Tim Hortons UK&I returns to profit on 5% sales growth
Like-for-like sales rose 5% over 39 weeks at the coffee and bakery chain's UK and Ireland business, its eighth straight quarter of growth, as delivery and new drinks lifted trade.
Tim Hortons UK sales growth hit 5% like-for-like over the 39 weeks to 30 September 2026, as the chain's UK and Ireland business swung to a profit and posted its eighth straight quarter of growth.
The Canadian coffee and doughnut chain’s UK&I operator reported underlying EBITDA of £1.9m for the period, a turnaround from a loss a year earlier, alongside year-to-date revenue of £76.5m across its 63 sites in the UK and Ireland, Restaurant Online reported on 4 November.
Chief executive Deepinder Batth said the eighth consecutive quarter of like-for-like growth, combined with the return to underlying profitability, “represents important progress” for a business that still trails Costa Coffee and Starbucks by hundreds of UK sites.
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Delivery and drinks drive the gains
Delivery sales rose 11.9% like-for-like, with delivery transactions up 8.9%, the company said. The wider growth came from higher order volumes and average ticket value across every channel, not from delivery alone.
New products have added momentum. Tim Hortons UK&I points to its matcha and mango drinks range, plus new buffalo ranch and blueberry bakery items, as drivers of what it called stronger customer engagement through the summer.
The product push echoes moves back home: Tim Hortons’ Canadian business, the largest chain owned by parent Restaurant Brands International, has now logged 22 consecutive quarters of positive like-for-like sales, with matcha drinks also credited for lifting afternoon trade there, World Coffee Portal reported.
A slow build after years of losses
The UK&I operator posted an underlying EBITDA loss of £7.3m in 2024, narrowing to a £3.3m loss across 2025 before this period’s return to profit. System-wide sales reached £105m for full-year 2025, up from £99m the year before.
Tim Hortons UK&I extended its master franchise agreement with Restaurant Brands International to 2045 earlier this year and raised £26.7m through an equity issue to fund expansion, a sign the operator is betting on a longer runway than its current 63 shops suggest.
Parent company Restaurant Brands International posted a $704m quarterly profit in October, with Burger King’s US business outperforming and Popeyes lagging. The doughnut trade elsewhere is mixed: US chain Krispy Kreme raised its full-year guidance this week even as revenue fell on refranchising, while Tim Hortons UK&I’s equity raise points to further openings ahead.
