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Since Wendy's bought them up once, then the share holders forced her to split them off again, I'm not too concerned about this.
I doubt the government will interfere in any case, since it has happened before, AND the combined company will be based out of Canada (for tax evasion purposes).
Most likely once the US gets around to closing that loophole, BK will divest itself of Tims and move back to the States.
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Quoth Jetfire View PostSince Wendy's bought them up once, then the share holders forced her to split them off again, I'm not too concerned about this.
I doubt the government will interfere in any case, since it has happened before, AND the combined company will be based out of Canada (for tax evasion purposes).
Most likely once the US gets around to closing that loophole, BK will divest itself of Tims and move back to the States.Seph
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"You're supposed to be the head of covert intelligence. Right now, I'm not seeing a hell of a lot of intelligence. Covert, overt, or otherwise!"-Lochley, B5, A View from the Gallery
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Quoth iradney View PostHang on hang on - BK just recently came to my country (South Africa). Does that mean they could bring Tims here? COULD THEY??!
I would SO like to see a Timmy's here just so I can try those.Human Resources - the adult version of "I'm telling Mom." - Agent Anthony "Tony" DiNozzo (NCIS)
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Quoth DGoddessChardonnay View PostThat's what I was wondering when I read the article earlier. We currently don't have any Tims locations this far into the US. And I've heard for years now about those Timbits.
I would SO like to see a Timmy's here just so I can try those.The best professors are mad scientists! -Zoom
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Quoth iradney View PostHang on hang on - BK just recently came to my country (South Africa). Does that mean they could bring Tims here? COULD THEY??!
But as has been alluded to, the main point of this is to skirt U.S. corporate taxes, which may or may not go over well.Knowledge is power. Power corrupts. Study hard. Be evil.
"I never said I wasn't a horrible person."--Me, almost daily
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The interesting thing is that in some parts of Ohio, free-standing Wendy's / Tim's stores are still around. This could prove to be interesting, or horrible. Hard to tell yet which."If your day is filled with firefighting, you need to start taking the matches away from the toddlers…” - HM
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That's interesting. Goodhair told me it was the other way around, that Tim Horton's was buying Burger King. He must have misheard.
He also said that the tribe that he works with has signed an exclusive deal with Tim Horton's for northern Minnesota. So any Tim Horton's that open in the north half of MN will be owned by this tribe.
Interesting, but probably useless trivia. (If it's even true. I don't trust most things Goodhair tells me.)"I look at the stars. It's a clear night and the Milky Way seems so near. That's where I'll be going soon. "We are all star stuff." I suddenly remember Delenn's line from Joe's script. Not a bad prospect. I am not afraid. In the meantime, let me close my eyes and sense the beauty around me. And take that breath under the dark sky full of stars. Breathe in. Breathe out. That's all."
-Mira Furlan
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It probably sounds like Tim's is buying BK because BK is buying them and using a tax loophole to move to Canada, so the company is technically based out of Tim's offices in Ontario. BK's international ops will remain out of the States.
The Wendy's/Tim's combo stores will be interesting; most will probably just be ignored I suspect and left as is. If some are due for renovations maybe they'll try to divorce them, but they are rare enough that it's not as big a deal.
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