Tim Horton's: Loss of a Canadian Powerhouse

I’m sure most of you have been watching the news at some point in the past 24 hours, or at least you’ve heard about this. If you haven’t already, let me enlighten you. Burger King is in talks with Tim Horton’s to buy the Canadian powerhouse. I never thought I’d see the day, but then again people say “never say never”.

Burger King, in an attempt to evade high US Corporate taxes, wants to buy Tim Horton’s and move it’s head office to Canada. Of course US Congress is in an uproar over the deal, but apparently there are no laws against such a move. The merger would see the Burger King / Tim Horton’s conglomerate become the third largest such franchise in the industry.

I guess it’s my Canadian pride that makes this whole idea just not sit well with me. There are some very serious questions to be answered here. What will happen to the Tim Horton’s brand? Will Burger King change it’s name? What if Burger King buys up another coffee franchise and decides to close Tim Horton’s?  What will happen with the Tim Horton’s partnership with Wendy’s? Does this mean Wendy’s is being bought out as well? Who the hell actually eats at Burger King anyway? Some of you are probably laughing at this point, but is it really that far fetched. It could quite well mean the beginning of the end for Tim Horton’s.

Looking on the bright side of things, US congress I’m sure will not take this sitting down. There are already rumblings of changing the laws that govern corporate activities in the US. You didn’t actually think the US was going to let little ol’ Canada get the upper hand did you? No way, no how! Then again, we’re bigger and we’re on top. 🙂