They're a regional Canadian donut chain that was recently bought by Wendy's. Their donuts are really good, just kinda small. It was founded in the 60's by-you guessed it- NHL player Tim Horton. He was killed in a car crash in 1972 or 73..
QuoteOriginally posted by Jag67
They're a regional Canadian donut chain that was recently bought by Wendy's. Their donuts are really good, just kinda small. It was founded in the 60's by-you guessed it- NHL player Tim Horton. He was killed in a car crash in 1972 or 73..
Interesting how a memory of a NHL great will always be remembered by a doughnut chain
LOL:insane:
I've seen a lot of Tim Hortons in my travels to Buffalo. They are sometimes combined with Arby's. I'll get a pic of one if I go out to Buffalo this summer.
Tim Hortons are pretty big in Canada. They surpass Dunkin' Donuts. The merger with Wendy's appears to be a good thing for both companies. They are opening more stores in the U.S. and recently acquired the Bess Eaton chain.
Here's a combined restaurant.
QuoteOriginally posted by Zayre88
Tim Hortons are pretty big in Canada. They surpass Dunkin' Donuts. The merger with Wendy's appears to be a good thing for both companies. They are opening more stores in the U.S. and recently acquired the Bess Eaton chain.
Here's a combined restaurant.
oh so thats what happened to Bess Eaton!
if true then why are my Bess Eatons being replaced by Coffee House Plus's?
Does Tim Horton own Coffee House Plus?:question::huh:
QuoteOriginally posted by 76&AmesfanmanBBTB
QuoteOriginally posted by Zayre88
Tim Hortons are pretty big in Canada. They surpass Dunkin' Donuts. The merger with Wendy's appears to be a good thing for both companies. They are opening more stores in the U.S. and recently acquired the Bess Eaton chain.
Here's a combined restaurant.
oh so thats what happened to Bess Eaton!
if true then why are my Bess Eatons being replaced by Coffee House Plus's?
Does Tim Horton own Coffee House Plus?:question::huh:
actually my Bess Eatons were replaced around 1997 or so
so they're already replaced
all my Bess Eaton's closed:(
Originally posted by Zayre88QuoteHere's a combined restaurant.
Hey, I'VE BEEN TO THAT RESTAURANT!!!
or one that looks exactly like it. Isn't it a rest stop-type place in canada? It has New York Fries in it too. We go to it when we go to Dearborn, MI (which we are going to this weekend)
By the way, my uncle always says as we pass thru Canada, "There's a Hortons every 5 feet"
Yeah they have many with that exact same style. They tried once and now it's a very common concept. Many are rest-area style and there is also a concept of double-drive-thru-only restaurant for high volume cities.
I would say that in Canada, there's a Tim Horton's every 4 feet :roll:
so maybe it is, maybe it isnt the one. I bet it is though
here's another hortons
My local Tim Hortons, squeezed between Pizza Hut and a small shopping plaza.
Their doughnuts kicks ass. They're alot better than Dunkin Doughnuts. Plus Tim Horton's serves up lunch which Dunkin doesn't.
Wendy's is announcing that it will spin-off Tim Hortons into another company. Which means Wendy's won't have any interest in the company. When Wendy's bought Tim Horton's in 1995 it's value was at $425 million. This has grown now to $5 billion.
Actually Wendy's is only making a public offering of 15 to 18% of the common stock of Tim Horton's. They will still retain a commanding control of the company. Tim Hortons success is legendary.
this tim hortons is in north windham maine.
this tim hortons is in south portland maine on market st in the same building as wendy's.
A Wendy's/Tim Horton's
http://www.titanconstruction.net/restaurants/
The former Wendy's in Skowhegan will become a Tim Hortons. The loss of Wendy's is sad but Tim Hortons will probably have more success. It's a busy area and there is a lot of traffic on route 201. It will be a good place to stop at before driving north of Skowhegan where there's no other chain restaurants.
http://business.mainetoday.com/news/060505skowhegan.shtml
The store locator indicates 13 locations in Maine:
Houlton, Caribou, Presque Isle (2), Scarborough, Westbrook, Portland, South Portland (2), Lewiston, Auburn (2),Windham
The chain has more than 2,800 restaurants -- about 2,500 are located in Canada and about 270 in the United States, mainly in the Northeast and Midwest
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But it seems they are putting more in Tim Horton's than Wendy's. and them turning the closed ones in Newport, Brewer and Skowhegan into Tim horton's. There is not even a wendy's in presque isle, but there is a tim horton's there.
THE WENDYS in NORWAY MAINE IS NOT ON THE STORE LOCATOR!!!!!!!!!! WHAT IS WITH WENDY'S IN MAINE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Tim Hortons is in "super expansion mode" in Maine. After years with only 4-5 restaurants, they are opening more and more new stores including many in former Wendy's. Instead of keeping some Wendy's with a slow business, they are turning them into Tim Horton's wich are probably more profitable.
Newport, Brewer and Skowhegan will become Tim Hortons. A new Tim Hortons is scheduled to open soon in Augusta but not in a "future former Wendy's" this time..
http://business.mainetoday.com/news/060621augustafood.shtml
tim hortons is not in new hampshire!!! I wonder if they will turn the gone one in portsmouth on lafayette rd into one!!!
abotu tim horton's how much different is it than wendy's if thjey are owend by the same company and they are putting more money in tim horton's (just like toys r us' co is doing with toys r us and babies r us). I realize tim horton's has donuts and coffee, but what else? I have seen many of them in maine, rhode island, western new york and pennsylvania. I remember the one in south portland; in the toys r us parking lot; opening over 5 years ago. some of them; like south portland market st; have both wendy's and tim horton's in teh same building.
