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Breakfast, coffee, marketing initiatives push Dunkin' Brands profits up
Dunkin' Brands Group Inc., parent company of Dunkin' Donuts and Baskin-Robbins, reported its fourth quarter and full year 2011 financial results, including a Q4 adjusted net income increase of 36.6 …February 9, 2012
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| Dunkin' Brands Group Inc., parent company of Dunkin' Donuts and Baskin-Robbins, reported its fourth quarter and full year 2011 financial results, including a Q4 adjusted net income increase of 36.6 percent. This figure was driven by a 7.4 percent … |
