Tim Hortons’ coffee is not anymore the coffee of choice for Canadians. According to a recent Maclean’s poll, the coffee shop came in fourth place. It was McDonald’s coffee that actually came in first.
Voters were asked to rank coffee chains on a list of most to least favourite. First place votes received 15 points, second place received 14, etc.
Points were tallied from the more than 1,500 votes that had been submitted, and McDonald’s came out on top with 19,494 points.
It was followed by Second Cup with 18,456 points and Starbucks with 18,100 points. Tim Hortons landed in fourth with 16,260 points, and Van Houtte (served by A&W) rounded out the top five with 15,686 points.
McDonald’s first launched their McCafe line in Canada in 2011, and opened its first standalone McCafe store in 2015. Since bringing McCafe to Canada, the beverages have developed a loyal fanbase.
Canadians drink a lot of coffee
According to a 2016 survey by the Coffee Association of Canada, 67 per cent of Canadians over the age of 18 drank a coffee within the last day and 79 percent enjoyed one within the last week.
