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August 27, 2014

Burger King plans to expand Tim Hortons

  • Burger King now has nearly 14,000 locations globally, compared with more than 35,000 McDonald's restaurants around the world.
  • MIAMI (AP) — The fight for the coffee and breakfast crowd is heating up, both at home and abroad.

    Burger King said Tuesday it will buy Tim Hortons in an $11 billion deal that would create the world's third largest fast-food chain. The company is hoping to turn the coffee-and-doughnut chain into a household name outside Canada, and give itself a stronger foothold in the booming morning business.


     
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