The chief executive of the new National DCP (NDCP) is not someone who makes promises easily. But, Kevin Bruce is confident of his promise that Dunkin’ Donuts franchise owners will see lower prices between now and end of June—and then again at every six month interval until December 2014. “We’re confident that through our initiatives that we will reduce prices to our members for the next three years as spelled out in the agreement,” said Bruce, who noted how just saying that was such a “good feeling”.
Jay Fitzgerald writes in the Boston Herald that a Dunkin’ Donuts supplier and Teamsters Local 25 traded harsh rhetorical blows yesterday as the two sides seemed to be headed toward a strike showdown.
Laura Clapper of Business Review USA reports that the fight between the Teamsters and Dunkin’ Donuts is getting ugly. Over the last few days, the two factions have ended discussions.
Nation’s Restaurant News reports that the union representing drivers and delivery staff for Dunkin’ Donuts’ largest distributor in New England has postponed plans to strike after making progress in contract negotiations, parent company Dunkin’ Brands Inc. said Tuesday.
The Northeast DCP, a franchisee-owned supplier for Dunkin’ Donuts stores throughout New England, is calling for Teamsters Local 25 to accept additional negotiation dates that have been offered and call off threats to strike.
The Boston Herald reports that Teamsters Local 25 is threatening to slam the brakes on the notion that America runs on Dunkin’ Donuts. The powerful Charlestown union yesterday accused one of Dunkin’s largest distribution companies of deliberately dragging its feet on signing a new contract for nearly 200 Bellingham truckers and other workers who voted last year to join the Teamsters.
A Dunkin’ Donuts distribution center will open up early next year in an 80,000-square-foot building near Interstate 40 and Piedmont Triad International Airport.
On August 11 and 12, the drivers and helpers at Northeast DCP in Bellingham, Massachusetts voted 100 to 78 to join Local 25. There are 194 workers in the bargaining unit. The drivers deliver all types of items to the stores, including the donut dough, furniture, coffee and coffee syrup, coffee machines, ad displays and other items.
Dunkin’ Donuts store owners, employees, suppliers and loyal customers in New England raised more than $715,000 for the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute’s Jimmy Fund through proceeds generated from the 12th Annual Dunkin’ Donuts George Mandell Memorial Golf Tournament and Auction held on August 10, 2009. The event, organized by Dunkin’ Donuts Northeast Distribution Center (NEDCP) and held at The International Golf Club in Bolton, MA, has historically been one of the Jimmy Fund’s highest-grossing fund-raising tournaments nationwide.
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