OAKVILLE, Ont. — Marc Caira is the new president and CEO of Tim Hortons, effective July 2, replacing Paul House, who will become a non-executive chairman of the Board of Directors.

“Marc Caira is an accomplished executive with exceptional knowledge of the North American and global foodservices industry. His knowledge of the out-of-home hot and cold beverage and food sectors is second to none. Marc's strategic leadership capabilities, vision and tremendous depth of experience make him the ideal leader to take Tim Hortons into the future, and I am confident the company is in great hands,” said House.

OAKVILLE, Ont. — Tim Hortons is launching a new “Chill-to-Win” summer contest to promote its iced-cappuccino beverage.

“Nine out of 10 frozen coffee drinks sold in Canada are served at Tim Hortons. Canadians are choosing Iced Capp over any other option in the marketplace, so we wanted to do something to celebrate summer and reward our loyal guests," explained Dave McKay, VP Beverages, Tim Hortons.

TORONTO — F&H magazine has picked up three nominations for the 59th Kenneth R. Wilson Awards, honouring excellence in Canadian business-to-business magazine publishing.

“We are honoured to be nominated once again for the prestigious Kenneth R. Wilson Awards in business-to-business publishing,” said Rosanna Caira, editor and publisher of F&H magazine and its sister publication, Hotelier.

OTTAWA — The Canadian Dairy Commission has created a new milk class for mozzarella cheese that is used on fresh pizzas. The change is expected to result in potentially lower costs to pizza operators.