Always Fresh
{{short description|2006 book by Ron Joyce and Robert Thompson}}
{{Infobox book |
| name = Always Fresh: The Untold Story of Tim Hortons by the Man Who Created a Canadian Empire
| image = Always Fresh by Ron Joyce.jpg
| author = Ron Joyce
Robert Thompson
| country = United States
| language = English
| genre = Autobiography
| publisher = HarperCollins
| release_date = May 10, 2006
| media_type = Print (Hardback)
| pages = 320
| isbn = 978-0-00-200757-3
}}
Always Fresh: The Untold Story of Tim Hortons by the Man Who Created a Canadian Empire is an autobiography of Tim Hortons written by Ron Joyce. It covers the time from the inception as a single coffee shop until his retirement from the company, which grew into a large fast-food franchise.[https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/tim-hortons-co-founder-says-stock-price-has-likely-hit-a-plateau/article1108457/ "Tim Hortons co-founder says stock price has likely hit a plateau"]. The Globe and Mail, October 20, 2006[https://www.concordia.ca/cunews/offices/vpaer/aar/2014/01/21/is-the-canadian-business-modelofftarget.html "Is the Canadian business model off target?"]. Concordia University Magazine, January 22, 2014. Jason Magder
Publication
Joyce and Robert Thompson wrote the book, with business details about the expansion of Tim Hortons coffee shops in Canada, the authors included related anecdotes and some of Joyce's personal stories from his time with the company.[https://thetyee.ca/Books/2007/01/03/TimHortons/ "Tim Hortons: A Holey History"]. By Charles Demers, 3 Jan 2007, The Tyee. It was published by HarperCollins in 2006.[http://www.macleans.ca/economy/business/extra-large-trouble-trouble/ "Tim Hortons’ extra-large trouble trouble"]. Maclean's, Michael Friscolanti, September 7, 2010
Reception
The book was reviewed by Maclean's magazine,[https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/book-review-tim-hortons-co-founders-memoir/ "Book Review: Tim Hortons Co-founder's Memoir"] by Steve Maich for Maclean's magazine {{Cite web |url=http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=M1ARTM0012987 |title=Book Review: Tim Hortons Co-founder's Memoir |access-date=December 31, 2009 |archive-date=August 14, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090814201606/http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=M1ARTM0012987 |url-status=bot: unknown }} Canadian Business[http://www.canadianbusiness.com/after_hours/opinions/article.jsp?content=20061204_83383_83383 "Bits of Tim's"] by Andy Holloway {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100306152812/http://www.canadianbusiness.com/after_hours/opinions/article.jsp?content=20061204_83383_83383 |date=March 6, 2010 }} and The Star.[https://www.thestar.com/article/160647 Review] by Nick Krewen {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019155450/http://www.thestar.com/article/160647 |date=October 19, 2012 }} It was criticized as providing an overly rosy picture of events and conditions in the company.[http://www.businessedge.ca/archives/article.cfm/former-coffee-czar-brews-bittersweet-tale-14231 "Former coffee czar brews bittersweet tale"]. Business Edge, Dec 3, 2006, Monte Stewart
See also
References
External links
- {{cite book|url=http://www.harpercollins.ca/books/9780002007573/Always_Fresh/index.aspx|title=Always Fresh|publisher=HarperCollins Canada, World Archipelago|author=Ron Joyce, Robert Thompson|date=2006|access-date=2009-12-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924025050/http://www.harpercollins.ca/books/9780002007573/Always_Fresh/index.aspx|archive-date=2015-09-24|url-status=dead}} {{ISBN|978-0-00-200757-3}}
- [http://canadiangolfer.com/g4g/2006/10/22/always-fresh-ron-joyce-book-launch-monday-night/ Announcement] of the book launch by [http://canadiangolfer.com/g4g/ Robert Thompson]
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Category:2006 non-fiction books