Tim Hortons offers mobile payments with Passbook support via TimmyMe™ iPhone app

OAKVILLE, ON, May 22, 2014 /CNW/ - As part of its continued drive to innovate through technology, Tim Hortons announced today that its TimmyMe™ App now includes support for Passbook, the most convenient way to access your Tim Card from the home screen on your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch. Grabbing a quick coffee and tasty meal at Tim Hortons has never been so fast and so easy.

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"Tim Hortons is committed to offering the ultimate guest experience, and that includes leveraging technology to offer our guests faster, convenient service. The launch of mobile barcode payments with Passbook support lets us do just that," said David Clanachan, Chief Operating Officer, Tim Hortons. "Our guests can now use their iPhone and iPad to make secure, quick and easy payments, which we hope will make their visit, coffee and meal with us even more enjoyable."

The TimmyMe App offers guests a number of other exciting features to help stay connected with their beloved brand.  From finding the closest Tim Hortons locations anywhere you are, to securing nutritional information for your favourite Tim Hortons menu item, to reloading your Tim Card, the TimmyMe App is the right tool for all Tims lovers. Canadian and U.S. guests are encouraged to download the TimmyMe App on their iOS device and add their prepaid Tim Card to Passbook, to then scan to pay in-restaurant or at the drive thru at participating locations.

TimmyMe is available for free from the App Store on iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, or at www.AppStore.com/TimmyMe. 

For more information visit TimHortons.com/MobilePay in Canada and TimHortons.com/USMobilePay in the United States.

About Tim Hortons Inc.
Tim Hortons is one of the largest publicly-traded restaurant chains in North America based on market capitalization, and the largest in Canada. Operating in the quick service segment of the restaurant industry, Tim Hortons appeals to a broad range of consumer tastes, with a menu that includes premium coffee, hot and cold specialty drinks (including lattes, cappuccinos and espresso shots), specialty teas and fruit smoothies, fresh baked goods, grilled Panini and classic sandwiches, wraps, soups, prepared foods and other food products.  As of March 30, 2014, Tim Hortons had 4,524 systemwide restaurants, including 3,610 in Canada, 870 in the United States and 44 in the Gulf Cooperation Council. More information about the Company is available at www.timhortons.com. 

SOURCE: Tim Hortons

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