Sorry, this website is not available in your region. Vanilla bean coolatta approximately 12,900 locations in 42 countries, Dunkin’ is one of the largest coffee shop and donut shop chains in the world.

A Dunkin’ Donuts store in Maryland c. 1950 to Dunkin’ Donuts after discussing with company executives. In 1963, Rosenberg’s son Bob became CEO of the company at age 25, and Dunkin’ Donuts opened its hundredth location that year. In the following years, the other businesses in the Universal Food Systems portfolio were sold or closed, and the company was renamed to Dunkin’ Donuts. The menu and shop format was standardized, and various new menu items were introduced. In the early 1980s counter service and ceramic coffee cups were replaced by self-service counters and paper cups.

Dunkin’ Donuts expanded in the 1990s by buying out two rival chains: Mister Donut and Dawn Donuts. At some point, the chain produced a donut specifically designed for dunking, with a handle. In 2004, the company’s headquarters were relocated to Canton, Massachusetts. The Dunkin’ Donuts location in Natick, Massachusetts launched a program to test the concept of curbside pickup in December 2016.

In January 2018, Dunkin’ Donuts began to open new concept locations, beginning in Quincy, featuring modern decor, cold beverages on tap and a single-cup brewing machine, more packaged take-out options, and dedicated pick-up lines for mobile ordering inside and in the drive-thru. The concept was described as being part of a shift towards becoming an “on-the-go, beverage-led brand”. In February 2018, Dunkin’ announced plans to phase out polystyrene foam cups globally for environmental purposes by April 2020. On July 11, 2018, Dave Hoffmann took over from Nigel Travis to become the CEO. He is looking to add 1,000 new locations outside of the Northeastern United States by the end of 2020 and to have a revenue increase of 3 percent for stores open a year or longer. In June 2019, Dunkin’ partnered with Grubhub to begin the rollout of its new Dunkin’ Delivers service.

Later in July 2019, Dunkin’ partnered with Beyond Meat to introduce a meatless breakfast sandwich in Manhattan, becoming the first U. In September 2019, the New York attorney general’s office alleged in a lawsuit that Dunkin’ mishandled a series of cyberattacks that were directed at customers using the Dunkin’ mobile app. These attacks took place in early 2015 and thousands of usernames and passwords stolen. In October 2020, Dunkin’ Brands stated that the company was in conversation with Inspire Brands, a private equity-backed company, negotiating to sell the company. Dunkin’ Donuts’ “It’s Worth the Trip” campaign starred sleepy-eyed “Fred the Baker” and featured the catchphrase “Time to make the donuts”. It won honors from the Television Bureau of Advertising as one of the five best television advertisements of the 1980s. Launch party of the co-branded Saucony X Dunkin’ Kinvara 9 running shoe.

They Might Be Giants songs were featured in a series of advertisements of new products to boost summer sales. In 2007, a series of Dunkin’ Donuts commercials referred to the fictional language “Fritalian”. Rachael Ray starred in commercials for Dunkin’ Donuts beginning in 2007. In March 2009, the company unveiled the alternate slogan “You ‘Kin Do It! The branding would be implemented in other locations in the latter half of 2018 if it was successful. The brand announced that it would be known simply as Dunkin’ in September 2018.

On April 3, 2018, Dunkin’ Donuts teamed up with the Massachusetts shoe manufacturer, Saucony to produce a strawberry-frosted donut themed running shoe to commemorate the 122nd running of the Boston Marathon. The Saucony X Dunkin’ Kinvara 9 came in a donut box and the heel of the shoe was covered in rainbow sprinkles. A script version of the words Dunkin’ Donuts was filed on March 31, 1955, and registered on February 2, 1960. A later logo was for a drawing and word logo depicting a figure with a donut for a head and a coffee cup and donut body wearing a garrison cap, with Dunkin’ emblazoned on both the coffee cup and cap.