US vs UK Tim Hortons | Food Wars | Insider Food - Summary

Summary

This video discusses the differences between Tim Hortons in the US and the UK. The host focuses on food and drink items, comparing portion sizes, menu offerings, and prices in both countries.

In the US, Tim Hortons offers hot coffee in four sizes: small (10 oz), medium (15 oz), large (20 oz), and extra large (24 oz). However, the largest cup measured only 22 oz, indicating a discrepancy of 2 oz. The same goes for the iced caps, which are supposed to be 20 oz but were found to be 16 oz.

In the UK, Tim Hortons offers the same three sizes of hot coffee and iced caps, but the largest cup was found to be slightly under 16 oz, missing four oz.

The host also compares the donut offerings in both countries. In the US, Tim Hortons offers a variety of donut flavors, including a Canadian maple donut, maple caramel donut, rainbow donut, and strawberry and vanilla donut. The UK Tim Hortons has exclusive donut flavors like the chocolate brownie donut and banoffee pie donut.

In terms of drinks, the UK Tim Hortons offers exclusive cold drinks like the iced cap Supreme, banoffee shake, and milkshakes. The US Tim Hortons offers exclusive hot drinks like the take 12 coffee, French vanilla tea, and steep tea.

The host also compares the prices of items in both countries. For example, a large iced cap from a UK Tim Hortons is £4.39, which is about $5.30 in US dollars. A large ice cap from a US Tim Hortons is $4.89, making it 7.7% cheaper.

In conclusion, while there are differences in portion sizes and menu offerings between Tim Hortons in the US and the UK, the overall value seems to be quite good when compared to some other fast-food chains.

Facts

1. In the UK, Tim Hortons coffee comes in three portion sizes: small (12 ounces), regular (16 ounces), and large (20 ounces). In the US, Tim Hortons coffee comes in four sizes: small (10 ounces), medium (15 ounces), large (20 ounces), and extra large (24 ounces). The largest coffee in both countries was found to be 22 ounces and 16 ounces respectively, missing two ounces and four ounces respectively from the promised size .
2. Tim Horton's iced caps in the UK are available in three sizes: small (12 ounces), medium (16 ounces), and large (20 ounces). The biggest one found was under 16 ounces, missing four ounces .
3. In the UK, donuts come in three portions: a single donut, a box of six, or a dozen. In the US, they come in one, six, or twelve portions. The weight of a glazed old-fashioned donut in the UK was found to be 58 grams, 10 grams less than in the US .
4. Tim Horton's Timbits in the UK come in three sizes: a box of ten, a box of 20, or a larger size of 50. In the US, they come in ten, twenty, and forty portions .
5. The UK Tim Hortons menu includes items such as the veggie sausage and egg muffin, the double stacked breakfast sandwich, the sausage bagel breakfast sandwich, the egg and cheese bagel breakfast sandwich, and the breakfast wrap snacker .
6. In the UK, pancakes are American style, small, round, and thicker than British pancakes. They come in portions of two, with some Nutella, maple syrup pancakes, bacon maple pancakes, and omelette bites .
7. The UK Tim Hortons menu also includes breakfast snacks such as the chocolate chip muffin, the fruit explosion muffin, and the wild blueberry muffin. Additionally, they offer two cookies that can't be found in the UK: the chocolate chunk cookie and the oatmeal raisin cookie .
8. The UK Tim Hortons menu features lunch options such as Tim's crispy chicken stuck with or without bacon, Tim's crispy chicken sandwich, crispy meatless chicken sandwich, grilled chicken wrap, a tuna wrap or a vegan wrap, chicken tenders, chicken and mozzarella Panini, tuna and cheese melt, ham and cheese melt, tomato and basil soup, or potato wedges .
9. The UK Tim Hortons cold beverage menu includes an iced cap Supreme, milkshakes with a range of options including vanilla, strawberry, chocolate, Maple, dairy-free mango and coconut, and banoffee Shake .
10. The UK Tim Hortons hot drink menu includes a caramel macchiato, an English breakfast tea, a banoffee latte, a flat white, a chai latte, and a red velvet hot chocolate sandwich van with match of the day music .
11. The US Tim Hortons cold beverage menu includes cinnamon sugar oatmeal cold brew, vanilla flavored cream cold brew, cold foam caramel cream cold brew, cold foam mocha cream cold brew, cold film sunrise sunset Tim's boost with Red Bull, and fruit smoothie mixed berry and frozen lemonade .
12. The US Tim Hortons hot drink menu includes the take 12, French vanilla and steep tea, and Two Sugars