Dunkin' Donuts
Logo used as of October 6, 2022 | |
A Dunkin’ Donuts storefront in Massachusetts with a walk-up window. | |
| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Food and beverage Coffeehouse Franchising |
| Founded | 1948 (as Open Kettle) 1950 (as Dunkin' Donuts) |
| Founder | Bill Rosenberg |
| Headquarters | Canton, MA , United States |
Number of locations | 14,000+ (2024) |
Key people | Paul J. Brown |
| Products |
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| Parent | Inspire Brands |
| Website | dunkindonuts |
DD IP Holder LLC, doing business as Dunkin',[1] and originally Dunkin' Donuts, is an American multinational coffee and doughnut company, as well as a quick service restaurant. It was founded by Bill Rosenberg in Quincy, Massachusetts, in 1950. The chain was acquired by Baskin-Robbins' holding company Allied Lyons in 1990, its acquisition of the Mister Donut chain and the conversion of that chain to Dunkin' Donuts facilitated the brand's growth in North America that year.[2]
Dunkin' and Baskin-Robbins eventually became subsidiaries of Dunkin' Brands, headquartered in Canton, Massachusetts, in 2004. Dunkin' Brands was purchased by Inspire Brands on December 15, 2020. The chain began rebranding as a "beverage-led company", and was renamed Dunkin' in January 2019; while stores in the U.S. began using the new name, the company intends to roll out the rebranding to all of its international stores eventually.[3]
With approximately 14,000 locations in 39 countries, Dunkin' is one of the largest coffee shop and doughnut shop chains in the world.[4][5] In addition to various varieties of coffee and doughnuts, products sold include bagels, breakfast sandwiches, muffins, and doughnut holes branded as Munchkins.[6][7]
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The company has more than 12,900 restaurants in 42 countries worldwide.
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- ^ Buck, Fielding (April 30, 2018). "Dunkin' Donuts gets ready for summer with Cosmic Coolattas". Orange County Register. Archived from the original on August 9, 2020. Retrieved May 14, 2020.