Of course I'm very excited because Tim Horton's is building a store in Plainville, Connecticut right on Route 372 near the center of town. I tried Tim's coffee for the first time a week ago in a New London store and am finally glad I have more choices than the fifty Dunkin' Donuts stores and the few Whole Donut shops. I usually avoid Starbucks because I'm not one of those fancy coffee drinkers.
Here's a coming soon sign I stumbled across last week on one of my treks through Plainville.
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
abotu tim horton's how much different is it than wendy's if thjey are owend by the same company and they are putting more money in tim horton's I realize tim horton's has donuts and coffee, but what else?
They have coffee, donuts, soups, sandwiches, Danishes, tarts, cakes, muffins, bagels, and more. See it at http://www.timhortons.com/en/menu/index.html
In Canada, they're #1 over Dunkin Donuts. They also expanding but there's less and less space to grow now. Our town used to have two Dunkin'... then a Tim opened now one Dunkin has closed and there planning to add another Tim.
tim horton's in vernon CT near the center of town
meriden Ct near all the resturants on main st.
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
meriden Ct near all the resturants on main st.
meriden sign
hortons under construction in plainville ct, july 21, 2006.
tim horton's / wendy's combo in south portland me
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
tim horton's / wendy's combo in south portland me
south portland me one
westbrook one (THERE ARE two not far from each other)
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
westbrook one (THERE ARE two not far from each other)
westbrook me
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
westbrook one (THERE ARE two not far from each other)
westbrook me
westbrook me one
the one in scarborough me on rt. 1
They built that Tim Hortons in Plainville pretty fast. I was at that Walgreens in Plainville at the end of May 2006 and there was nothing next to it.
tim horton's in auburn me on minot ave
tim horton's in auburn me down the road form the mall
tim horton's lewiston me near the promenade mall
horton's in houlton me
tim horton's in presque isle me
caribou me one and the northernmost one the US and maine. they are #1 in canada.
rockland one under construction as of may 23, 2006.
Tim Horton's is like a virus here in Buffalo...there's one on every corner. And the ones in north Buffalo and Tonawanda make intersections congested and because of that, very dangerous! I'm probably the only one in Buffalo to say this but I prefer Krispy Kreme donuts. They just taste better, and I know they're fresh. Too bad we only have one Krispy Kreme left.
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Tim Horton's is like a virus here in Buffalo...there's one on every corner. And the ones in north Buffalo and Tonawanda make intersections congested and because of that, very dangerous! I'm probably the only one in Buffalo to say this but I prefer Krispy Kreme donuts. They just taste better, and I know they're fresh. Too bad we only have one Krispy Kreme left.
yah I Saw like 2 in niagara falls and one in depew and many others, I saw a whole bunch there (buffalo) too, well it is because buffalo / niagara falls are near canada.
Tim Hortons in Skowhegan is still not ready to open... (aug. 26 2006) I thought it would be quite easy to transform the Wendy's in no time!
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
tim horton's in vernon CT near the center of town
Was that the old Bess Eaton store? It doesn't look like it!!
Jim
QuoteOriginally posted by Zayre88
Tim Hortons in Skowhegan is still not ready to open... (aug. 26 2006) I thought it would be quite easy to transform the Wendy's in no time!
Something's wrong in Skowhegan... They've been in the process of turning this former Wendy's into a Tim Horton's since late spring 2006. It's still not open!!! It looks ready to open with Tim signs all over, new drive-thru, new parking lot... coming soon banners have been up since june...
Meanwhile in Augusta, they built one from the ground up and it will really open soon!
they want to expand to the syracuse area
QuoteOriginally posted by shakethis1234
they want to expand to the syracuse area
That's gone around for a while. Question is after that where will they go? The four logical places--Springfield, Boston, Albany, and the suburbs of New York City are Dunkin strongholds. Would it be worth it to go into those places?
Probable situation: Springfield and Boston will get theirs and, like everything good, Albany will be a black hole, devoid of Timbits.:( The NYC suburbs could go either way.
QuoteOriginally posted by Zayre88
My local Tim Hortons, squeezed between Pizza Hut and a small shopping plaza.
Our newly opened Tim Hortons: with the classic pylon sign like Houlton and Caribou above.
The new Tim Hortons in Augusta ME on Western ave:
It's pretty obvious that Tim Hortons rocks. I go here every day before work. I only hope one day they and Honey Dew bring down the evil Dunkin Donust regime plaguing our country.
QuoteOriginally posted by C. Fontaine
It's pretty obvious that Tim Hortons rocks. I go here every day before work. I only hope one day they and Honey Dew bring down the evil Dunkin Donust regime plaguing our country.
In Canada, they're #1 while Dunkin's Donuts is losing ground. They are truly better. Our town used to have two Dunkin's, then Tim Horton's opened, Dunkin' closed a location and now Tim has two locations in town!
I've heard they have some problems in the U.S., mainly with former Bess Eaton locations. Maybe they'll sell some locations. They have a lot of work to do to get brand recognition in some areas.
Thats awesome! The US should be more lke Canada. I hope once Tim Hortons expands in the US by storm, people will see the truth. There are tons here in RI, and seem to have a firm hold on Dunkin Donuts. I always liked Honey Dew, and Tim Hortons once I moved to RI because of their unique, non-mass-produced taste of coffee and home-town type service. I go to Dunkin Donuts and in most locations the coffee is made with no effort. Both in the pot and by the employee, and just has such a generic taste to it. No offense to anyone who works there!
