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Okay, Canada: It’s time for the hard truth about Tim Hortons

Timmy’s, a national institution? Scott Feschuk pours cold coffee on that notion

Glazed and confused: Dissecting the Tim Hortons merger

The Canadian icon is selling out to Burger King and its ruthless Brazilian owners. Why that’s a dangerous move.

Mapped: Just how big is the new Burger King and Tim Hortons frontier?

Burger King and Tim Hortons are uniting in a $12.5B merger. How much ground will the resulting company cover? We map the locations.

Lessons for Burger King from the Tim Hortons-Wendy’s merger

The relationship between Wendy’s and Tim’s didn’t go well. Here’s a timeline of tips for Burger King.

Why Tim Hortons feels it needs Burger King

Can two weaker companies merge to mask their problems?

Beware the French Fry Burger

Have we finally hit the wall when it comes to fast-food innovation?

The loneliness of a fast-food franchise

Despite big investments to spruce up stores and expand menus, once-thriving restaurant chains are suddenly struggling to get ahead

Big Food companies rush to rejig recipes

Consumers increasingly demand meals that are not only healthier, but more ‘natural’

Free food fight

Free food fight

In the competitive fast-food breakfast industry, chains are literally giving away their goods to win customers

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To the brainstormery, my friends!

Fellow citizens, we, too, have the means to make bread obsolete. Let’s do it for Canada.

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Newsmakers ’09: Twits

The buffoons and boneheaded moves of 2009

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Fast food in lean times

Why do we eat fast food? In a six-month study, researchers put that question to 605 people who frequently do (at least once a week). Perhaps unsurprisingly, most reported eating fast food because it’s… fast. But some of the other answers are even more telling.