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Originally posted by ~Veni_C~
sell out..
go move to yankeeville! :p
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NEWSFLASH: Wendy's Restaurant Conglomerate ACQUIRES Canadian Tim Hortons
Then there is Tim Hortons, a Canadian household name. Since 1964 when the first Tim Hortons franchise opened in Hamilton, Canadians have viewed it as a Canadian institution.
But people may not have noticed that in 1995, the coffee chain merged with an American company, Wendy’s International Inc.
Maybe they’ve just forgotten. Tim Hortons is still perceived as a Canadian darling, and their advertising emphasizes their long community-based history.
But Timmy’s is no longer ours. While the merger with Wendy’s was well publicized, the reality of American ownership of a Canadian icon has fallen off our collective radar. Most Canadians have become apathetic to the nationalistic element of shopping, because they either simply don’t care, or because they are easily deceived by the little tricks companies play to construct a perception of Canadianism.