QuoteOriginally posted by C. FontaineI go to Dunkin Donuts and in most locations the coffee is made with no effort. Both in the pot and by the employee, and just has such a generic taste to it. No offense to anyone who works there!
We have a few Tim Hortons around here, but there's a heavy outweigh of Dunkin shops to go around. I'm not only a loyal DD customer but I'm also a night shift leader and I can agree that, if not made properly, coffee will come out poorly. This is likely due to laziness by often overworked or staff who can care less as coffee has a 18 minute shelf life for the glass pots and 45-1hr for the stainless steel "tanks" which seem to be on the rise at newer shops.
I always serve up customers right and treat them all with polite, upbeat and respectful attitudes because it's my job and and important reflection of my character. I just don't like being unhappy at my job no matter how insignificant it might seem to others. Sure, it's a job, pays for things and the like, but it fares better if done right. All you need is that one customer who comes in, sees you smiling or being enthusiastic, exchanges a few kind works and it helps you and the customer both.
I will admit that when I frequent some Dunkin shops, I've had problems mainly in simple common sense by the guy or gal behind the counter not to mix old and new brews which I've seen employees do often a few shops around here.
I've been to Tim Hortons (roughly the same drive away from the DD shop I go to) and I prefer Dunkin'. Why? Dunkin grinds their beans there on the fly with each brew. They've also got the best, widest selection of the most concentrated flavor shots unlike most other chains who serve sugar-laced sludge like McDonalds. Sure, DD doesn't brew flavors anymore, but they were pre-packs and the flavoring method of shots is the same formula that they once added to ground coffee now goes into the cup now. You can still buy the original flavor coffees (remarkably in bean format) if you must...
Hortons also uses pre-packs for their hot coffee, NOT grinds and let me tell you, there's a difference in their tastes when the coffee comes out fresh. Iced coffees at Dunkin are not ground-fresh brewed like hot are, but I can assure you (after experimenting one night), pre-pack for iced comes out better, more flavorful and full-bodied. I've tried Hortons Iced Coffee, and was disappointed (I drink black, the ultimate coffee taste test).
I've found, however, that at Hortons, the staff is more inclined to be trained correctly and be more customer-oriented and dump 20 minute plus old coffees away to avoid serving bum pots as I'm usually treated better as a customer and never get nasty old coffees or mixed pots. I like that about them and I have yet to be served lousy coffee.
Let me also say that Horton's typically has a more well-versed, trained, and stocked staff running the show. Dunkin shops usually have either improperly trained people or slack bums running the joints. You might be too if you had to manage all that product at some times by yourself or by fewer people.
Despite all that's said, I believe Dunkin' serves up some of the best coffee around. Sometimes you may have to verbally shake some lazy employees by asking for fresh pots for fear they might mix the coffees or serve you an old pot, but when you get it, it's a fantastic cup of coffee. It's not homogenized like McDonalds and Krispy Kreme's heavier blends (McDonalds has a longer shelf life for their glass pots than both DD and Hortons at around 30 minutes sanctioned by most managements but we all know they go beyond that), not sewer juice like Burger King's, albeit comparable to Starbucks prices, has a mellower taste I have yet to find elsewhere.
I also find that Dunkin' shops who use the "tanks" as opposed to the old-fashioned pots/carafes vary in taste, being that pots often produce better results. Tastes often vary, but anything can skew that even with stores who use the pots (water quality of town/city, grind weights, water per ground ratios, etc.). Furthermore, most shops do test EVERYTHING imaginable, but then again some stores could fudge and or manipulate results because of poor management. Don't support those stores, simple as that.
He he, I had a feeling you worked at Dunkins! I think I saw it somewhere, thats awesome. Ugh, I hated Krispy Kreme. I went there once up in Dedham, MA whilst being "trained" at Papa Ginos home office down the street from it. Now I know their whole base is that their Donuts and such are like liquid sugar, but I can't handle that much sweets. My teeth started to hurt!
I agree with you somewhat. When I used to be closing mgr at Papa's, Dunkins was the only place around open so I would get coffee on my way home, and mingle with the late night crew there. One thing I like about Tim's Iced though is that they used ground ice i instead of blocks, definitely a revolutionary idea! Whenever I get Iced at Dunkin's, I ask for half-ice, because I get a lot more coffee!
I noticed at one Dunkin Donuts location that they had those Red-Book "shift communication" books. I loved filling those pages out at Papa's, mostly because I would point out how our GM never filled in his shifts! We had PQE's we had to do morning and afternoon, but it was debateable if anyone actually did them.
What do you think of Papa's having worked there? I think you've made note in the past but I think they've got the best chain pizza out there. Surprised they don't do well in Connecticut or any states beyond the Northeast as many have pulled out of this state in the past decade and a half. Why is this? Not profitable enough? Why don't more people understand Papa's glory?! Everytime I walk into a shop, it's practically dead.
Now I have to make a 35+ minutes trip to reach my nearest one (though still well worth it). I have gripes about them though despite the price of excellent pizza; their large is really a medium and their prices are kind of steep for the general look and cosmetic of their shops (many of which are stuck in 1984 tones). Anyway, I've loved them since I was a kid (a since closed location) and if they move every last store out of CT, well guess I'm moving to Mass!
About Iced Coffee at Dunkin Donuts, the cup is only supposed to be filled 2/3 the way up but most don't realize they're not doing it correctly. Most shops I go to they fill it right up to the top (some even mountain it!). You always have to pull their chains to get them to get your order precise.
About Horton's Iced Coffee, prices are better and they give you more product and the crushed ice idea is decent but I like ice in an iced coffee. I went once and the ice was melted when I got home. It boils to personal tastes, still have always liked DD better.
