Ex-Tim Hortons CEO denies giving confidential info from rogue franchisee group
VANCOUVER — The former CEO of Tim Hortons denies he provided confidential information to one of Canada’s national newspapers after the coffee-and-doughnut chain’s parent company commenced legal action against a rogue group of franchisees it alleges were Don Schroeder’s informants.
“In preparing my recent statement to the Globe and Mail I neither received confidential Tim Hortons information from the (Great White North Franchisee Association) nor did I disclose any confidential Tim Hortons information,” Schroeder wrote in an email.
A correspondence from Schroeder is quoted in a Sept. 15 story about franchisees asking for price increases to offset upcoming minimum wage price hikes in Ontario and Alberta.
The chain’s parent company, Restaurant Brands International, is accusing board members of the GWNFA of providing Schroeder with confidential information that he allegedly gave to the newspaper, the association said. The GWNFA plans to seek legal action against the company next week.