Here in Canada, we definitely love our coffee. One of our most cherished coffee shops is Tim Hortons. In fact, it is so popular that it outnumbers Starbucks people 4-1. There around 3,000 Tim Hortons shops in Canada and around 300 in the U.S. Tim Hortons are so big it is considered a Canadian icon and a huge part of our culture. Canadians have lovingly been referring to Tim Hortons as “Timmy’s.” for years.

It was founded by Tim Horton a hockey player. When the store started out they offered police officers free coffee because a founder was a retired cop. All you have to do is enter a Tim Hortons to understand why it is loved so much. No one can mistake the smell of Tim’s coffee. The donuts, muffins, soups, sandwiches and timbits all seem to call to you to have a serving. Everything they make is baked fresh and delicious. Hopefully, you aren’t starving when you enter the store because the line-up could be lengthy.

However, when was the last time you saw someone leave a line at Timmy’s? Tim Hortons is so popular and loved that our Canadian soldiers stationed in Afghanistan want Tim Hortons to set up shop on the Kandahar Air base! The store is expanding their menu and introduced a breakfast sandwich in Canada and promoted its chilli and garlic toast in the U.S.So are Canadians addicted to our Tim Hortons? The answer is, “Yes”! There have been some rumours in the past about them putting nicotine in the coffee and higher levels of caffeine.
 However, these rumours are false, so the mystery of the love of Timmy’s continues. Then with the “Roll up the Rim to Win” contest Tim’s coffee was even more popular. Personally, I don’t want to share our Tim Hortons with the States, but there is no stopping the growth and love of this unique coffee shop.