Tim Hortons Catering Menu – Prices, Boxes & How to Order
Here’s what you need to know before anything else: Tim Hortons catering is real. The official location pages on timhortons.ca carry an “Order Catering” button, and individual restaurants are tagged “Catering Available.” This isn’t a secret menu situation — the company will sell you coffee and platters for your office.
Here’s the second thing you need to know: the internet’s Tim Hortons catering menus are a mess. Three incompatible menu structures circulate online — an official 2016 brochure’s “serves up to 16” platters, a newer “bundle for 6 / platter for 12” system, and a word-for-word identical table on four unrelated websites that matches neither and appears to be invented outright. Prices conflict between sources. Single figures are presented as national facts.
So this page does what the others don’t: it separates what’s verified (official documents, consistent sources), what’s gray (single source, conflicting figures), and what’s fabricated (the invented cluster — named below). Prices are ranges, because franchisees set their own.
| Tag | What it means |
| Verified | Official Tim Hortons document, or consistent across independent sources |
| Gray | Single source, conflicting figures, or unofficial only — confirm with your restaurant |
| Fabricated | Appears only in the invented table cluster — do not trust |
How to actually order catering
Order through the restaurant, not the app. Catering is handled at store level — phone the restaurant or walk in. The Tims app doesn’t do catering orders. On the official site, location pages with catering carry an “Order Catering” button; use it to find a participating restaurant near you, because not every location offers it.
Give 24 hours’ notice. That’s the official recommendation for platters (from Tim Hortons’ own catering brochure). Hot beverages can be faster — some operators manage 2 hours for a coffee box — but baked goods need the full day. Don’t roll in at 8 AM expecting a 12-person breakfast platter by 9.
Confirm the price when you order. Every figure below is a working reference. Franchisees price catering themselves, delivery platforms add their own markup, and the numbers conflict between sources. The price your restaurant quotes is the price.
The Take 12: what’s actually in the box
The Take Twelve (Take 12) is the backbone of Tims catering and the one item with verified contents:
- A 96 oz insulated box of coffee — twelve 8 oz servings
- 12 paper cups, lids, stir sticks
- Sugar, sweetener, cream/creamers, napkins
- Stays hot roughly 2 hours
- One drink per box — no mixing. Original Blend box, Dark Roast box, Decaf box. French Vanilla and Hot Chocolate boxes exist too, at higher prices.
Price: ~$19.99 in-store is the most-cited figure (gray — single-source consistency, not official). On DoorDash in Toronto/Mississauga it lists at $23.99 — that’s delivery markup, not the restaurant’s price. One thin source claims $15.99; treat that as an outlier.
The per-cup math nobody does: $19.99 ÷ 12 = ~$1.67 per cup, versus ~$1.79–$1.99 for a single small coffee. The box is roughly break-even to slightly cheaper — you’re buying convenience (one box, everything included), not a discount. At DoorDash’s $23.99, it’s ~$2.00 a cup: a convenience premium.
For 30+ people, the Cambro (insulated urn) is the real saving line: ~$1.52–$1.57 per cup versus the Take 12’s ~$1.67. It also stays hot for hours, not ~2. The tradeoff: Cambros need 24 hours’ notice and possibly a deposit, and the pricing is single-source — confirm it exists at your restaurant before planning around it. Below ~12 coffee drinkers, the Take 12 is the move. Below ~6 people, skip catering formats entirely and order regular menu items — the bundles start at 6 for a reason.
Item: Take 12 — Original Blend
Size: 12 cups (96 oz box)
Price: ~$19.99 in-store (up to $23.99 on delivery apps)
Includes: cups, lids, stir sticks, sugar, cream, napkins — hot ~2 hours
Item: Take 12 — French Vanilla
Size: 12 cups (96 oz box)
Price: ~$28.99 (single source — confirm)
Note: one drink per box, no mixing
Item: Cambro 35-cup
Size: ~35 cups (insulated urn)
Price: ~$55–$85 depending on drink (single-source pricing)
Note: deposit may be required; 24h notice
Item: Cambro 70-cup
Size: ~70 cups (insulated urn)
Price: ~$110–$150 depending on drink (single-source pricing)
Note: deposit may be required; 24h notice
Item: Cambro 105-cup
Size: ~105 cups (insulated urn)
Price: ~$160–$220 depending on drink (single-source pricing)
Note: deposit may be required; 24h notice
Coffee rule of thumb: one Take 12 per 12 coffee drinkers. In a mixed office, plan ~60–70% of headcount as coffee drinkers — the rest want tea, and the Take 12 line includes Steeped Tea boxes (~$21.49, single source).
