| − | '''Tim Hortons''' is a Canadian [[donut]] store chain founded in 1964 in [[Hamilton (city)|Hamilton]], [[Ontario]] by [[National Hockey League]] player Tim Horton and investor Jim Charade under its original name Tim Horton Donuts. Best known for its sales of donuts and [[coffee]], also offers other baked goods like donut holes (which are branded as Timbits), muffins, croissants, cookies, rolls, bagels, danishes and tea biscuits, as well as food items like [[soup]]s, [[chili]], [[sandwich]]es and wraps, and drinks like [[tea]], [[hot chocolate]], iced cappuccinos (branded as "Iced Caps"), frozen [[lemonade]] and [[Pepsi-Cola]] products. As of December 2016, the chain has 4,613 locations operating in [[Canada]] (its largest customer base, where 3,468 locations operate), the [[United States]], the [[United Kingdom]], [[Ireland]] and the [[Phillipines]], as well as locations in [[Oman]], [[Saudi Arabia]], [[Kuwait]], the [[United Arab Emirates]] and [[Qatar]] through a franchise partnership with [[Dubai]]-based Apparel Group. Tim Hortons is also the title sponsor of the Tim Hortons Brier, the annual Canadian men's [[curling]] championship, and it sponsors the Tim Hortons Children's Foundation for underprivileged children. | + | '''Tim Hortons''' is a Canadian [[donut]] store chain founded in 1964 in [[Hamilton (city)|Hamilton]], [[Ontario]] by [[National Hockey League]] player Tim Horton and investor Jim Charade under its original name Tim Horton Donuts. Best known for its sales of donuts and [[coffee]], it also offers other baked goods like donut holes (which are branded as Timbits), [[muffin]]s, [[croissant]]s, [[cookie]]s, rolls, [[bagel]]s, [[danish (pastry)|danish]]es and tea biscuits, as well as food items like [[soup]]s, [[chili]], [[sandwich]]es and wraps, and drinks like [[tea]], [[hot chocolate]], iced [[cappuccino]]s (branded as "Iced Caps"), frozen [[lemonade]] and [[Pepsi-Cola]] products. As of December 2016, the chain has 4,613 locations operating in [[Canada]] (its largest customer base, where 3,468 locations operate), the [[United States]], the [[United Kingdom]], [[Ireland]] and the [[Phillipines]], as well as locations in [[Oman]], [[Saudi Arabia]], [[Kuwait]], the [[United Arab Emirates]] and [[Qatar]] through a franchise partnership with [[Dubai]]-based Apparel Group. Tim Hortons is also the title sponsor of the Tim Hortons Brier, the annual Canadian men's [[curling]] championship, and it sponsors the Tim Hortons Children's Foundation for underprivileged children. |