Coronavirus concerns forces Tim Hortons to scrap Roll Up The Rim cups
Posted Mar 7, 2020 3:52 pm.
Last Updated Mar 11, 2020 3:22 pm.
CALGARY (660 NEWS) — Tim Hortons says it is scrapping the paper cups made for its upcoming Roll Up The Rim contest due to the novel coronavirus outbreak.
The coffee-and-doughnut chain is removing all of the contest’s paper cups over health concerns around staff handling items recently gripped and sipped by customers returning them for prizes.
While the cups are being removed, the digital side of the contest will remain the same.
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Tim Hortons does not identify COVID-19 as the catalyst, but says “the current public health environment” means “it’s not the right time for team members to collect rolled up tabs that have been in people’s mouths.”
Tim Hortons, along with McDonald’s Canada, Starbucks and The Second Cup Ltd., is also going to stop accepting reusable mugs brought in by customers amid concerns about outbreak.
