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Tim Hortons Hasn't Been Canadian-Owned For A Long Time (www.mashed.com)

submitted 2 days ago by paperBark@slrpnk.net to c/buycanadian@lemmy.ca

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Just a little reminder.

Pisses me off to no end that they use the Canadian identity for marketing when they sold out decades ago.

Also their coffee and food has been shit for a long time too, coincidence? I think not.

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[–] isVeryLoud@lemmy.ca 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)

And they are almost wholly owned by 3G Capital, a Brasilian conglomerate. RBI is just a technicality.

[–] daq@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

30% according to Wikipedia. Where's your info from?

[–] isVeryLoud@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 hours ago

I stand corrected, 3G Capital had a 71% stake in Burger King before RBI existed.

3G Capital now owns 30% of RBI, a company that is half-american, I still wouldn't consider Tim Hortons "Canadian-owned" because it's only partly true.

I also think RBI drove most of its franchises into the ground. I can't remember the last time I went to Burger King, and I only go to Tim Hortons very occasionally for ice caps.

I think their only good franchise is Popeye's, and it doesn't exist in Quebec. Never heard of firehouse subs.