Ron Joyce

Ron Joyce was Tim Horton's partner and first franchisee for his Canadian donut chain, Tim Hortons.

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From Nova Scotia, Joyce was a Hamilton, Ontario policeman who knew Horton from frequenting his donut shop while on foot patrol. Joyce already had a Dairy Queen franchise elsewhere in the city at the time. Over the clause of the one-page franchise agreement requiring rent in advance, Joyce wrote "You must be kidding!"

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Upon selling this private company to Wendy's International in exchange for stock, Joyce became its largest single shareholder, even larger than Dave Thomas, the founder.

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Now retired, he devotes time to numerous charities including the Tim Horton's Children's Foundation that sends thousands of poor kids to camp each year.

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Tim Horton: Miles Gilbert "Tim" Horton (January 12, 1930 – February 21, 1974) was a Canadian hockey player and founder of the Tim Hortons doughnut chain....

Tim Hortons: Tim Hortons (officially written without an apostrophe) (based in Hamilton, Ontario) is the largest coffee and doughnut chain in Canada and the Northeastern United States. It is well-known for its coffee, doughnuts, Timbits, soups, and sandwiches. Many Canadians consider the chain an integral part ...

Nova Scotia: Nova Scotia (Latin for New Scotland; Gaelic:Alba Nuadh; French: Nouvelle-?cosse; Mi'kmaq: Gespogwitg; German: Neu Schottland) is a Canadian province located on Canada's North Atlantic coast. It is the most populous province in Maritimes, and its capital, the Halifax Regional Muncipality, is the econ...

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