Agreed on Krispy Kreme; their donuts are sugar frenzied but still delicious! Their coffee always manages to be fresh as well (they use those tanks as well but I'm not certain on their discard policies). They were dangerous when they had a shop about 20 minutes from my house - I'd often do a drive up that way once or twice a week for a couple donuts. It's closed now, but I suppose a Dunkin shop every .8 miles makes up...
Lastly, I dispise the tediums of the red and blue (for temps) books. They're a pain.
Papa Ginos has good pizza, but the problem boils down generally to food cost. The most costly thing in the pizza business is cheese, mostly because of Americas lack of dairy farms. Papa Ginos prices are usually pretty high compared to mom & pop shops, and even Dominos. When I left, the cost of a lg cheese pizza was $9.99, which is ridiculous. Their most profitable product is breadsticks, which only costed $.89 to make, including food cost, labor, heat, and they sold for $5.49 a pan. Another thing was their promotions, like the "Kicker" and "Free throw" deals, which were all spin offs of each other, just worded differently, same with the coupons. People definitely picked up on it, because we never did too well with those. I acutally have a ton of Adam Vinatieri/Patriots promo t-shirts I am saving and will hopefully make a profit on someday, as Vinatieri is no longer on the Patriots.
To be honest I loved making pizza, it was definitely a talent and a passion. Once I created a pizza that fit inside a tiny gift box. I also was runner up for best pizza maker in the company, and got a medal. It was all part of an event called the Pizzalympics... hehe. I'll take a picture of it sometime.
The fact that their stores are corporately owned doesn't help. They acquired D'Angelos, which are franchised sandwich shops, so it became pretty difficult for them to manage. The worst thing I had to deal with was corporate communication, there was none. I have horror stories of the A/C breaking mid-summer and attempting to get techs out. They only have a small shared office building in Dedham, which is their only office, no regionals or anything. As Marc82 said they did recently begin to offer franchising, but I don't think it will catch on too well. One funny thing about their home office was they their break room was fully decorated with Coca-Cola wallpaper and such, yet they switched to Pepsi years ago and had a Pepsi fountain in the room.
All in all it wasn't a bad company to work for. I was a shift leader then a manager for almost four years, and I really miss the people I worked with. Really good times. I was constantly filling in at other stores, mostly Worcester, in the district so I typically worked 50-60 hour weeks. It was good money, especially delivery driving. On a good night you could walk away with $100+ in tips plus $1 per deviery plus your normal wage. Coupled with closing shifts I made around $550 a week after taxes! But, eventually everyone left and went their own ways, so I did the same.
How is Dunkin Donuts? When I used to hang around late night in the one in Webster, it seemed like it would be a nice job if you had decent owners. I know some of them I see are totally by the book, while others are a mess. Would you ever move to owning a Dunkin Donuts, how are closing shifts there?
I actually started a myspace group for the former posse... Featuring pics of my famed "Employee of the day" name tag... http://groups.myspace.com/papaginos
A new Tim Hortons in Waterville ME. It's located at left of Wendy's. The chain now has 24 restaurants across Maine.
BANGOR - BREWER - OLD TOWN - HOULTON - LEWISTON (2) -
AUBURN (2)- PRESQUE ISLE (2) - AUGUSTA (2) - WATERVILLE -
SCARBOROUGH - PORTLAND - WESTBROOK - CARIBOU -
WINDHAM - SKOWHEGAN - NORWAY - TOPSHAM -
SOUTH PORTLAND - ROCKLAND - NEWPORT
Tim Hortons will be closing a bunch of New England locations. So far the exact number, what locations, and when they will close have not been announced. http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/reuters/081107/business/cbusiness_us_timhortons_2
The New London, CT store closed about 6 weeks ago and the location in nearby Waterford, CT closed a year ago.
The Tim's in my area (all opened in recent years) seem to be doing well. They're actually building one quite close to me, next to an Irving/Circle K that does a ton of business, right off of the intersection of I-95 and I-395. I will, no doubt, be visiting them frequently...I'm not a huge coffee drinker but I think Timbits are amazing...and their soups and sandwiches are quite good as well. I was psyched when they started opening locations around here, as previously I was really only able to partake of their tasty offerings while visiting Canada.
Another recently opened Tim Hortons in Maine, in Biddeford. (Now 28 locations in Maine !!)
(http://www.5pointsshoppingcenter.com/assets/images/gallery/photo-013-LG.jpg)
my town has 4 dunkin dounts lol i like ther cofeee a good days woth of shloveing snow then being able to walk over to dd for a coffe is great but i want a tim hortons in town
I have never been to one. The only time I ever saw one was in western NY.
QuoteOriginally posted by nims57
I have never been to one. The only time I ever saw one was in western NY.
Oh, they're fantastic (in my opinion at least) -- should you encounter one again, I'd highly recommend checking it out.
Tim Hortons in Augusta, Maine (Western Ave. location).
QuoteOriginally posted by Zayre88
Our newly opened Tim Hortons: with the classic pylon sign like Houlton and Caribou above.
Another view in 2009:
We visited our first Tim Horton's last year and were blown away!! I would love to have them here, but the South is pretty slow to try anything new.
The good news is that TN is finally getting Dunkin Donuts back after a 15 year absence and the one near me is great!
Chris, congrats on the Papa Gino's medal. My ex-son-in-law loved them and says that no other pizza chain can match their flavor and crust texture. (He should know since he just about lives on pizza.)
