Located on Meadow Lane, the restaurant, which will seat up to 100 guests, will also include a drive-thru and takeaway service as well as a doing deliveries.

The first guest in the drive-thru and the restaurant will win free drinks for a year, a prize the chain says is worth £3,100, while the first  customers will also receive a  free breakfast meal.

Free drinks and donuts will also be given to those who activate a Tim Hortons digital wallet at the venue, which will open every day from 6am until midnight.

Kevin Hydes, chief commercial officer of Tim Hortons franchise in the UK said: “Portadown is a major town with great transport links and has a wonderful community so we look forward to opening our doors here at the end of June.”

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Speaking after the new sit-in and drive-thru restaurant at Junction in Antrim served its first customers, Kevin Hydes, chief commercial officer of the Tim Hortons franchise in the UK, said: “We began our journey in Northern Ireland three years ago when we opened the doors to our first restaurant in Belfast and have been welcomed with open arms ever since.

“Given the popularity of our current locations, it made sense to launch this newest restaurant with a drive-thru in Antrim so that we can make ourselves available to even more people.”

Junction centre director Chris Flynn added: “We have created a space for customers to relax, socialise and enjoy themselves, and the arrival of Tim Hortons to the scheme further strengthens this offering.

“The regeneration of the Costa Coffee store is also an exciting development, an already popular destination with customers, we look forward to welcoming coffee lovers to a fully modernised and refreshed site.”

Tim Horton adds to a growing food and beverage offering at the centre, with Costa Coffee having also rejuvenated its location, creating a modern, inviting café space with state-of-the-art facilities.

The Junction says it remains committed to continuing to expand its portfolio with the recent opening of activewear shoe brand Skechers and plans submitted last November for a new £10m Dobbies Garden Centre, which will also include a food hall, restaurant and café.

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The new unit at Balmoral Plaza Retail Plaza opened its doors at 7am on Tuesday, December 7, with an offer of free drinks for a year worth £3,100 to the first customer in the queue.

Meanwhile, the first 100 customers were treated to a free breakfast meal.

The new restaurant and drive thru opens from 6am to midnight seven days a week, offering bestselling treats like the iconic Tim Horton’s Timbits, Ice Capps, Freshly Baked Donuts and Tims Crispy Chicken Sandwich as well as dinner favourites including beef burgers, hot dogs, and lattice fries.

The company is also running a series of giveaways including free drinks and donuts for those who activate their Tim Hortons’ digital wallet.

A spokesman said the venue was opening in time for those around the Boucher Road area to get their hands on its limited-edition festive menu, including its brand-new Snowball Surprise Deluxe Donut, Christmas Crispy Chicken and back by popular demand, its Rudolph the Reindeer Donut.

“The drinks menu will also delight guests with Orange or White Hot Chocolate, Salted Caramel Latte and Gingerbread Latte all available for a limited time only,” he said.

Kevin Hydes, Chief Commercial Officer of Tim Hortons UK franchise, said they couldn’t wait to open the doors in another part of the vibrant city of Belfast.

“Belfast has a great community that is frequently on the move, and our Boucher Road venue will make our offering more accessible to shoppers, university students, sports fans and those in and around the area,” he said.

“We are well known for our launch giveaways, with people travelling long distances and queuing overnight to claim our top prize and we always look forward to sharing these with our worthy winners.

“With Christmas around the corner, there are bound to be lots of guests in the area and we cannot wait to welcome them down from 7am, throughout the day.”

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In the following months new outlets will also be opened in Antrim and Ballymena, with each one creating 50 full and part-time jobs.

The chain is to launching in Bangor before the end of this year, taking the brand to a total of nine sites in the north.

Each outlet will create 50 new full- and part-time roles, on top of the 250 it has already generated since it first opened in Northern Ireland three years ago.

The newest Belfast location in Boucher Road will seat up to 96 guests inside the restaurant, with some outside seating also available, while the Antrim and Ballymena sites will seat 100 guests inside.

All three venues will provide a drive-thru and takeaway service and delivery options will be made available to those in the local area.

Kevin Hydes, chief commercial officer of Tim Hortons franchise in the UK, said: “We began our journey in Northern Ireland three years ago when we opened the doors to our first restaurant in Belfast and have been welcomed with open arms ever since.

“Given the popularity of our current locations, it made sense to launch this newest restaurant with a drive-thru in Boucher Road so that we can make ourselves available to even more people.

“We have invested heavily since inception in 2018 and our growing presence in Northern Ireland demonstrates our commitment to the country.

“We are confident in our growth here, look forward to connecting with our friends in Northern Ireland and can’t wait to share what more we have in store.”

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And despite the weather, devoted Tim Horton’s customer Michael Kane from Dundonald waited for 14.5 hours to be the first to use the new facailities.  He was rewarded for the long wait with a year’s supply of free Tim Hortons coffee – that’s two cups a day.

A hundred free lunches were also given to the first 50 people into the outlet and the first 50 people to use the drive-thru following the official opening recently.

Kevin Hydes, chief finance and commercial officer of the Tim Hortons franchise in the U.K. says he’s thrilled to see such a great response to the opening of the brand’s first drive-thru outlet in Belfast:

‘This is our second restaurant in Belfast and it is great to see so many people enjoying our famous brewed coffee, delicious baked goods and freshly-prepared food,’ he added. ‘We look forward to welcoming the local community to our restaurant.’

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