QSR magazine:
Tim Hortons announced the opening of its new unit on the Fort Knox army base in Kentucky, the Canada-based chain’s first location on a U.S. military base.
The base hosts 30,000 people who either live or work there, including soldiers, family members, and other military personnel. Tim Hortons already has seven units open on Canadian military bases, and also operates a unit in Kandahar, Afghanistan.
“We’ve had relationships with the military throughout our history,” says David Clanachan, chief operations officer of U.S. and international for Tim Hortons. “One of our founders actually was with the Canadian Navy in the Korean War. We’re also on seven different military bases in Canada, so we have that kind of pedigree.”
Clanachan says the brand met six months ago with Army and Air Force Exchange Services (AAFES), which operates restaurant and franchising operations for the U.S. military, among other things.