QSR Magazine reports that franchise owner Sai Jitta signed a multi-unit store development agreement for three new Dunkin’ Donuts in Blue Springs and Independence, Missouri. The first location is anticipated to open in 2011 and the remainder by 2013.
Canton-based Dunkin’ Brands Inc. celebrated the 60th birthday of Dunkin’ Donuts today at Boston’s Copley Square Plaza. Actor and comedian Lenny Clarke helped Dunkin’ executives blow out birthday candles and sing “Happy Birthday.” Watch the video.
Carolyn Kravetz, a former communications executives with Dunkin’ Brands Inc. pleaded guilty Thursday to allegations she steered company business toward a friend in exchange for kickbacks.
Kent Hoover of Biz Journals writes at MSN Money that government guaranteesthe b and reduced fees that revived U.S. Small Business Administration lending are going away again, at least for a while
Tim McLaughlin of the Boston Business Journal writes that about eight months before Lehman Brothers collapsed in the fall of 2008, Danvers Bancorp Inc. reeled in about $175 million in capital from its conversion to a publicly traded bank from a mutual.
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Kyle Cheney of State House News Service, published at Metro West Daily News writes that much has been made about how the sausage is made on Beacon Hill. But what about doughnuts?
Ron Ruggless of Nation’s Restaurant News reports that after encountering fierce pushback from franchisees over its $1 double cheeseburger promotion, Burger King said it would raise the item’s price and introduce a new value sandwich in its place.
A release on BusinessWire today announces that Honey Dew Donuts has partnered with The Dartmouth Company to assist them with their expansion efforts. The Dartmouth Company is a full service commercial real estate firm specializing in the leasing and sale of retail properties throughout New England. The key to The Dartmouth Company’s success has been the quality of their team members and their in-depth understanding of the markets in which they operate.
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