About Dunkin'

Dunkin’ Donuts is a well-known American multinational food chain serving the best coffee and doughnuts. It has been operated under the name Dunkin’ since 2019. It operates its outlets in approximately 12,900 locations in 42 countries of the globe.

The chain sells different products such as coffee, donuts, bagels, and Munchkins donut holes. It also sells frozen, iced, and hot beverages, soft drinks, and sandwiches. Let us explore more about Dunkin’ Donuts, its history, and its products.

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History of Dunkin’ Donuts

Dunkin’s Donuts was established in 1950 by Bill Rosenberg in Canton, Massachusetts, USA. It was earlier started with the name Open Kettle in 1948. His long experience of selling food at construction sites and industries helped him to run the business successfully. A few years later, Bill sold numerous franchises to other business people in 1955.

The company made differences in its menu and provided different foods at different locations. Some outlets used to sell only breakfast items, whereas others used to sell coffee and donuts.

By 1980, the restaurant made a few changes in its cups. It started serving coffee and beverages to the customers in paper cups. It continued to grow and expand by 1990 and purchased Mister Donut and Dawn Donuts chains.

The restaurant continued to offer donuts cut by the machine. It adopted a new store design and relocated its headquarters to Canton, Massachusetts. In 2018, Dunkin’ Donuts adopted new store designs and other new things such as cold beverages, attractive décor and pick-up lines for orders.

Finally, Inspire Brands took over Dunkin’ Brands Group for about $11.3 billion. Dunkin’ Mister Donut and Baskin Robbins became a part of Inspire Brands.

Interesting facts about Dunkin’ Donuts to know

Dunkin’ Donuts operates its outlets in 42 countries of the world. This restaurant has many interesting facts that you must know, such as:

1. Billions of cups every year

This restaurant sells about 65 cups of coffee per second. A survey shows that the total sales of Dunkin’ Donuts were around 2 billion cups of coffee in 2017 worldwide.

2. Premium quality coffee

One of the most exciting things to know about Dunkin’ Donuts is that it has a team of coffee experts who can taste every cup of coffee. These experts taste every cup and provide aromatic coffee to the customers.

3. Munchkins donut hole treats for customers

The special Munchkins donut hole treats take an essential place on the restaurant’s menu. Restaurants started selling these donut hole treats in 1973. Now, it sells more than 1 billion Munchkins donut hole treats all around the globe in one year.

4. Different types of donuts

Numerous countries of the globe have Dunkin’ Donuts in various states. In every country, Dunkin’ Donuts offers special donuts that depict local culture and cuisine. For example, Dunkin’ Donuts offers wasabi cheese and seaweed cheese donuts in Singapore. In China, it sells dried pork and seaweed donuts.

5. Dunkin’ Coffee in Spain

The restaurants of Dunkin’ Donuts in Spain provide classic items such as Boston Kreme and dark roast coffee and lattes. Spanish outlets are known as Dunkin’ Coffee.

6. Order ahead

Dunkin’ Donuts launched the Dunkin’ app in 2016. This app offers the option of mobile ordering with the help of Google Assistant. It makes it simpler for customers to order items when they are running late for work, a party, or a meeting.

7. Donation

The restaurant is actively working for the betterment of poor sections of society. Dunkin’ Donuts and Baskin-Robbins Community Foundation donated $16 million to various charity organizations for the treatment of illnesses of poor kids.