As part of our mission to communicate matters of importance to Dunkin’ franchise owners, we routinely include news about business regulations, trends and franchising in this magazine. With this final issue of 2022, we are offering information about several potential concerns we see brewing for the new year.
Read More »Inflation slowed more sharply than expected in November in an encouraging sign, but the Federal Reserve plowed ahead yesterday with another half-point increase in interest rates, bringing them to their highest point since the 2008 recession. Inflation eased somewhat through the month of November with annualized prices increasing 7.1 percent, down from 7.7 percent last…
Read More »The political spin from both sides of the aisle may paint a confusing picture, but the numbers certainly bring a degree of clarity to where the economy is currently. Inflation accelerated in September with consumer prices rising 8.2% over last year as prices on a host of items intensified pressure on households and wiped-out gains…
Read More »Well, the big bad news hit Wednesday with the Federal Reserve raising its overnight interest rate by half a percentage point, a move not seen in 22 years, and of course, that was followed by the Dow dropping over 1,000 points yesterday. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) announced at the beginning of this week…
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What a time to be in business. As the pandemic recedes and we emerge from the past two years of COVID, many are looking for silver linings in the economic cloud. The job market is robust, the unemployment rate has fallen close to pre-pandemic levels at 3.6 percent, wages are rising and consumer spending is…
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As a Dunkin’ Donuts franchisee, you have no doubt realized there is no shortage of lenders who want your business—badly. As a lender to the community of Dunkin’ franchisees, I’m certain you are regularly contacted by companies like ours and presented with various offers—some more compelling than others. Because of Dunkin’s market strength, capital is…
Read More »There’s good and bad news in the Federal Reserve System’s economic projections released this week with the Fed Chairman projecting short-term interest rates to climb, but not by nearly as much or as quickly as originally expected. Fed Chairman Janet Yellen earlier this week stated that she thought increases to the rate would happen and…
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