Tim Hortons has signed an agreement with a private equity firm to expand in China.

Under the exclusive master franchise joint venture agreement announced Wednesday, Cartesian Capital Group will develop and open more than 1,500 Tim Hortons restaurants in China over the next 10 years.

Financial terms of the agreement were not immediately available.

Tim Hortons president Alex Macedo said the companyB次元官网网址檚 two main priorities are building and strengthening the brand in Canada and expanding the brand to the rest of the world.

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Tim Hortons has more than 4,700 restaurants in Canada, the United States and around the world.

In 2012, Cartesian Capital partnered with Tim Hortons parent company Restaurant Brands International and the Kurdoglu family to develop the Burger King brand in China.

There are now more an 900 Burger King restaurants in China.

B次元官网网址淲e are excited to expand our partnership with Restaurant Brands International to bring Tim Hortons to China,B次元官网网址� Cartesian managing partner Peter Yu said in a statement.

B次元官网网址淭im Hortons has a long, rich history of providing guests with quality food and premium coffee. We plan to expand that tradition to China, drawing on 20 years of experience building businesses in China and around the world.B次元官网网址�

In addition to Tim Hortons and Burger King, Restaurant Brands owns the Popeyes brand.

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