More Than
A Great Brand
2010–2013 Strategic Plan
Attacking daypart, category and marketing opportunities to drive same-store sales
Investing to build our scale and brand in new and existing markets
Growing differently in ways we haven’t grown before
Leveraging our core business strengths and franchise system
Our Investment Story
Making A True Difference™
Individuals
Communities
The Planet
 
Making A True Difference™ - Individuals Back to Making a True Difference
  Commitments Goals What we are doing
Customers Offering menu options that provide our customers with balanced choices Provide menu options that meet or exceed nutritional guidelines and educate our customers on these products. Complying with current and proposed trans-fat regulations across our entire menu.
Reducing sodium by over 19% across our soup offering.
Working to provide a hospitable and welcoming overall experience that makes our customers feel appreciated 100% response on customer service inquiries. Ensuring that every customer receives a phone call, an email or a letter response providing next steps or resolution to his or her inquiry.
Commitments - Ongoing Relationships Ongoing implementation, communication and measurement of our comprehensive Food Safety Plan across all our restaurants. Providing food safety training and certification and food safety audits for every restaurant, twice a year.
Employees Championing a culture where people are treated fairly and are given the opportunity to succeed Commitments - Corporate Culture All permanent corporate employees to have an Individual Development Plan and receive an annual performance review. Managers and employees are reviewing progress against their Individual Development Plans on an annual basis.
All corporate employees to be trained in our Standards of Business Practices. Providing annual training in order to review and reaffirm employee commitment to follow our business practices and ethical standards.
A minimum of 90% of corporate employees will feel proud that they work for our company. Measuring pride in working for Tim Hortons and pride in our brand as key performance indicators for employee engagement.
Partners Managing our stakeholder relationships with honesty, transparency and respect Pilot a Sustainability and Responsibility Advisory Council of external experts in 2010. Seeking the advice of external sustainability and corporate responsibility experts to help shape our initiatives and programs.
Commitments - Relationships Issue our first Sustainability and Responsibility Report in 2011 using the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Guidelines. Following the GRI G3 Guidelines, we are identifying, prioritizing and beginning dialog with key stakeholders.