For those in need of dairy-free, vegetarian or vegan options, imagine this scenario… You are rolling up to your local Timmy Ho’s drive-thru window and place an order for a meatless sausage sandwich with a dairy-free iced cappuccino. Well believe it because this is real and it’s happening right before our eyes!
Currently, 39 Tim Horton locations in Buffalo carry soy milk so now you can indulge in lattes, cappuccinos and a simple iced coffee. Right across the Canadian border, Tim Hortons recently launched their vegetarian and vegan sandwiches in collaboration with Beyond Meat. So knowing us, we of course had to make the short trip to Canada and see for ourselves. We were shook. Following a vegan diet, the convenience of a drive-thru isn’t really a thing for us so you could only imagine our excitement. The 3 sandwiches launched are:
Beyond Sausage Egg & Cheese
Beyond Sausage Farmer’s Wrap
Beyond Sausage Lettuce Tomato (vegan)
Before you jump to the “well fast food isn’t healthy…”, we aren’t saying it is. But whenever you order out or choose a fast food option, you’re typically looking for convenience, not health.
Regarding the nutritional information for the vegan sandwich it comes in at 370 calories with 19 grams of fat, 25 grams of carbs and 16 grams of protein. Not too bad. But you’re probably wondering about taste… and let us tell you, it’s delicious! Any meat-eater would not know the difference between this 100% plant-based sausage and a regular one. We can assure you of that!
So these plant-based sandwich options have been rolled out in Canada and now we patiently await for them to come to the US as it did with the soy milk trend. It has come to our attention that the reason why some locations have soy milk and others don’t is based upon the manager of the franchise. We created and put forth a petition back in winter of 2017 and we believe this has converted a lot of our local Tim Hortons to start carrying it. So now, of course, we are creating a revised petition to attempt to bring the Beyond sausage to locations here in Buffalo! It may be a lofty idea but we need to at least try. If interested in signing this petition, please click here.
We consistently update this list with new locations carrying soy milk and the status of the beyond meat sausage making its way to Buffalo. We hope this campaign resonates with people who suffer from dairy allergies, vegans and just those looking to change it up. Please share this campaign to your friends & family. With strategic nudging, we may even get an almond milk alternative and of course the ever popular plant-based sausage patty to the BUFFALO region. Tim Hortons is an interwoven part of our community and we strongly believe everyone should have the chance to enjoy it.
With help from our change.org campaign, we are pleased to confirm that several more Western New York based Tim Hortons are offering non-dairy options at new locations! This is just a baby steps amongst a marathon, but nevertheless our message is being heard. Our community has echoed it with persistence and patience. Hopefully soon, all locations will have a non-dairy option and then we can push for other alternatives like cashew, almond and coconut milk.
Please send us a message if a new location starts carrying soy milk and we will continue to update the list. Thank you!
Please sign our petition: Bring Plant-based Options to All Tim Hortons
I work in the Conventus Building which is connected to Children’s Hospital. Would be great if the Tim Horton’s in Children’s and Buffalo General carried soy. They’re hospitals after all ! 🙂