Yes, I agree, I don't find the Starbuck's coffee to be burnt at all. It's usually well and richly roasted. they way I would do it at home. Compared to the milder roasts of some other chains, it may taste burnt. I have found Starbucks to be consistant.
Passthru, Tim Horton's is a popular doughnut chain, founded by the iconic (because of the chain?) hockey player by the same name. From Wikipedia:
Myles Gilbert "Tim" Horton (January 12, 1930 – February 21, 1974) was a Canadian professional hockey defenceman. He played in 24 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Toronto Maple Leafs, New York Rangers, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Buffalo Sabres. He was also a businessman and a co-founder of Tim Hortons, now Canada's largest restaurant chain. He died in an automobile crash in St. Catharines, Ontario, in 1974 at the age of 44
Tim's is all over Canada, and is North America's 4th largest publicly traded restaurant company, with 'emerging regional presence in the USA', Tim Horton's commands a 40% share of quick service restaurant traffic in Canada.
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