(CNW) -Tim Hortons has announced preliminary same-store sales increases of as much as 6.1 percent at restaurants in Canada, and as much as 8.3 percent at restaurants in the United States for the second quarter, which ended July 2.
New products are one of the reason being cited for the increase
in sales.
In April, Tim Hortons promoted its new caramel-themed baked
goods, including caramel-chocolate doughnuts, caramel apple
fritters, caramel streusel cakes and caramel turnovers. Iced
cappuccino with"flavour shots" of butter caramel, French
vanilla, hazelnut or raspberry were introduced.  Through
May and June, a chicken salad wrap was introduced and
strawberry-themed desserts were promoted.
On Camp Day, June 7, the company and its store owners raised
$7.2 million through coffee sales and donations for the Tim
Horton Children's Foundation. This exceeded last year's total
of $6.4 million.
Due in large part to the funds raised on Camp Day, more than
11,000 children from Canada and the United States will attend
one of six foundation camps this year with all their expenses
paid.
As of April 2,  there were  2,611 Tims in Canada and
292 in the United States.
