Your next 'Timmy Run' made easier by Tim Hortons

New web-based tool helps groups order their favourite Tim Hortons beverages

DUBLIN, OH, April 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - Is it your turn to go for a 'Timmy Run' at the office today? A new web-based Tim Hortons application called TimmyRun™ is your new best friend.  Launched today, TimmyRun™ combines beverage orders for up to 20 people and helps the coffee 'runner' with taking orders and handing them out when they get back.

Available in Canada and the United States at www.timmyrun.com, the website allows users to order and customize Tim Hortons' full beverage menu, as well as access order lists and opt into coffee runs on a mobile device.

"Most of us have taken part in a Timmy Run before, either as a volunteer runner or a recipient," said Glenn Hollis, Vice President of Brand Marketing and Advertising, Tim Hortons. "The new TimmyRun™ is just the thing to make coffee runs easier and more convenient.  In fact, it may even encourage more people to step-up and volunteer for a run or surprise their friends or colleagues altogether and brighten their day."

TimmyRun™ members invite friends to join their group where they can create a profile and customize up to two of their favourite beverages.  Once someone starts a Timmy Run, others in the group are notified with an email and have to opt-in within a specified time-frame.  Once time runs out, the runner is notified of everyone's orders which are combined into a convenient list along with delivery instructions to make it easier to match up drinks to friends upon return.  The runner can choose to print the list or read the email list from their smart phone.

TimmyRun™ offers two options: open group and private list.  Through the open group, all members within a group can view, start and send TimmyRun™ email notifications, making this ideal for those taking turns going on Timmy Runs or for people who are not located close to each other. Members can alert their group via email about a Timmy Run taking place or surprise their friends with their favourite beverage order.

The private list option stores your friends' favourite beverage orders in one handy list, and since they won't receive email alerts about a Timmy Run taking place, it's the perfect option for delighting them with an unexpected Tim Hortons beverage anytime.

About Tim Hortons

Tim Hortons is one of the largest publicly-traded restaurant chains in North America based on market capitalization, and the largest in Canada. Operating in the quick service segment of the restaurant industry, Tim Hortons appeals to a broad range of consumer tastes, with a menu that includes premium coffee, espresso-based hot and cold specialty drinks including lattes, cappuccinos and espresso shots, specialty teas, fruit smoothies, home-style soups, fresh sandwiches, wraps, hot breakfast sandwiches and fresh baked goods, including our trademark donuts. As of January 1^st, 2012, Tim Hortons had 4,014 systemwide restaurants, including 3,295 in Canada, 714 in the United States and five in the Gulf Cooperation Council. More information about the Company is available at www.timhortons.com

SOURCE Tim Hortons Inc.