The “no mixing” rule is a planning factor
One drink per box sounds trivial until you’re ordering for 40 people: 25 coffee drinkers, 10 tea drinkers, 5 hot chocolate. That’s three boxes minimum — you can’t do one box of “mostly coffee with some tea.” For mixed groups, the Cambro doesn’t solve it either (one drink per urn). The practical move: Take 12s per drink type for the headliners (coffee, tea), and singles from the counter for the odd ones out. Price it both ways before you call — sometimes 5 counter hot chocolates are cheaper than a whole Hot Chocolate box.
What to ask when you call
Catering is a phone conversation, not a menu board. Have this list ready:
- “Do you do catering at this location?” (not all do — the official tag exists for a reason)
- “I need [platter] for [date] at [time] — is 24 hours enough?”
- “What’s your price for the [12-person breakfast platter]?” (get the quote — don’t quote the internet at them)
- “Is there a deposit on the coffee urn?” (for Cambros)
- “Pickup or do you deliver, and is there a fee?”
- “Anything vegetarian / allergen notes I should pass to my group?” (the official allergen disclaimer: products may contain or contact peanuts, nuts, other allergens)
Write down the name of the person who took the order. For anything over ~30 people, call back the day before to confirm — catering orders get lost the same way regular ones do, just with bigger consequences.
Breakfast platters & bundles
The current system runs on two sizes: bundles for 6, platters for 12. Note the per-person math below — and the contradiction one competitor walked into (more on that after the boxes).
Item: Classic Breakfast Sandwich Platter
Serves: 12
Price: ~$56.99 (~$4.75/person)
Note: two sources agree — still unofficial
Item: Farmer’s Wrap Breakfast Platter
Serves: 12
Price: ~$68.99 (~$5.75/person)
Item: Classic Breakfast Sandwich Bundle
Serves: 6
Price: ~$28.49 (~$4.75/person)
Item: Signature Baked Goods Platter
Serves: 12
Price: ~$35.99–$37.49 (sources conflict)
Item: Bagel & Cream Cheese Platter
Serves: 12
Price: ~$35.99
The per-person contradiction: one competitor claims the 12-guest platters are cheaper per head than two 6-guest bundles — but its own numbers show near-parity ($4.75/person either way for the breakfast sandwich line). The 12-platter isn’t a bulk discount; it’s a convenience format. Don’t let anyone sell you the platter as the “smart money” move on price alone.
Build-Your-Own breakfast platters and bundles exist at some locations with custom pricing — ask the restaurant, because no published price list covers them.
Lunch platters, Timbits & donut boxes
Item: Lunch Sandwich Platter
Serves: 12
Price: ~$80.49 (~$6.71/person)
Item: Lunch Wraps Platter
Serves: 12
Price: ~$97.99–$100.99 (sources conflict)
Item: Timbits 20-pack
Size: 20 Timbits
Price: not published — official size, price varies
Item: Timbits 50-pack
Size: 50 Timbits
Price: not published — one invented table claims $12.99; don’t trust it
Item: 12 Assorted Donuts
Size: 12 donuts
Price: ~$14.49 (single source — above retail dozen; confirm)
Lunch runs $6.71–$8.42 per person in the current system. Flatbread pizza and loaded bowls catering exist at some locations with location-based pricing — again, ask the restaurant. The 2016 official brochure also listed an Assorted Sandwich Platter (8 sandwiches: Turkey Bacon Club, Cold Cut Trio, Ham & Cheddar, BLT — veggie by request) and soup/chili by quantity; that structure is a decade old but may persist at franchise level, so don’t be surprised if your restaurant quotes from it.
Sizing guide: how much for your headcount
| Headcount | What to order |
| Under 6 | Regular menu items — catering formats start at 6 for a reason |
| 6–12 | One bundle (6) or one platter (12) + one Take 12 |
| ~20 | Two platters + medium Cambro (70-cup) |
| ~50 | Four to five platters + large Cambro (105-cup) + a small Cambro alongside |
For multi-day training sessions, stagger the baked goods — day-old platters are nobody’s friend, and the 2-hour food-safety window (cold food at 4°C or below, consumed within 2 hours of pickup) means morning drop-offs have a clock on them. Hot food is best immediately, same 2-hour window.
