Coffee Time
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| Type | Private |
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| Industry | Restaurants |
| Founded | Bolton, Ontario (1982) |
| Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario |
| Key people | Tom Michalopoulos |
| Products | Coffee Doughnuts Doughnut Holes Bagels Muffins Soups Sandwiches Iced cappuccinos Ice cream |
| Parent | Chairman's Brand Corporation |
| Website | Coffeetime.com |
Coffee Time is a chain of Canadian fast-serve doughnut restaurants. The company is the main competitor of the highly successful Tim Hortons chain in the Greater Toronto Area. Based in Scarborough, Ontario, the restaurant has traditionally targeted a lower-income market, which is reflected in their prices.[citation needed]
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[edit] Charity work
Coffee Time funds an estimated 175 events and community organizations annually including:
- Scarborough Hospital Foundation
- The Heart & Stroke Foundation
- Sick Kids Hospital
- The Rose Cherry Home
- Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
[edit] History
Coffee Time was founded in 1982 by Tom Michalopoulos in Bolton, Ontario, and now operates 300 stores in Ontario, Alberta, and Quebec, as well as:
There are plans to expand to Egypt, United States, Qatar, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia.
In October 2006, Chairman's Brand Corporation (Coffee Time's parent company) purchased the Afton Food Group, which owned Robin's Donuts, 241 Pizza, and Mrs. Powell's Cinnamon Buns.
[edit] Unsanitary conditions
A February 21, 2007 CBC Marketplace report revealed unsanitary conditions at Coffee Time locations. CBC reporter Erica Johnson noted, "We saw rats jumping out of items on the floor; there were reports of dead flies on doughnuts." For every 100 health inspection visits, Coffee Time received 78 infractions, and about 35 per cent of Toronto Coffee Times are on probation. [1]
[edit] Coffee Time Arena
An indoor soccer arena was built in 1998 in Woodbridge, Ontario, and it was named "Coffee Time Arena." Located about 300 m east of Martin Grove Road (location number 7500/7700), it is near an industrialized area and north of Vaughan Grove Sports Park. The complex also includes an outdoor soccer field. The name was used for only three years before the arena was sold and renamed "The Soccer Centre" in the early-2000s.
[edit] External links
- Coffee Time
- Foodservice and Hospitality Top 100 Report
- Cloney Time, a lighthearted montage on the phenomenon of independent shops imitating the name and style of Coffee Time
- Chairman's Brand Grows on Spending Spree
- Robin's Donuts
