Learning Materials

read the following learning material:

• Tim Hortons takes on the world: How going global could change the soul of Canada's coffee chain(Links to an external site.). (n.d.). Financialpost. https://financialpost.com/news/retail-marketing/tim-hortons-takes-on-the-world-how-going-global-could-change-the-soul-of-canadas-coffee-chain
• Horovitz, B. (2014, August 25). Can Tim Hortons win over U.S. market?(Links to an external site.) USA TODAY; USAToday. https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2014/08/25/burger-king-tim-hortons-fast-food-restaurants/14568629/

Assignment Guidelines

The guidelines for this assignment are fairly straightforward. Use your understanding of course concepts (both through course discussion and textbook learning) in concert with your online research skills, and external sources to justify your position and conclusion.

There are no formal length requirements, however you must ensure you fully explain your position, and demonstrate a clear understanding of the topic at hand.

External references are expected. Not only must they be used, but you must show why and how they contributed to the understanding/interpretation of the concept at hand. The questions are purposely open ended, allowing for justification, reasoning, and individual positions on various topics.

For this case study, you are to conduct web-based research in an attempt to understand the obstacles that Tim Horton's experienced in their attempt to expand from Canada into the United States, as well as their reasons for expansion, competition faced, and future plans.

Review the articles linked in the Learning Materials as a starting point.

Based on your research, and the conclusions you formed, answer the following questions:

1. What reasons did Tim Horton's likely have for wanting to expand outside of Canada? How did Tim Horton's fare in their expansion plans?
2. Based on your research, is there always a calculated method of making expansion decisions?
3. From your research on this case, do you believe there is a way to measure success for global expansion? What metrics for success would you define?
4. Based on your research, what were the obstacles Tim Horton's faced when expanding, as a result of being within the food and beverage industry?