The Canadians are invading and they are infiltrating Manhattan one super-caffeinated cup of joe at a time.And the chain, which was founded by NHL Hall of Famer Tim Horton but has since merged with the American company that owns Wendy's, is taking the Big Apple by storm.
The quintessential Canadian coffee company, Tim Hortons, recently opened a dozen storefronts across New York City: two in
And that's not all: Along with his awesome-tasting coffee, Tim is bringing 63 different types of donuts and 34 types of Timbits (those are donut holes for those of you who don't already know the joys of bite-sized par-baked "fresh baked" goodness) with him.If you're unfamiliar with the Canada's iconic hot beverage provider of choice, here's some background: The first Tim Hortons was opened in Hamilton, Ontario in 1964. By last count (in March of this year, prior to the recent NY openings) there were 2,930 Timmys in Canada and 527 in the U.S. -- today, however, there are over 3,500 Tim Hortons coffee shops scattered across North America.
Canadians love the place and the stuff they serve. So much, in fact, that the government of Soviet Canuckistan made arrangements to have a Timmys location in Afghanistan to keep troops happy and caffeinated. Or happily caffeinated, at least.
Great White Northerners love their Tims so much that the Canadian coffee giant enjoys a commanding market share: Coffee drinkers are "rrrolling up the rrrim to win" on seven of every 10 cups of coffee sold in the country's quick service restaurants.So move over, Starbucks, there's a new kid in town. He wears plaid, watches hockey, and hunts moose in the off-season. You can call him Tim.
His place isn't fancy, but it serves unpretentious, tasty beverages. And the best part: the barristas don't communicate in tongues, aside from the occasional "touque," "toboggan" and "eh."
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