:yup:
The Taftville section of Norwich Tim Horton's is now closed. Not sure how long it has been, but by the looks of things a couple years now. This was a former Bess Eaton location.
However, a completely rebuilt Tim Horton's open 24 hours on the other side of Norwich seems to be thriving.
I feel so deprived, we haven't got squat here. No Tim Horton's, no DD, all we have is Starbucks, and McDonalds. blah...the closest DD here is a good 35-40 minute drive away, and half these yahoos around me don't even know what Tim Horton's is.
QuoteOriginally posted by GothicPrincess
I feel so deprived, we haven't got squat here. No Tim Horton's, no DD, all we have is Starbucks, and McDonalds. blah...the closest DD here is a good 35-40 minute drive away, and half these yahoos around me don't even know what Tim Horton's is.
NO DD?!! I experience that a lot when I travel, I'll ask where a DD is and they respond with 1 or 2 towns away?!!
QuoteOriginally posted by greg8370
The New London, CT store closed about 6 weeks ago and the location in nearby Waterford, CT closed a year ago.
but why?
DD fanboys around here. You just can't break em!
QuoteOriginally posted by C. Fontaine
Thats awesome! The US should be more lke Canada. I hope once Tim Hortons expands in the US by storm, people will see the truth. There are tons here in RI, and seem to have a firm hold on Dunkin Donuts. I always liked Honey Dew, and Tim Hortons once I moved to RI because of their unique, non-mass-produced taste of coffee and home-town type service. I go to Dunkin Donuts and in most locations the coffee is made with no effort. Both in the pot and by the employee, and just has such a generic taste to it. No offense to anyone who works there!
I've NEVER seen a Tim Hortons in my life and I lived in RI for 12 years... in my area of lil' rhody dunkie's are on every corner and all the employees were amazing to us and had great coffee :) as long as you aren't jerks to them and you go on a regular basis a bond even forms, they know everyone in my family's coffee by name. To be honest... the taste of the coffee all comes from what you put in it (as long as its not burnt, and you grow to learn what times of the day the coffee wont be at its freshest) and D&D lets you change it a little... for example my weapon of choice is a medium decaf with extra extra cream and 4 sugars melted.
I haven't eaten TH since 2006, when there was one just around the corner from our hotel in Toronto. They have tons of these in other parts of Ohio, especially near the WVA border, but none in our area.
All remaining Tim Hortons in Connecticut and Rhode Island have closed along with two in the Portland, Maine area.
From WJAR-TV Providence:
http://www2.turnto10.com/business/2010/nov/10/tim-hortons-shuts-providence-hartford-stores-ar-287065/
From WFSB-TV Hartford:
http://www.wfsb.com/news/25756519/detail.html
Wow that sucks! I used to go to the one Douglas Ave in Providence almost every day!!!
Time for Honey Dew stores to come into CT!
Quote from: greg8370 on November 12, 2010, 03:56:36 PM
Time for Honey Dew stores to come into CT!
If Krispy Kreme and Tim Horton's failed, what makes you think Honey Dew will fare any better?
Westbrook & Windham Maine are closing. But Tim Hortons will open two new stores in the state.
also south portland
Quote from: Zayre88 on November 12, 2010, 06:25:29 PM
Westbrook & Windham Maine are closing. But Tim Hortons will open two new stores in the state.
Quote from: jmcnamara96 on November 15, 2010, 02:57:36 PM
also south portland Quote from: Zayre88 on November 12, 2010, 06:25:29 PM
Westbrook & Windham Maine are closing. But Tim Hortons will open two new stores in the state.
That is closing or opening? The news did not mentionned more than 2 closings or openings in ME.
Quote from: Zayre88 on November 15, 2010, 07:08:46 PM
Quote from: jmcnamara96 on November 15, 2010, 02:57:36 PM
also south portland Quote from: Zayre88 on November 12, 2010, 06:25:29 PM
Westbrook & Windham Maine are closing. But Tim Hortons will open two new stores in the state.
That is closing or opening? The news did not mentionned more than 2 closings or openings in ME.
South Portland is closing too. I believe it's mentioned in my link from WJAR-TV.
In Maine only Westbrook and Windham closed. Corporate wasted little time stripping the properties of signage and other indicators that they were Tim's locations. Gotta hand it to them for protecting their brand image. As my gallery images indicate, the closed locations still have SOME telltale signs of being former Tim Hortons if you get up close...
