Tim Horton's Announces Harry Potter Donuts and Some People Are Angry
Tim Horton's Announces Harry Potter Donuts and Some People Are Angry John Sexton 8:00 PM | July 28, 2026 Doug Ives/The Canadian Press via AP Tim Horton's is a Canadian restaurant chain with about 3,800 locations in Canada and another 800 in the United States. Yesterday the company announced that it was partnering with Harry Potter for some new donuts tied to the house colors in the novels. This promotion for this very popular series of books and movies is being attacked by the usual suspects.
- ▪Tim Horton's Announces Harry Potter Donuts and Some People Are Angry John Sexton 8:00 PM | July 28, 2026 Doug Ives/The Canadian Press via AP Tim Horton's is a Canadian restaurant chain with about 3,800 locations in Canada and another 800 in
- ▪Yesterday the company announced that it was partnering with Harry Potter for some new donuts tied to the house colors in the novels.
- ▪This promotion for this very popular series of books and movies is being attacked by the usual suspects.
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Tim Horton's Announces Harry Potter Donuts and Some People Are Angry John Sexton 8:00 PM | July 28, 2026 Doug Ives/The Canadian Press via AP Tim Horton's is a Canadian restaurant chain with about 3,800 locations in Canada and another 800 in the United States. Yesterday the company announced that it was partnering with Harry Potter for some new donuts tied to the house colors in the novels. Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function () { googletag.display("div-gpt-300x250_4"); //googletag.pubads().refresh([gptAdSlot["div-gpt-300x250_4"]]) }); View this post on InstagramA post shared by Tim Hortons (@timhortons)Apparently this is timed to some annual event for fans of the books.This Tim Hortons collaboration celebrates the annual Back to Hogwarts event, in which Harry Potter fans celebrate…
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