Tim Horton's set to expand into Spanish market

[viper37]

Rejoice, Spanish friends!

you too will now be able to enjoy bad coffee

I wonder if it will be such an experience as it is for English Canadians. 

[garbon]

Maybe they should go after Germany/Poland. Somehow Dunkin Donuts is allowed to survive there.

[celedhring]

It's not like we don't have a massive number of cafés and café chains available already. Seems a difficult market to get in.

[Grey Fox]

Rejoice, Spanish friends!

you too will now be able to enjoy bad coffee

I wonder if it will be such an experience as it is for English Canadians. 

The most addicted persons, I know, to Tim Hortons are eastern Quebecers. Gaspésiens are the worse.

[Admiral Yi]

In Spain is the "standard" coffee drip or espresso?

[celedhring]

In Spain is the "standard" coffee drip or espresso?

Espresso.

[Oexmelin]

I never had thought Subway would take a hold in France either. But it has. And Starbucks too. Though I am guessing it's the cultural context of Starbucks that gives it cachet. I don't understand what possible cachet Tim Horton could possibly offer to Spaniards.

[Malthus]

I never had thought Subway would take a hold in France either. But it has. And Starbucks too. Though I am guessing it's the cultural context of Starbucks that gives it cachet. I don't understand what possible cachet Tim Horton could possibly offer to Spaniards.

The lure of exotic hoserdom. 

[celedhring]

I never had thought Subway would take a hold in France either. But it has. And Starbucks too. Though I am guessing it's the cultural context of Starbucks that gives it cachet. I don't understand what possible cachet Tim Horton could possibly offer to Spaniards.

Yeah Starbucks has been successful by coasting on its hip brand image, and the fact that it was indeed a novel concept for a café when it started opening branches in Spain. Now there's loads of "American hip" cafés and café chains over here.

But Tim Hortons? I just don't see the lure.

[viper37]

Rejoice, Spanish friends!

you too will now be able to enjoy bad coffee

I wonder if it will be such an experience as it is for English Canadians. 

The most addicted persons, I know, to Tim Hortons are eastern Quebecers. Gaspésiens are the worse.

really?  I knew one, but he's addicted to McD's coffee now.

[viper37]

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me neither.  I just thought it weird.  But like Oex said, other fastfood franchines managed it.  So, maybe it will work, with some local flavour added.

[The Larch]

I remember there was a Dunkin Donuts in Madrid back when I lived there, doubt it's still open.

[Monoriu]

I hope they open in Hong Kong.  I am not a fan of donuts but I would be happy to try their coffee. 

[Ed Anger]

Goddammit, I want some pumpkin doughnuts.

You fucks.

[HVC]

Rejoice, Spanish friends!

you too will now be able to enjoy bad coffee

I wonder if it will be such an experience as it is for English Canadians. 

The most addicted persons, I know, to Tim Hortons are eastern Quebecers. Gaspésiens are the worse.

really?  I knew one, but he's addicted to McD's coffee now.

Which is the old timmies coffee. Years ago Tim Hortons got in a tiff with its supplier and McDonald's Canada swooped in and got the contract.