(http://www.amesfanclub.com/forum/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=57752&g2_GALLERYSID=TMP_SESSION_ID_DI_NOISSES_PMT) (http://amesfanclub.com/forum/index.php/v/users/retailisking/?action=gallery&g2_GALLERYSID=TMP_SESSION_ID_DI_NOISSES_PMT) (http://www.amesfanclub.com/forum/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=57754&g2_GALLERYSID=TMP_SESSION_ID_DI_NOISSES_PMT) (http://amesfanclub.com/forum/index.php/v/users/retailisking/?action=gallery&g2_GALLERYSID=TMP_SESSION_ID_DI_NOISSES_PMT) (http://www.amesfanclub.com/forum/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=57756&g2_GALLERYSID=TMP_SESSION_ID_DI_NOISSES_PMT) (http://amesfanclub.com/forum/index.php/v/users/retailisking/?action=gallery&g2_GALLERYSID=TMP_SESSION_ID_DI_NOISSES_PMT) (http://www.amesfanclub.com/forum/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=57758&g2_GALLERYSID=TMP_SESSION_ID_DI_NOISSES_PMT) (http://amesfanclub.com/forum/index.php/v/users/retailisking/?action=gallery&g2_GALLERYSID=TMP_SESSION_ID_DI_NOISSES_PMT) (http://www.amesfanclub.com/forum/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=57746&g2_GALLERYSID=TMP_SESSION_ID_DI_NOISSES_PMT) (http://amesfanclub.com/forum/index.php/v/users/retailisking/?action=gallery&g2_GALLERYSID=TMP_SESSION_ID_DI_NOISSES_PMT) (http://www.amesfanclub.com/forum/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=57744&g2_GALLERYSID=TMP_SESSION_ID_DI_NOISSES_PMT) (http://amesfanclub.com/forum/index.php/v/users/retailisking/?action=gallery&g2_GALLERYSID=TMP_SESSION_ID_DI_NOISSES_PMT) (http://www.amesfanclub.com/forum/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=57740&g2_GALLERYSID=TMP_SESSION_ID_DI_NOISSES_PMT) (http://amesfanclub.com/forum/index.php/v/users/retailisking/?action=gallery&g2_GALLERYSID=TMP_SESSION_ID_DI_NOISSES_PMT) (http://www.amesfanclub.com/forum/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=57742&g2_GALLERYSID=TMP_SESSION_ID_DI_NOISSES_PMT) (http://amesfanclub.com/forum/index.php/v/users/retailisking/?action=gallery&g2_GALLERYSID=TMP_SESSION_ID_DI_NOISSES_PMT) (http://www.amesfanclub.com/forum/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=57748&g2_GALLERYSID=TMP_SESSION_ID_DI_NOISSES_PMT) (http://amesfanclub.com/forum/index.php/v/users/retailisking/?action=gallery&g2_GALLERYSID=TMP_SESSION_ID_DI_NOISSES_PMT) (http://www.amesfanclub.com/forum/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=57750&g2_GALLERYSID=TMP_SESSION_ID_DI_NOISSES_PMT) (http://amesfanclub.com/forum/index.php/v/users/retailisking/?action=gallery&g2_GALLERYSID=TMP_SESSION_ID_DI_NOISSES_PMT)
Quote from: greg8370 on November 12, 2010, 03:56:36 PM
Time for Honey Dew stores to come into CT!
There was a Honey Dew in Sanford, ME that opened in 1999 but it closed the following year due to fraud on the part of the bank that financed its construction. I wonder if they would give it another try?
http://www.morelaw.com/verdicts/case.asp?n=CV-05-112&s=ME&d=33561
I just don't understand what is so great about Dunkin Donuts. They almost depend 100% on satellite bakeries to deliver to their stores, so if you go buy a bagel there at 8pm it's almost 24 hours old. That, right there just turns me away. I want to eat somewhere that at least makes their own products on premise, and keeps a more "fresh food" atmosphere.
Here are a few pix of the Tim Hortons/Cold Stone Creamery at Westgate Shopping Center in Portland, ME. This is a conversion of an long-abandoned former Friendly's.
(http://www.amesfanclub.com/forum/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=57811&g2_GALLERYSID=649538be92095395933fd2b2bc5470b5) (http://amesfanclub.com/forum/index.php/v/users/retailisking/?action=gallery) (http://www.amesfanclub.com/forum/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=57805&g2_GALLERYSID=649538be92095395933fd2b2bc5470b5) (http://amesfanclub.com/forum/index.php/v/users/retailisking/?action=gallery) (http://www.amesfanclub.com/forum/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=57802&g2_GALLERYSID=649538be92095395933fd2b2bc5470b5) (http://amesfanclub.com/forum/index.php/v/users/retailisking/?action=gallery)
The former Tim Hortons/Cold Stone Creamery in Plainville, Connecticut is becoming a branch of First Niagra Bank.
The Westgate location (ex-Friendly's) that I posted pix of is one of them...
http://www.pressherald.com/news/Tim_Horton_s_closes_six_stores_in_Maine_.html
Another one of them was the Tims/Cold Stone at the dying Promenade Mall in Lewiston. They wasted no time removing the signage. The Flagship Cinema is on its last legs there, too; they yanked the 3D gear from it last year. The powers that be are focused on downtown and are ignoring the rot elsewhere in the city.
http://www.sunjournal.com/news/lewiston-auburn-business/2013/12/02/lisbon-avenue-tim-hortons-lewiston-closes/1460067
What happened to the Tim Horton's locations (former Bess Eaton's) in Connecticut. There used to be one in Vernon, IIRC.
The former Bess Eatons that Tim Hortons took over all closed by 2010.
Quote from: JimSawhill on December 08, 2013, 06:58:15 PM
What happened to the Tim Horton's locations (former Bess Eaton's) in Connecticut. There used to be one in Vernon, IIRC.
They all closed around the same time, 2010 I think.
Fifteen closed in 2008 with the remainder closing in 2010. Maine is the only New England state where Tim Hortons continues to operate, and six restaurants there just closed recently.
Quote from: JimSawhill on December 08, 2013, 06:58:15 PM
What happened to the Tim Horton's locations (former Bess Eaton's) in Connecticut. There used to be one in Vernon, IIRC.
Quote from: retailisking on December 11, 2013, 01:55:38 PM
The former Bess Eatons that Tim Hortons took over all closed by 2010.
Quote from: TRU7536 on December 11, 2013, 02:35:29 PM
They all closed around the same time, 2010 I think.
Quote from: retailisking on December 11, 2013, 05:49:21 PM
Fifteen closed in 2008 with the remainder closing in 2010. Maine is the only New England state where Tim Hortons continues to operate, and six restaurants there just closed recently.
While all the Tim Horton stores did close, Bess Eaton has returned in a somewhat small way.
