on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.

Tim Hortons teams up with adidas with a new footwear and apparel collection 

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TIm Hortons said the collection includes a running-inspired lineup of adidas footwear, apparel and accessories that feature Tims signature coffee and cream tones and Tims Run Club graphics.

WestJet, Tim Hortons announce new in-flight coffee and loyalty partnership

Mario Toneguzzi -
The partnership will see WestJet serve a new Tim Hortons coffee blend called Flight Roast on flights that currently offer in-flight refreshments, while members of the two companies' rewards programs will eventually be able to earn points through eligible Tim Hortons purchases.

Canadian Tire, Tim Hortons launch linked loyalty program

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The program is aimed at connecting the two loyalty ecosystems and giving customers additional rewards for purchases at participating Tim Hortons restaurants.

From The Desk: Navigating Growth and Resilience in Canadian Retail

Craig Patterson -
This week in Canadian retail, growth initiatives, rising real estate demands, and strategic leadership shifts highlight sector resilience amid market challenges.

Retail Insider “Policy & Regulation Report”: Affordability Promises Collide With Retail Costs

Lee Rivett -
Retail Insider’s Q2 2026 policy report finds affordability promises colliding with rising compliance, trade, labour and public-safety costs, while grocery property controls and public-store proposals expose how government action is reshaping Canadian retail operations today.

Tim Hortons Targets Stronger Canadian Growth With New Stores, Beverages and Loyalty

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Tim Hortons is opening 80 Canadian restaurants while expanding cold beverages and loyalty initiatives after same-store sales growth slowed to 0.1%.

Daily Synopsis: July 29, 2026

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Bay Street Video thrives after 33 years as people rediscover DVDs, HEAL Wellness opening first Victoria location, Vancouver bakery proposes 30 storey hotel project, Vancouver 'Villages' plan scrapped, Union claims Alberta flags in Sobeys stores promote separatism as grievance is filed, and other news.

Tim Hortons to launch Harry Potter-themed menu, merchandise and promotions Aug. 12

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The limited-time campaign will add themed food and beverages, collectible merchandise, special packaging, an in-store trivia event and a national contest, expanding the company's seasonal promotional offerings through collaborations tied to a major entertainment brand.

Tim Hortons launches handcrafted matcha beverage lineup across Canada

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The launch adds five matcha-based drinks to the chain's menu and marks the company's latest product introduction aimed at broadening beverage options beyond its traditional coffee and tea offerings.

Tim Hortons Camp Day raises $12.7 million for youth charity

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The company said the annual fundraiser, held July 15, brings the total amount raised through Camp Day since its launch to $287.7 million.

Tim Hortons’ Camp Day returns July 15 with coffee sales supporting youth charity

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The restaurant chain said the one-day fundraising initiative has raised more than $275 million since expanding nationally in 1991 to support the foundation's youth development programs.

Retail Insider “Food Service Report”: Scale, Value and New Formats Reshape Canadian Restaurants

Lee Rivett -
Retail Insider’s Q2 2026 Canadian Food Service Report examines resilient restaurant spending, tougher traffic competition, franchise platform growth, value-led QSR strategy, coffee and breakfast pressure, and the growing role of food halls, mixed-use projects and flexible formats.

Q2 2026 Canadian Food Service: Scale, Value and New Formats

Craig Patterson -
Canadian food service remained resilient in Q2 2026 as operators competed for traffic through value offers, franchise growth, coffee competition, wellness concepts, menu upgrades, and new real estate formats.

From The Desk: Retail Reinvention Through Experience, Sustainability and Strategic Growth

Craig Patterson -
This week’s retail insights show Canadian brands expanding thoughtfully with experiential stores, circular economy initiatives, and strategic hiring amid recessionary ...

Daily Synopsis: May 27, 2026

Retail Insider -
Lululemon reaches agreement with Chip Wilson over board nominees, thrift store popularity up, Longo's opening in King City, Shein accused of stealing Indigenous designs, and other news.

Tim Hortons moves to defend market share as Dunkin’ plans Canadian return: Video with Bruce Winder

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The company’s pledge to hire 10,000 local workers may help improve public perception while addressing high youth unemployment.

Tim Hortons launches campaign to hire 10,000 local people, addresses Temporary Foreign Worker Program

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Tim Hortons is the largest restaurant chain in Canada, with 4,000 restaurants – more restaurants per capita than any other brand anywhere in the world.

Daily Synopsis: May 22, 2026

Retail Insider -
Canadians making more trips with smaller baskets at the grocery store, questions about future of downtown Vancouver Hudson's Bay, Sobeys debuts new store concept in Welland ON, dollar store opens in Elliott Lake, and other news.

Tim Hortons to build or renovate 480 restaurants across the country

Mario Toneguzzi -
Canadian restaurant owners are investing $270 million, in addition to Tim Hortons corporate investing an additional $130 million.

Dunkin’ Return to Canada Signals New Coffee War

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Dunkin’ is returning to Canada under Foodtastic, reigniting competition in a coffee market long dominated by Tim Hortons and increasingly shaped by shifting consumer habits.

Tim Hortons Smile Cookie campaign raises record $23.3 million for local charities

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The latest fundraising total brings the campaign’s cumulative amount raised since its launch in 1996 to more than $174 million.
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