Dietary mix: vegetarians, allergens, and the fine print
No competitor addresses this, so: the official brochure’s allergen disclaimer says products may contain or contact peanuts, nuts, and other allergens — Tims is a shared-kitchen operation, and no catering order is allergen-free by default. For vegetarians, the baked goods platters and bagel platters are the safe lines; the 2016 sandwich platter offered garden vegetable by request, and Build-Your-Own platters let you control the mix. For anything medical (celiac, severe nut allergy), the honest answer is that a donut-box caterer is the wrong vendor — say so in the order call rather than after.
The fabricated cluster: four sites, one invented table
This is the part no competitor will tell you. Four domains — timhortonsprices.com, timhortonsmenuss.com, timhortons-menus.ca, timhortonsmeenu.com — carry a word-for-word identical catering table: Breakfast Sandwich Platter $34.99, Timbits 50-pack $12.99, coffee box $23.99, Bagel Platter $19.99, Sandwich Platter $39.99, Wrap Platter $42.99, Muffin & Donut Mix $18.99, Fruit Tray $29.99, Hash Brown Tray $16.99, Beverage Bundle $27.99.
Red flags: identical copy across four unrelated domains; items (Fruit Tray, Hash Brown Tray, Beverage Bundle) that appear in neither the official brochure nor the current platter/bundle system; suspiciously round prices; and the coffee box figure ($23.99) matching DoorDash’s markup, not the in-store price. This table is invented. If you see these exact figures anywhere, you’re looking at the copy — not the source.
Delivery, deposits, and tax
Delivery: in-store catering is pickup (or restaurant-arranged). On delivery platforms, DoorDash lists a Take 12 at $23.99 and a “Family Bundle (serves 12+)” at $47.99 at Toronto/Mississauga locations — that’s delivery-platform catering with delivery markup, separate from in-store pricing. One operator’s order form showed a $50 order minimum and a $7.00 delivery fee — franchise-level detail, not national policy.
Deposits: large hot-beverage urns (Cambros) may require a deposit — that’s straight from the official brochure.
Tax: catering prices are pre-tax. HST/GST applies on top, and the takeout-vs-dine-in rules differ by province — the number on the quote is not the number on the receipt. See our prices by province page for how the provincial differences work.
Frequently asked questions
Does Tim Hortons do catering?
Yes — it’s officially offered. Location pages on timhortons.ca carry an “Order Catering” button and a “Catering Available” tag, though not every restaurant offers it. Order through the restaurant directly (phone or in-store), not the Tims app.
How much is a Tim Hortons Take 12?
~$19.99 in-store is the most-cited figure (gray — confirm with your restaurant). On delivery apps it’s listed around $23.99. That works out to ~$1.67 per cup in-store — roughly break-even with buying singles; you’re paying for convenience, not a discount.
What comes in a Tim Hortons Take 12 box?
A 96 oz insulated box (twelve 8 oz servings) plus 12 cups, lids, stir sticks, sugar, sweetener, cream, and napkins. It stays hot about 2 hours. One drink per box — no mixing.
How far in advance do I need to order Tim Hortons catering?
24 hours’ notice is the official recommendation for platters. Hot beverage boxes can sometimes be done faster (a couple of hours), but baked goods need the full day.
What is the minimum order for Tim Hortons catering?
The bundle/platter system starts at 6 guests. Below ~6 people, it’s cheaper to order regular menu items. One operator’s form showed a $50 order minimum with a $7 delivery fee — franchise-level, not national.
How much does Tim Hortons catering cost per person?
Roughly: breakfast $4.75–$5.75, lunch $6.71–$8.42, baked goods ~$3.00–$3.12 per person in the current 6/12 system. Coffee adds ~$1.52–$1.67 per cup depending on format.
Can I get Tim Hortons catering delivered?
Through the restaurant, catering is generally pickup. Delivery platforms (DoorDash) list some catering items like the Take 12 at marked-up prices — that’s separate from in-store catering.
What’s the difference between a bundle and a platter?
Serving size: bundles serve 6, platters serve 12. Despite what one competitor claims, the platter is NOT cheaper per person — the math shows near-parity. It’s a convenience format, not a bulk discount.
Does Tim Hortons cater weddings or large events?
Restaurants handle large orders at store level — Cambro urns (35/70/105 cups) exist for big groups, deposits may apply, and 24h notice is required. Talk to the restaurant directly; there’s no national events desk.
Are Tim Hortons catering prices the same everywhere?
No. Franchisees set their own prices, which is why every figure on this page is a range or tagged gray. The price your restaurant quotes is the price.