Tim Hortons
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 Tim Hortons in Kingsville, Ontario | |
| Formerly | Tim Horton Donuts Tim Donuts Limited The TDL Group |
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| Type | Subsidiary |
| Industry | Quick-service restaurant |
| Founded | May 17, 1964 |
| Founders |
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| Headquarters | 130 King Street West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Number of locations | 6,000+ |
Areas served | |
| Key people | J. Patrick Doyle (Executive Chairman, RBI) Joshua Kobza (CEO, RBI) Axel Schwan (president) |
| Products | |
 Can$2.019 billion | |
| Total assets | Can$35.810 billion |
| Parent | Restaurant Brands International |
| Website | timhortons.ca |
| Footnotes | |
Tim Hortons Inc., known colloquially as Tim's, Timmies or Timmy's, is a Canadian multinational coffeehouse and restaurant chain with headquarters in Toronto, serving coffee, donuts, sandwiches, breakfast egg muffins and other fast-food items. It is Canada's largest quick-service restaurant chain, with 6,043 restaurants across 14 countries.
The company was founded in 1964 in Hamilton, Ontario, by Canadian ice hockey player Tim Horton (1930–1974) and Jim Charade (1934–2009), after an initial venture in hamburger restaurants. In 1967, Horton partnered with investor Ron Joyce, who assumed control over operations after Horton died in 1974. Joyce expanded the chain into a multi-billion dollar franchise. Charade left the organization in 1966 and briefly returned in 1970 and 1993 through 1996. The Wendy's Company merged with Tim Hortons in 1995 and operated it under their flagship subsidiary until 2006.
On August 26, 2014, Burger King agreed to merge with Tim Hortons for US$11.4 billion. The two chains became subsidiaries of Toronto-based holding company Restaurant Brands International on December 15, 2014.