THE CANADAIAN COFFEE-AND-DONUTS ICON IS THE FIRST-EVER ON-CAMPUS FRANCHISE EATERY IN THE HISTORY OF THE COLLEGE. PLANS ARE TO OPEN TIM HORTON'S IN THE CAFE OF BECKY'S PLACE, THE FOOD SERVICE AREA BETWEEN CARSON AND RAYMOND HALLS MARCH 5^TH.

GEORGE ARNOLD, DIRECTOR OF DINING SERVICES FOR THE NON-PROFIT CORPORATION PACES, THAT PERFORMS MANY VITAL ON-CAMPUS FUNCTIONS SAYS FRANCHISES CAN BE A VERY GOOD FOOD SERVICE SOLUTION, BUT THERE IS A COST; UP-FRONT MONEY PLUS ROYALTIES. HE SAYS HAVING A BRAND-NAME IN THE OFF-CAMPUS WORLD BRINGS CUSTOMER TRAFFIC AND SALES THAT COVER THE COST; BUT IN COLLEGE FOOD SERVICE THE AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC IS MORE CONSISTENT; SO IN THE PAST FRANCHISES WERE NOT THE BEST USE OF A STUDENT'S FOOD DOLLAR. BUT, ARNOLD SAYS HAVING TIM HORTON'S BECOME THE PROVIDER OF HIGH-DEMAND BAKED GOODS BRINGS MANY PLUSES.  ARNOLD SAYS TIM HORTON'S IS AN EXCELLENT BUSINESS PARTNER FOR SUNY POTSDAM; IT HAS A SUPERB REPUTATION FOR CUSTOMER SERVICE AND SATISFACTION; IT IS A GOOD CORPORATE CITIZEN IN TERMS OF SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY, AND IT HAS A PASSION FOR WHAT IT DOES:

ARNOLD IS AN ACCOMPLISHED GOURMET CHEF, A VEGETARIAN, AND A PROPONENT OF HEALTHY EATING. HE SAYS WHEN TALKING ABOUT TIM HORTON'S THAT IT'S ABOUT A LIFE IN BALANCE:

WIKIPEDIA SAYS IN TERMS OF NUTRITION, TIM HORTON'S HAS BEEN TRANS-FAT FREE SINCE 2006. IT IS BY FAR THE BIGGEST FOOD FRANCHISE IN CANADA—IT OVERTOOK MC.DONALD'S IN SYSTEM-WIDE SALES IN 2002.

TIM HORTON'S IS NAMED FOR ITS CO-FOUNDER, AN N-H-L DEFENSEMAN WHO PLAYED FOR THE TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS, THE NEW YORK RANGERS, BUFFALO SABRES, AND OTHERS BEFORE HIS DEATH AT A YOUNG AGE IN 1974.