Congratulations are in order for Lou Beccarelli on his recent promotion to the position of Chief Operating Officer with the Arby’s system. As we know, Lou has been a staple in the Dunkin’ system for the past 31 years, most recently serving as Regional Vice President and Division Leader of Operations for Dunkin’. We want…
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“Skin in the game,” is how Dunkin’ President Scott Murphy explains the decision to increase the number of corporate-owned locations. “It demonstrates to our franchisees that anything we ask them to do, we will now be executing at a large scale alongside them.” While Dunkin’ has acquired franchise units from time to time – including…
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Last fall, marked 50 years since a college student named Mike Cobler opened a sandwich shack in San Jose, Calif. Togo’s has survived the decades – including its 10-year marriage to, and divorce from, Dunkin’ and Baskin-Robbins that was arranged by then-owner Allied Domecq. Today, Togo’s boasts more than 100 locations with more in the…
Read More »Periodically, we try to report on some goings on at Dunkin’ that reinforce the strength and continuing growth of the brand. With the changes now being directed out of Inspire Brands Headquarters in Atlanta however, the notices we can convey in this issue take a different turn. We noted this past week that former Dunkin’…
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Many long-time Dunkin’ franchisees still point to the introduction of the bagel as the rocket fuel that ignited this brand. Others may say it was the relentless commitment to marketing and advertising. For Dunkin’s new owner, Inspire Brands, the next great thing may be created soon at the company’s new Inspire Innovation Center in Atlanta.…
Read More »Inspire Brands just keeps making headlines with their Dunkin’ personnel moves over the course of the past few weeks, and last week was no exception. Inspire announced the promotion of Dunkin and Baskins SVP John Varughese to the position of Chief Operating Officer of Inspire Brands international division. As Inspire COO, John will oversee international…
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April 22, 2021 marked day four of Dealmakers Week, presented by Franchise Times. It was also the day the magazine announced its 2020 Deal of the Year. Not surprisingly, the award went to Inspire Brands for its $11.3 billion purchase of Dunkin’ Brands. On hand to receive the award was David Pipes, Inspire Brands chief…
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Summer 2021 is being billed as a return to “normal,” as vaccinations against COVID-19 continue and businesses resume regular operations. But, behind some of the rosy projections for the resumption of life as we knew it, there are some hard realities facing business owners in every sector, particularly quick-service restaurants. In this edition of “What’s…
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April 22, 2021 marked day four of Dealmakers Week, presented by Franchise Times. It was also the day the magazine announced its 2020 Deal of the Year. Not surprisingly, the award went to Inspire Brands for its $11.3 billion purchase of Dunkin’ Brands. On hand to receive the award was David Pipes, Inspire Brands chief…
Read More »Congratulations are in order this week for both Inspire Brands and former Dunkin’ CFO Kate Jaspon. We want to congratulate Inspire Brands for making the right appointment and promoting Kate to the CFO post to succeed the retiring David Pipes. We also want to congratulate Kate on a well-deserved promotion and on her many years…
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