I tried the Tim Hortons latte today. The French Vanilla latte was 3 times as sweet as it should be and loaded with calories. It rates very low compared to a real latte. Not worth trying.
Tim Hortons launches lattes. 3/10 Do not bother unless you like instant latte.
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The profit margin on specialty coffees is three or four times what they make on food items or so I heard for McD's offerings.
Speaking of Timmy's I see the shares hit a 52 week high this morning after a decent quarterly result yesterday. Of course they have been building a presence in the U.S. over the past few years but with several hundred locations primarily through the Northeast I believe, the upside for new stores in the U.S. market is huge.
Speaking of Timmy's I see the shares hit a 52 week high this morning after a decent quarterly result yesterday. Of course they have been building a presence in the U.S. over the past few years but with several hundred locations primarily through the Northeast I believe, the upside for new stores in the U.S. market is huge.
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OnTheWayOut
I tried a mocha and agree these are garbage. Couldn't really detect much espresso taste at all. In contrast, I had a coupon for a free latte at McD and tried one yesterday, was surprised it was almost as good as Starbucks.
Problem with Tim's is that they use a machine made by Nestle that spits out "premium espresso" (their term) followed by what they pass for frothed milk and whatever else is supposed to come out for whichever of the 8 buttons available for them to select. In the US Tims they actually have real espresso machines and the drinks are a lot better, but still not as good as McD, let alone a real coffee shop.
Tims is really going downhill, had a cup of beef noodle soup today. It had little chunks of what seemed to be the ground beef from their crappy lasagna. About the only thing worth getting there is a bagel or muffin these days. The steeped tea is ok.
Problem with Tim's is that they use a machine made by Nestle that spits out "premium espresso" (their term) followed by what they pass for frothed milk and whatever else is supposed to come out for whichever of the 8 buttons available for them to select. In the US Tims they actually have real espresso machines and the drinks are a lot better, but still not as good as McD, let alone a real coffee shop.
Tims is really going downhill, had a cup of beef noodle soup today. It had little chunks of what seemed to be the ground beef from their crappy lasagna. About the only thing worth getting there is a bagel or muffin these days. The steeped tea is ok.
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OnTheWayOut
Dunkin Donuts blows TH away, after the initial novelty wears off I bet Timmie's doesn't last too long in the US against real competition. In Canada they never had a strong competitor. And if they don't start improving quality here they are going to be in trouble.
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OnTheWayOut
They've had the specialty coffees for longer then TH and are slightly better. DD has a wider variety of breakfast items and some lunch items which they have been expanding lately. But their breakfast items are available all day in contrast to TH. While there are some differences DD is Tim's main competition in the US and they can't compare in terms of coffees, donuts, bagels and other breakfast offerings. IMO of course and that of a lot of people I know who have had both.
I had the McD cappuccino and latte this week. I will rate it 8/10 in quality, if you like that sort of thing. I prefer regular coffee. Both TH and McD coffee is OK.
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OnTheWayOut
I disagree with that statement, for years the major "coffee and doughnut" chains in Canada were Country Style and Coffee Time, along with Tim's,Mr Donut and Bakers Dozen, Tim's began advertising on television and through a very clever marketing strategy,turned themselves into a "institution" here in Canada....
really? how does skim milk and homos correlated?
I use skim milk all the time with my coffee, because i would like to have a low fat intake, besides i am lactose intoerlant, so skim milk is a good sub for me....
I use skim milk all the time with my coffee, because i would like to have a low fat intake, besides i am lactose intoerlant, so skim milk is a good sub for me....
I don't know, I think TH won more because the other guys sucked rather than TH being so great. I find thier coffee horrible, as is most of thier other offerings. Compared to McD the TH products fail across the board (the exception is the breakfast biscuit which I think TH is slightly better). Coffee time, Country style? I don't know anyone who thinks those are 'good' places. Like Arbys, I sometimes wonder how they stay in business.
Go back 20 or 30 years, most coffee or "donut' shops in those days were Country Style and Coffee Time,along with Mr Donut, there wasn't all that many Tims locations then, and as Tims grew and became the first coffee shop to advertise on television, their legacy grew, along with people who think they are somehow addicted to Tims coffee!
I'll tell you one thing, Country Style has a lot better donuts than Tims does now!