From their site (besseaton.com):
David Liguori, a lifelong Westerly resident and former Bess Eaton executive, along with Don Hassel, Robin Busch, and Mary Duggan Haverly, former Bess Eaton employees and Tim Horton franchise owners, have secured the rights to the Bess Eaton Coffee Shop Name and Intellectual Property Rights. The group currently has four Bess Eaton Coffee Shops open with plans to grow into a strong local southern New England chain.
Locations listed are: Westerly, Wakefield and Galilee, all in Rhode Island and Pawcatuck, CT.
No idea if any of these are original Bess Eaton stores or not, though it would make sense if the folks running them were with Tim Horton as well.
The current Bess Eaton locations were Tim Hortons prior.Im not 100%, but I believe a couple were originally Bess Eatons before the Tim Hortons takeover happened.
Quote from: Bdubs on December 15, 2013, 11:58:29 AM
The current Bess Eaton locations were Tim Hortons prior.Im not 100%, but I believe a couple were originally Bess Eatons before the Tim Hortons takeover happened.
Bess Eaton and The Whole Donut are good... (hope those two took over some Tim's stores...)
For those of you who may not know, Tim Horton was a Hall of Fame hockey
player. He began his career here in Pittsburgh with the old Pittsburgh Hornets
of the AHL. His wife was actually from just up the road from where I'm sitting.
He opened his first donut store in 1964.
He played 24 years in the NHL with the Toronto Maple Leafs, New York Rangers,
Pittsburgh Penguins and Buffalo Sabres. He died in an auto accident in 1974.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Horton
Perhaps their connection to hockey is why these stores are so beloved in Canada.
Is Tim Horton's coffee really as good as they say? I have personally never had it.
^It sure is good Tim Hortons has the best coffee on Earth! 8)
Quote from: d_fife on August 15, 2006, 01:40:01 PM
tim horton's in auburn me on minot ave
What happened to the Texaco in the background? Is it today a Shell?
Canada's Tim Hortons raises dividend, to buy back shares
http://in.reuters.com/article/idINL3N0LP3VN20140220?irpc=932
As far as I know, the southernmost Tim Hortons location is in Monroe, OH. Visited it earlier this year on a flea market run.
Given that Monroe is 30-45 minutes away from Cincinnati, it's somewhat surprising that they haven't expanded into the Cincinnati metropolitan area yet. They seem to be doing well in Dayton...
I wish that Tim Hortons would open a store in Pittsburgh!
There is one in Washington, PA
The ex-Tims in Norway, ME is being turned into a Dunkin' Donuts. All Tim Hortons in Maine south of Waterville closed last November.
(http://www.sunjournal.com/files/imagecache/story_large/2016/10/12/IMG_9662_0.JPG)
http://www.sunjournal.com/news/oxford-hills/0001/11/30/renovations-nearly-complete-new-dunkin-donuts-norway/2010545
(http://www.sunjournal.com/files/imagecache/story_large/2016/12/22/BIZbuddhaHouseSAP122316.jpg)
The former Tim Hortons on Sabattus Street in Lewiston is being remodeled and will become a Chinese/Japanese restaurant named CJ Buddha House, according to Chad Sylvester, designated broker for Androvise Realty in Lewiston who represented the landlord in the sale a few days ago. Plans are for the restaurant to open in the spring or summer of 2017.
Tim Hortons is now closed in Waterville..
http://www.centralmaine.com/2017/01/02/waterville-tim-hortons-closes-doors-posts-sign/
Quote from: Zayre88 on January 03, 2017, 06:33:30 PM
Tim Hortons is now closed in Waterville..
http://www.centralmaine.com/2017/01/02/waterville-tim-hortons-closes-doors-posts-sign/
This was the last of the nine Tims owned by this franchisee; the previous eight were also shuttered.
Quote from: Ameskid on June 28, 2016, 07:54:19 PM
As far as I know, the southernmost Tim Hortons location is in Monroe, OH. Visited it earlier this year on a flea market run.
Given that Monroe is 30-45 minutes away from Cincinnati, it's somewhat surprising that they haven't expanded into the Cincinnati metropolitan area yet. They seem to be doing well in Dayton...
Sure enough, Timmies is moving into Cincinnati. There is a location on Colerain Avenue that just opened within the past week or two. But more importantly, they are expanding into a whole new state: Kentucky. I'm not sure where it will be yet, but there is supposed to be one going up in Erlanger.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/tim-hortons-franchisees-1.4024021
http://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2017/10/tim_hortons_donut_chain_to_mov.html
Quote from: Zayre88 on January 31, 2009, 10:36:50 PM
Tim Hortons in Augusta, Maine (Western Ave. location).
Might've gone there back when I had my lake house in Vassalboro, ME.
They're now down to their last twelve locations in northern and eastern Maine, which is all that remains of their New England presence
https://bangordailynews.com/2019/03/22/news/penobscot/tim-hortons-newport-location-is-the-latest-to-close/
Edit: Make that 11 locations in Maine with the sudden closure of their Old Town location
https://bangordailynews.com/2019/04/03/news/bangor/old-town-location-is-2nd-maine-tim-hortons-to-close-in-2-weeks/
Tim's continues to retrench in the US with the closure of their Twin Cities (Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN) area locations. As with some other closures, claims of bogus financial projections from Tim Hortons corporate are being blamed.
http://www.startribune.com/tim-hortons-shops-in-minnesota-have-begun-to-close-amid-dispute/509447202/
Tim Hortons sales have slipped 10 percent under Burger King ownership
https://www.barrons.com/articles/burger-king-tim-hortons-restaurant-brands-51556599490?fbclid=IwAR1IMiPsXCkPusu30nbmNf3ODO1rLzLYoqcSlFVbKXmIoGa9oHxplJrC21I
Tim Horton's seems to have varying degrees of success in the U.S. They seem to do well in areas such as Western New York, Ohio, and Michigan, while other places like New York City and New England, they sunk pretty fast.
