RBI CEO Josh Kobza described 2025 as a year of “strength” and “durability” for Tim Hortons. The chain, which is seeing record levels of guest satisfaction, continues to be one of the best-performing beverage concepts in the industry. Canadian same-store sales grew 2.8 percent year-over-year in Q4, outperforming the Canadian QSR industry by nearly two points. This was the 19th straight quarter of positive comps for Tim Hortons Canada. Full-year comps also increased 2.8 percent. “It was a very good year and I think a positive Q4,” Kobza said during RBI’s Q4 earnings call. “And I think that sets us up well as we step into 2026, and I think importantly, because the reason that we were achieving those same-store sales is we’re delivering on the fundamentals across all of the businesses. So I think that’s a great setup. And I think our expectation is for a similar consumer environment in 2026 to 2025, and we’ll keep focusing on building on those basics.” Unit growth was another bright spot. In the U.S., Tim Hortons experienced its highest level of new restaurant openings in the past decade, including progress in new and existing markets, such as Florida and Virginia. In Canada, the chain returned to new restaurant growth for the first time since 2021. Tim Hortons finished 2025 with 683 shops in the U.S. and 3,903 in Canada. MORE NEWS FROM RBI’s Q4 and FISCAL 2025 PERFORMANCE: Beef Costs Bite into Burger King’s Profits, but Turnaround Plan Presses On Popeyes Isn’t…
