TONAWANDA, N.Y. – NOCO Express today announced the grand opening of Tim Hortons at its store located at its Kenmore Avenue location in Tonawanda. This is the first Tim Hortons for which NOCO is the franchisee.  The store also marked the completion of a month-long interior remodel to provide an updated look and expanded fresh product selection.

“As the convenience store industry and customers’ on-the-go needs evolve and change, we continue to update and enhance our offerings for our customers,” said Jim DeFilippis, vice president and general manager, NOCO Express.  “With the addition of Tim Hortons and the expansion of our Nickel City Foods products, we are providing our Kenmore Avenue store customers with a greater selection of fresh, grab and go foods.”

The newly designed store now features a variety of meal options for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Open 24-hours daily, Tim Hortons offers customers a selection of coffees, specialty beverages, sandwiches and baked goods. Freshly prepared and pre-packaged sandwiches, salads, wraps and snack packs from Nickel City Foods are available throughout the day.

The store features a brighter and more open layout, including the addition of new cooler space for fresh foods, dairy and juice products, frozen foods and craft beers. New checkout and seating areas were also added to the store and new wall graphics throughout the store provide an updated look.

NOCO hired 14 new employees to accommodate the customer needs of the new store and the addition of Tim Hortons, bringing the total workforce to 22 employees.  The Kenmore Avenue NOCO Express is open 24 hours daily.