For Deo Braga, coming to America meant a fast track to opportunity. As a teenager in the Azores, Braga yearned for more. While attending college and working with his father, Manuel Furtado Braga, he ran a local bar and grocery store the family owned. His uncle, Barry Furtado, was already living in America and running…
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There is a sense of continuity that comes with publishing a magazine every two months. For DDIFO, this magazine has provided an opportunity to explore and explain in detail how the business of running a Dunkin’ Donuts restaurant is constantly changing. Our work requires that we are always looking ahead—to understand how the past can…
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On behalf of the members of DDIFO and the Dunkin’ franchisee community, I wish to congratulate David Hoffman on being named Chief Executive Officer of Dunkin’ Brands and Nigel Travis on his retirement from the position.
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Of the millions of people who travel to New Orleans every year, you might be surprised to learn that less than 15 percent visit for a conference, convention or trade show. While the influx of business travelers continues to swell, along with all other visitors to this fun-loving and historic city, so do the vacation…
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Andy Puzder is widely credited with turning around the troubled quick service restaurant chains of Hardee’s and Carl’s Jr. By the time he left his position last year – and was being considered for the position of U.S. Labor Secretary – Puzder had earned a reputation as a smart restaurant operator who understands the challenges…
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The Northeast Chapter of the Joy in Childhood Foundation, the charitable foundation supported by the Dunkin’ Donuts and Baskin-Robbins brands, hosted its annual Northeast Gala January 18, 2018 at the Fairmont Copley Hotel in Boston and celebrated the milestone of funding over $2 million in grants to over 150 local nonprofit organizations that help bring…
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On October 31, 2017, as Dunkin’ Donuts franchise owners were gathered at Foxwoods for the DDIFO National Conference, rumors of a marriage between Dunkin’ and Krispy Kreme spread across the business press and social media. Experts offered their opinions on CNBC, Bloomberg and Nation’s Restaurant News. Among those discussing a possible purchase by the private…
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The first thing people may have noticed when they walked into the ballroom for this year’s DDIFO Franchisee Owners Hall of Fame luncheon was the Secret Service agents guarding the door. They were joined by members of the Connecticut State Police and the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Police Department. The heavy law enforcement presence was in…
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It’s not every day an independent franchisee association can announce the son of the President of the United States will speak at its annual meeting. But with the assistance of a well-known Dunkin’ Donuts family, Eric F. Trump has confirmed he will appear at the 2017 DDIFO National Conference. “This is a wonderful honor for…
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Carl Andrade From the time he was a teenager, Carl Andrade had little doubt he would work for Dunkin’ Donuts. His two other brothers, Manny and Tony, were already established as Dunkin’ franchisees. “It was 1975 and I worked as a baker at Tony’s shop in Holbrook, Mass. I was there a year and a…
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