Dunkin' News & Media

McDonald's Impossible Burger may not be possible

January 8, 2020

The possibility of the lab-developed plant-based Impossible Burger appearing in some form at McDonald's is apparently approaching nil. That’s according to…

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Dunkin' Brands names Dunkin' Americas president

December 13, 2019

Dunkin' Brands, the parent company of Dunkin' and Baskin-Robbins, today announced that it former U.S. COO, Scott Murphy, is now president of Dunkin' Americas.

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Dunkin', Baskin-Robbins win big in PETA's 2019 Libby Awards

December 11, 2019

Dunkin' and Baskin-Robbins were the winners of PETA's 14th annual Libby Awards. "Libby" is short for "liberation" — as in "animal liberation" and the awards…

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Chick-fil-A wins, QSRs win bigger in most-loved brands report

December 9, 2019

Chick-fil-A may sometimes have controversy, but they also have very devoted customers, as is evidenced in Savanta's Top 100 Most Loved US Eating Out Brands…

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Dunkin' deal expands Houston-area market penetration

November 8, 2019

Dunkin' Brands announced a substantive deal with a new franchisee this week to expand its brand in Texas, beginning with Dunkin's plan to open 18 Houston-area…

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Dunkin' Brands jolts upward via espresso + Baskin-Robbins best quarter in 2 years

October 31, 2019

Dunkin' Brands turned in a nice Q3 performance, marked by the Baskin-Robbins brand's best quarterly sales performance in nearly two years and a lot of Dunkin…

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Dunkin' pushes out national plant-based breakfast Nov. 6

October 22, 2019

The success of a July Beyond Sausage sandwich test at Dunkin' in Manhattan, has prompted the chain to push up plans for the national launch of the offering to…

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Dunkin' names Latin America/Caribbean VP

October 10, 2019

Dunkin' and Baskin-Robbins parent company, Dunkin' Brands Group, Inc. has named Pancho Gonzalez as regional vice president, Latin America and Caribbean where…

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NY State AG sues Dunkin' alleging chain failed to protect against cyber attacks

September 27, 2019

New York State Attorney General Letitia James filed suit against Dunkin', alleging the iconic restaurant chain failed to notify almost 20,000 customers about a…

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Dunkin' expands App-based On-the-Go ordering to all customers

September 20, 2019

Dunkin' now announced that all customers can use its app's On-The-Go mobile ordering feature, previously only available to loyalty club and gift card holders.

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Dunkin' offering $20M in peel-off game prizes

August 20, 2019

Dunkin' will kick off a return appearance of the brand's Sip. Peel. Win. Promotion Wednesday, this time with more than $20 million in prizes, which includes…

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Chick-fil-A, Dunkin' wrestle customers' hearts from Starbucks

August 15, 2019

Move over Starbucks, Americans now say a chicken has their heart according to the largest brand intimacy study that found Chick-fil-A is ranks first for…

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Baskin-Robbins signs 10-unit New York/Pennsylvania deal

August 14, 2019

Upstate New York will soon be a cooler place thanks to the signing of a multi-unit agreement to develop 10 new Baskin-Robbins locations there in Syracuse and…

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Dunkin' names 3 regional VPs to key US regions

August 14, 2019

Dunkin' and Baskin-Robbins parent company, Dunkin' Brands Group, Inc. is adding three veteran QSR executives to oversee Dunkin' operations and development…

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Dunkin' does it again: The Great Pumpkin has arrived

August 12, 2019

Yes, it's early August. Yes, kids are still in the pool. but the great QSR annual pumpkin race has begun with today's announcement from that fittingly…

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Plant-based proteins? Subway says 'let's play (meat)ball!'

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

Subway again threw out a pitch today in the ever-heightening QSR plant-based protein wars, when it announced it will test a plant-based meatball in its new…

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Dunkin' Manhattan launches 1st QSR plant-based breakfast patty sandwich

July 24, 2019

Dunkin' is dippin' into plant-based offerings too by partnering with plant-based product maker, Beyond Meat, to give diners a Beyond Sausage Sandwich at the…

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Door-delivered Dunkin' now an NYC reality

June 17, 2019

Dunkin' and Grubhub have partnered on the doughnut chain's new Dunkin' Delivers service, with a New York city kick-off involving more than 400 Dunkin' store's…

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Dunkin' celebrates other kind of 'holey' day: National Donut Day

May 31, 2019

June 7 is National Donut Day, and Dunkin' is giving away doughnuts all day with a beverage purchase, a news release said.

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Dunkin' opening at least 200 units per year over next 3 years

May 8, 2019

In an effort to meets its goal of adding 200 to 250 restaurants each year over the next three years in the U.S., Dunkin' Brands Group Inc. has signed…

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