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NEWS ABOUT: Dunkin' Donuts

Dunkin' Donuts stories: 19 news summaries
OPINION

 Need Coffee Fix 
 ASAP? Definitely 
 Skip Starbucks 

Famous chain loses in Slate taste test

Aug 4, 09 2:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - Coffee snobs may “talk about the subtleties of macchiato” and scorn the chain stores, but “even sanctimonious coffee bores must lapse: The flesh is weak, the day is full, and Starbucks is just half a block away,” writes Nathan Heller for Slate. Dunkin’ Donuts and McDonald’s... More »

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Starbucks • McDonald's • coffee • Dunkin' Donuts • Jay-ZTV

(Newser) - Many New Yorkers met their first Canadian doughnuts today as the Tim Hortons chain took over 12 locations previously occupied by Dunkin’ Donuts, BlackBook reports. “My frantic runs to Canada to buy tins of Tim Hortons ground coffee are over,” a delighted expatriate said. “Everything in New... More »

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food • New York City • coffee • fast food • franchise • Dunkin' Donuts • doughnut • restaurant chain • Tim Hortons • Riese Organization

Tech review

 Dunkin' iPhone App 
 Ruins the Coffee Run 

People want to leave the office

Jun 23, 09 7:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - Dunkin’ Donuts has a new iPhone app, and it’s a dud, writes Matthew Shaer for the Christian Science Monitor. “Dunkin’ Run” users can send emails to their coworkers notifying them of an impending run; the app makes a list of orders and the “runner” heads to Dunkin’... More »

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iPhone • coffee • Dunkin' Donuts • iPod Touch • iPhone applications • doughnut

 Dunkin' Pushes...Donuts 


Jun 1, 09 1:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - America may run on Dunkin', but the working-man's coffeeshop would like to remind recession-slapped Americans about the cheap, sugary goodness of the other end of its name. After a decade of emphasizing coffee—which fuels 60% of the chain's revenue—Dunkin has decided it's time to make the doughnuts pay... More »

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marketing • Dunkin' Donuts • coffee shop • doughnut

(Newser) - British transit cops in Philadelphia to trade counter-terrorism tactics with their US counterparts were treated to an American specialty, the Daily Mail reports—Dunkin’ Donuts. The UK contingent is touring railroad terminals on the East Coast so that “our two organizations” can “work and learn from each... More »

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coffee • police • Philadelphia • counterterrorism • Dunkin' Donuts • Amtrak • Britain • doughnut • British Transport Police

Economy Brews Change for Coffee Drinkers

Americans splurge on
Starbucks less often, make joe at home

Jan 19, 09 9:51 AM CST
(Newser) - Still hitting Starbucks every day on your way to work? You’re in the minority. A recent survey found 60% of Americans buying less gourmet coffee as the economy has soured, reports Advertising Age. Starbucks’ loss has been Dunkin’ Donuts’ gain, allowing the company to expand into new markets as... More »

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Starbucks • recession • consumer spending • Dunkin' Donuts • gourmet coffee • financial crisis

Dunkin' Donuts Brews Up Showdown With Starbucks

Dunkin' fires new salvo in coffee wars with blind taste tests

Oct 22, 08 6:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - Dunkin' Donuts is aiming to punch holes in Starbucks' share of the coffee market with an aggressive new ad campaign, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports. The ads portray Dunkin' Donuts coffee as being the choice of "hard-working Americans" and boast of having beaten Starbucks' house blend in blind taste tests.... More »

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Starbucks • advertising • coffee • Dunkin' Donuts • advertising campaign

 Anti-Bubba:
 Is Obama's Bod
 Un-American?

Maybe the typical American will have trouble identifying with a 'beanpole'

Aug 1, 08 4:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - No matter how long the 2008 campaign drags on, we'll never see Barack Obama as we did Bill Clinton in 1992: drenched in sweat and jogging into a McDonald's. Obama's fit—skinny, even—and a bit of a gym rat. The Wall Street Journal takes a look at the notion... More »

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obesity • Barack Obama • John McCain • health • McDonald's • Bill Clinton • junk food • Dunkin' Donuts • ice cream • sweet tooth

 NYC Not Eating Up
 Calorie-Count Law  

Even 'healthier' options can be too hefty, would-be splurgers horrified to find

Jul 17, 08 6:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - As chain restaurants waddle their way toward compliance with a New York City law that requires them to post the calorie counts of food, the numbers behind the items have diners grappling with some unappetizing knowledge, MSNBC reports. The restaurant skinny is turning out to be anything but, from 630-calorie... More »

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food • health • New York City • Starbucks • Dunkin' Donuts • calories • calorie-posting law • TGI Friday's

 Cup of Joe Getting Smaller 

Chicago coffee maker nixes 20-ounce drinks, for flavor's sake

Jul 9, 08 3:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - One purveyor of fine coffee is drawing a line in the sand: Come Aug. 1, Chicago brewer and distributor Intelligentsia will phase out its 20-ounce option—or venti, per Starbucks lingo, the Chicago Tribune reports. Brewing such a large cup dilutes the proportions necessary for maximum flavor, Intelligentsia's CEO says,... More »

