New Franchisee Prepares to Open Nebraska’s First Dunkin’

Bares says he has felt welcomed into the Dunkin’ franchisee community, and that DDIFO has given him the opportunity to connect with  others in the business. Bryce Bares is returning to his home state of Nebraska and he’s bringing Dunkin’ Donuts with him. “Several DDIFO members have told me that there’s never been a better…

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National DCP’s Phoenix Facility to Drive Western Expansion

The new DCP 65,000-square-foot distribution center opened in Phoenix in October and now provides food, paper and equipment supplies to more than 100 Dunkin’ Donuts restaurants in the southwestern states, according to Kevin Bruce, CEO of National DCP. The Phoenix center is the first located west of the Mississippi and the seventh warehouse in the…

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This Isn’t Bill Rosenberg’s Dunkin’ Donuts Anymore…

When Bill Rosenberg opened the first Dunkin’ Donuts in 1950, the menu was not a major consideration.Rosenberg offered customers great tasting coffee and donuts, and the people who lived and worked near Quincy Mass. began a tradition of starting their mornings off with this staple. For almost two decades Dunkin’ was primarily known for coffee and donuts.…

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Pennsylvania Shop Has A Legacy of Connecting Its Community

On the wall in Ann Caruso’s family room hangs a pastel of a conservation area in the town where she lives. She loves it not because the colors match the ones in her rug, though that’s nice, too, but because it’s a walk she has taken with her husband and kids many times. It’s the…

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Tax Changes for 2013: What it Means for You

Among the many challenges of owning a small business are the year-to-year tax changes that can affect your bottom line and complicate your accounting. And this year was especially anxiety inducing as Congress and the President wrangled over a plethora of expiring tax breaks until the last moments of 2012, leaving individuals and business owners…

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2013 Northeast Regional Meeting Program Agenda, Westborough, MA

Register for the Meeting 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM  Quarterly Meeting, DDIFO Board of Directors (All are welcome!) 2:00 – 2:30 PM     Welcome – Ed Shanahan, Executive Director, DDIFO  “A New Direction – A New Effectiveness!” A presentation by the new Executive Director of DDIFO on the status of the organization, its current position, and it…

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Dunkin’ Lobbying Against Key Obamacare Provision

Tuesday, 19 Feb 2013 05:14 PM – By Todd Beamon Dunkin’ Brands — the owner of Dunkin’ Donuts — is working to overturn a major provision of Obamacare. The company, based in Canton, Massachusetts, is lobbying the White House to change its definition of full-time work from at least 30 hours a week to 40…

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Brand Keys Ranks Dunkin’ First In Coffee Loyalty

For 7th Straight Year, Dunkin’ Stands At The Top In Customer Loyalty! CANTON, Mass., Feb. 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — With competition brewing steadily in the coffee category, Dunkin’ Donuts, America’s all-day, everyday stop for coffee and baked goods, has been recognized once again for keeping guests running with a superior experience. For the seventh straight year, Dunkin’ Donuts has been ranked number…

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Plotwatt releases Energy Management Performance Guides specific to Dunkin Donut Operators

January 4, 2013, DURHAM, NC – PlotWatt, the Durham-based technology company that provides energy management solutions to quick serve restaurant (QSR) released new energy management tools optimized for Dunkin’ Donuts in the latest version of its software product. Using patent-pending technology which computes itemized appliance-level energy consumption of all major electrical appliances without attached appliance-level hardware, PlotWatt…

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