Tims still has a presence in the NYC metropolitan area, but it's not as extensive as when they launched. They've also cut back quite a bit in upstate New York. They recently pulled out of the Cincinnati and Minneapolis/St. Paul markets as well. Lawsuits are flying over allegation of false and/or misleading financial projections from Tims corporate to franchisees.
The former Tims in Westbrook Maine which has been vacant since 2010 (!) being converted to a credit union. The drive-thru menu board for the neighboring KFC/Taco Bell can be seen to the left.
(https://multifiles.pressherald.com/uploads/sites/10/2020/02/thumbnail_Image.jpg)
Quote from: BillyGr on December 11, 2013, 07:49:56 PM
While all the Tim Horton stores did close, Bess Eaton has returned in a somewhat small way.
From their site (besseaton.com):
David Liguori, a lifelong Westerly resident and former Bess Eaton executive, along with Don Hassel, Robin Busch, and Mary Duggan Haverly, former Bess Eaton employees and Tim Horton franchise owners, have secured the rights to the Bess Eaton Coffee Shop Name and Intellectual Property Rights. The group currently has four Bess Eaton Coffee Shops open with plans to grow into a strong local southern New England chain.
Locations listed are: Westerly, Wakefield and Galilee, all in Rhode Island and Pawcatuck, CT.
Thought I'd look - while their website doesn't seem to get much updating, they have a Facebook page with the most recent post from the beginning of this, saying they would still offer takeout and drive thru while they weren't able to be open for inside eating.
From that page, it still shows the four listed above (Galilee, also shown as Narragansett is seasonal so that may not be open) plus an additional location in Groton, CT. So 4 regulars plus the one seasonal.
Just to update how that "branch" has gone.
Quote from: Planet Retail on May 07, 2019, 07:05:16 PM
Tim Horton's seems to have varying degrees of success in the U.S. They seem to do well in areas such as Western New York, Ohio, and Michigan, while other places like New York City and New England, they sunk pretty fast.
they are closer to Canada. I also went to one in Marietta OHio which is near W.V.
Quote from: BillyGr on May 04, 2020, 02:15:37 PM
Quote from: BillyGr on December 11, 2013, 07:49:56 PM
While all the Tim Horton stores did close, Bess Eaton has returned in a somewhat small way.
From their site (besseaton.com):
David Liguori, a lifelong Westerly resident and former Bess Eaton executive, along with Don Hassel, Robin Busch, and Mary Duggan Haverly, former Bess Eaton employees and Tim Horton franchise owners, have secured the rights to the Bess Eaton Coffee Shop Name and Intellectual Property Rights. The group currently has four Bess Eaton Coffee Shops open with plans to grow into a strong local southern New England chain.
Locations listed are: Westerly, Wakefield and Galilee, all in Rhode Island and Pawcatuck, CT.
Thought I'd look - while their website doesn't seem to get much updating, they have a Facebook page with the most recent post from the beginning of this, saying they would still offer takeout and drive thru while they weren't able to be open for inside eating.
From that page, it still shows the four listed above (Galilee, also shown as Narragansett is seasonal so that may not be open) plus an additional location in Groton, CT. So 4 regulars plus the one seasonal.
Just to update how that "branch" has gone.
Groton doesn’t have a Bess Eaton anymore. There were 2 at one time, which were converted to Tim Hortons and then subsequently closed when they pulled out of New England. Interestingly enough, both locations are still empty, even though they are on prime locations at busy intersections. A DD just happens to be very close to both.
Quote from: Bdubs on May 27, 2020, 09:23:07 PM
Quote from: BillyGr on May 04, 2020, 02:15:37 PM
Quote from: BillyGr on December 11, 2013, 07:49:56 PM
While all the Tim Horton stores did close, Bess Eaton has returned in a somewhat small way.
From their site (besseaton.com):
David Liguori, a lifelong Westerly resident and former Bess Eaton executive, along with Don Hassel, Robin Busch, and Mary Duggan Haverly, former Bess Eaton employees and Tim Horton franchise owners, have secured the rights to the Bess Eaton Coffee Shop Name and Intellectual Property Rights. The group currently has four Bess Eaton Coffee Shops open with plans to grow into a strong local southern New England chain.
Locations listed are: Westerly, Wakefield and Galilee, all in Rhode Island and Pawcatuck, CT.
Thought I'd look - while their website doesn't seem to get much updating, they have a Facebook page with the most recent post from the beginning of this, saying they would still offer takeout and drive thru while they weren't able to be open for inside eating.
From that page, it still shows the four listed above (Galilee, also shown as Narragansett is seasonal so that may not be open) plus an additional location in Groton, CT. So 4 regulars plus the one seasonal.
Just to update how that "branch" has gone.
Groton doesn’t have a Bess Eaton anymore. There were 2 at one time, which were converted to Tim Hortons and then subsequently closed when they pulled out of New England. Interestingly enough, both locations are still empty, even though they are on prime locations at busy intersections. A DD just happens to be very close to both.
118 Fort Hill Road, Groton CT (Bridge Market) is what they list on their Facebook Page - not sure if that corresponds to one of the two that were there prior to the conversion, or possibly something new (maybe as part of some other business, with that Bridge Market notation?).