{"id":37832,"date":"2017-11-14T13:54:41","date_gmt":"2017-11-14T13:54:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/?p=37832"},"modified":"2017-11-15T12:35:56","modified_gmt":"2017-11-15T12:35:56","slug":"tim-hortons-open-second-restaurant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/business\/tim-hortons-open-second-restaurant","title":{"rendered":"Tim Hortons to open second restaurant"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>Tim Hortons just opened, but the Canadian chain isn\u2019t stopping there. A second location has already been acquired in the city<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_38137\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 1080px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-38137 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Tim-Hortons-opening-day.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Tim-Hortons-opening-day.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Tim-Hortons-opening-day-416x312.jpg 416w, https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Tim-Hortons-opening-day-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Tim-Hortons-opening-day-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Tim-Hortons-opening-day-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Tim-Hortons-opening-day-800x600.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">The new Tim Hortons on opening day<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Tim Hortons has just opened its doors for the first time in Wales in Queens Arcade on Queen Street, and the Canadian coffee chain has already acquired a second property to open another outlet in the city.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.addingtoncapital.com\/press_media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Addington Capital<\/a> revealed that the chain has purchased a second property on Working Street that was once home to the coffee and wine bar, Artigiano.<\/p>\n<p>The Canadian coffee chain is planning to open many sites across the UK in a bid to tap the market here after branching out in the US.<\/p>\n<p>The first Cardiff site is the second location in the whole of the UK after Tim Hortons opened a coffee shop in Glasgow earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>During the pre-opening event in Queen Street, Charlotte Clarke from the brand, PR and digital marketing agency, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wearespider.com\/project\/tim-hortons\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spider<\/a>, expressed her excitement, &#8220;This is a big event! We&#8217;re very excited to be opening the first Tim Hortons in Wales!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><iframe width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xs6Z6lpwpUk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" gesture=\"media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Kevin Hydes, who is the chief finance and commercial officer of the Tim Hortons franchise in the UK, explained that the chain is thrilled to be opening in Cardiff.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a fantastic area and shares similar values with Tim Hortons\u00a0\u2013 a strong sense of community and friendly culture,\u201d Kevin said, before continuing, \u201cthe excitement we\u2019ve seen for Tim Hortons\u00a0has beaten all of our expectations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In a location that&#8217;s full to the brim with coffee shops such as Cardiff, Kevin explained that Tim Hortons always aims to be the leader in any market they enter.<\/p>\n<p>Since the competition is so plentiful, they couldn&#8217;t disclose their business strategy going forward, but what Kevin could say speaks for itself, &#8220;If you consider many of our competitors have several hundred restaurants in this market that should give you some indication of our development plans.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tim Hortons just opened, but the Canadian chain isn\u2019t stopping there. 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