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Starbucks • Chicago • coffee • beverages • Dunkin' Donuts • excess • Intelligentsia

 Rachael Ray's
 'Terror Scarf'
 Ad Yanked 

Rachael Ray sporting jihadist neckwear, righty bloggers say

May 28, 08 9:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - Dunkin' Donuts has pulled an ad featuring TV chef Rachael Ray after conservative commentators got tied in knots over her scarf, the Boston Globe reports. The black-and-white scarf around her neck looked a little too much like a keffiyeh—the traditional headwear of Arab men—for some observers, who howled... More »

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Dunkin' Donuts • Palestinians • headscarves • advertisements • Rachael Ray

UPDATED

 Starbucks Rolls Out  
 Customer-Focused Changes 

Loyalty card, new machines headline plans to jolt coffee giant

Mar 19, 08 2:46 PM CDT
(Newser) - A customer-loyalty card, a new website and upgraded brewing machines highlighted changes in store at Starbucks, the Wall Street Journal reports, with CEO Howard Schultz using today's annual meeting to re-focus the firm on quality of customer experience. The card will offer rewards for regulars at the coffee giant, which... More »

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social networking • Howard Schultz • Starbucks • McDonald's • iPhone • coffee • training • Dunkin' Donuts • gourmet coffee • espresso • Clover • Coffee Equipment Co.

Rivals Earn as Starbucks Learns

Rival coffee chains target customers as Starbucks takes training break

Feb 27, 08 8:10 AM CST
(Newser) - Starbucks customers and competition alike got to know each other yesterday as the java giant closed for a 3-hour training break for all employee, reports the AP. "Free-market economy, baby! You've got to take advantage of what the competition throws at you," said one former Starbucks devotee swilling... More »

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Starbucks • coffee • training • Dunkin' Donuts • espresso

Starbucks to Close 7,100 US Stores Today

Relax: It's just for 3 hours, and Dunkin' Donuts has 99¢ coffee

Feb 26, 08 12:20 PM CST
(Newser) - Get your afternoon latte early today, because Starbucks—all 7,100 US locations—is closing at 5:30pm for 3 hours of staff training, CNNMoney reports. The company says it hopes baristas will  “deepen their passion for coffee” and even “transform the customer experience,” not to speak... More »

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Starbucks • coffee • training • Dunkin' Donuts • espresso

Starbucks Testing $2.50 Cup of Brew

Slumping company looks to both high-end and low-end products

Feb 15, 08 9:03 AM CST
(Newser) - Struggling with its first major sales slump, Starbucks hopes to lure back customers with a $2.50 cup of luxury coffee. The company hopes to find a high-end niche among serious coffee aficionados with the new brew, made in an $11,000 gizmo similar to a French press, Bloomberg reports.... More »

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Starbucks • McDonald's • coffee • Dunkin' Donuts • gourmet coffee • breakfast sandwiches • sales slump

Starbucks Tries Out $1 Coffee

Java giant also trying free refills in Seattle experiment

Jan 23, 08 2:50 PM CST
(Newser) - Starbucks is offering a low-cost option as it experiments with new approaches in the face of fresh competition from McDonald's, the Wall Street Journal reports. While Starbucks made its fortune on extravagantly named $4 offerings, an 8-ounce “short” cup is now available for $1 in the Seattle area, and... More »

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Howard Schultz • Starbucks • McDonald's • coffee • Dunkin' Donuts • free refills

Dunkin' Donuts Will Cut the
Trans Fat

New oil won't clog arteries but will still make you fat

Aug 27, 07 7:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - Dunkin' Donuts says it will eliminate nearly all trans fat from items on its menu by October 15—including the doughnuts. The chain will switch to a more heart-friendly blend of palm, soybean and cottonseed oils. But the company itself cautions consumers to keep the move  in perspective. "Certainly,... More »

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food • Starbucks • fat • Dunkin' Donuts • trans fats • donut • Krispy Kreme

Price Jump Could Ice Coffee Sales

With another price hike and competitors on its heels, will Starbucks stumble?

Aug 1, 07 5:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - Starbucks recently hiked the cost of its coffee an average of 9¢ a cup—the seventh bump up since 1997. With a faltering stock price and learnings lagging after 15 years of solid growth, BusinessWeek wonders whether the premium coffee purveyor may have finally maxed out the market for the... More »

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Starbucks • McDonald's • coffee • tea • Dunkin' Donuts • price

Muslim Donut Franchisee Fights Pork

Owner told to serve breakfast sandwiches
or lose stores

Aug 1, 07 4:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - The owner of two Chicago-area Dunkin' Donuts is locked in a legal dispute with the company over conflicts between his religious beliefs and his breakfast menu, the Chicago Tribune reports. A franchisee since 1979, Walid Elkhatib has never served pork products; it wasn't until 2002 that Dunkin' Donuts insisted he... More »

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food • Islam • religion • discrimination • franchise • Muslim • lawsuit • Arabs • Dunkin' Donuts • Walid Elkhatib • donut • breakfast sandwiches • pork

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