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QSR / Coffee & Bakery✓ VERIFIED · 2026-07-12

Tim Hortons franchise: AI Adoption Score 63/100

Tim Hortons (QSR / Coffee & Bakery, headquartered in Canada) operates 5,800+ units with +3.1% year-over-year unit growth, and scores 63/100 on the FranchisePulse AI Adoption Score for Q3 2026 — ranking #25 of 50 tracked franchise systems.

RBI coffee brand with a large China expansion program; loyalty-data AI is the strongest capability.

SectorQSR / Coffee & Bakery
HeadquartersCanada
Units (approx.)5,800+
Unit growth YoY+3.1%
RegionNorth America
Founded1964
AI Adoption Score63/100 · rank #25/50
Last verified2026-07-12

AI Adoption Score breakdown

Operations AI60/100
Marketing AI70/100
Training & Support AI55/100
Data Infrastructure66/100

EDITORIAL METRIC · METHODOLOGY: franpulse.ai/data/franchise-ai-adoption-rate

Where Tim Hortons uses AI today

  • Tims Rewards personalization
  • China digital-first store model
  • Automated inventory ordering pilots

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Unit counts, growth rates and founding years are approximate public figures compiled from company reports and press (2025–26). They are published by third parties, compiled as-is, and may change; we do not independently verify the underlying data — check the company’s own filing before acting on it. The AI Adoption Score is FranchisePulse’s own editorial metric (operations 35% · data infrastructure 30% · marketing 20% · training 15%), not a measured industry statistic — see the open methodology. For reference only; not legal, tax, or investment advice.