Franchise News
QSR Magazine: Tim Horton’s Franchisees File $500M Lawsuit Against RBI
Franchisees file a $500M lawsuit over mismanagement of money in the advertising fund run by Restaurant Brands International Inc.
A group of Tim Horton franchisees are filing a lawsuit against the parent company of Burger King, Restaurant Brands International Inc. According to a recent QSR Magazine article, the Great White North Franchisee Association is looking to file a class-action suit against the company for mismanaging money that was a part of the advertising fund and funneling it into costs unrelated to the brand.
“Since the acquisition of TDL, RBI has used various strategies to extract more money out of the Tim Hortons franchise system at the expense of franchisees. One such strategy has been to use the Ad Fund in ways in which the fund had never historically been used or permitted,” the claim reads.
Click here to read the full story.
Don’t Miss the Next Big Franchise Story
Sign up for the 1851 Franchise newsletter to get our biggest stories before everyone else
By signing up, you agree to our user agreement (including class action waiver and arbitration provisions), and acknowledge our privacy policy.
About the Author
Brigit Larson
FollowBrigit Larson is an 1851 contributor and a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison
