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The Donut War Is On As Canada Moves Into Dunkin Donuts Territory

July 13, 2009 at 11:19 AM | by | Comments (2)

As committed lovers of all things donuts, we’re always happy to hear about another contender challenging Dunkin Donuts for the crown. Now that the Krispy Kreme kraze has cooled down a little bit, our money’s been on the Fractured Prune to grab the title of next big donut, but it looks like the winds are blowing southward—are Canadian donuts the next big thing?

Apparently, the Canadians actually consume the most donuts per capita and have more donut shops than any other country in the world. Who knew? And now they’re ready to take on DD on their home turf. Tim Hortons, the annoyingly un-apostrophe’d Canadian coffee-and-donuts mega-chain, is opening 13 locations in New York City today, and just to rub it in they bought ten more DD locations over the weekend.

The northern bakers are most famous for their very maple-y donuts and "double double" coffee (two sugars, two creams), and they also serve something called "timbits"—bite-sized round donuts that sounds an awful lot like what we call "munchkins."

To promote their invasion, Hortons is giving out free coffee to the first 500,000 commuters who stop by their new branch in Penn Station today. Let us know if you make it; we’re curious to know if these Canadian donuts are worth the hype!

Related Stories:
· Tim Hortons [Official Site]
· Dunkin' Donuts loses out to Canadian invaders Tim Hortons in war of donuts at Penn Station [NY Daily News]
· Dunkin’ Donuts Alternatives [Jaunted]

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Douche-worthy

Saw the Timmie's at Penn Station today. As a Canadian I am a bit biased but if managed and marketed as precisely as they are up north they should swallow up Dunkin and any other competitors by the time Obama finishes his second term. They are quite different than typical donut shops, they also serve soups, sandwiches, chili, muffins, bagels etc. etc.
Chris Mellon on July 14, 2009 at 12:06 AM #Permalink

Timy and Dunkie are status quo. Neither has a 1-up

Timy is here in the US to provide all the Canadians that work here, what they are used to. We both like our coffee a certain way and most Americans will chooze a Dunky over a Timy any day. Dunky wont find this opportunity as much in Canada, so I would not expect them to bother putting many locations there. Both companies are quality, but lack any substantial advantage over each other which really makes it come down to a customer loyalty issue. Invasion? nah. If anything, they both need to pay attention to Mr. Starbucks.
charlyvvv on February 26, 2011 at 8:04 AM #Permalink

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