Coffee/Bakery/Donut News
Dunkin' Donuts manager embezzles, loses money
January 7, 2009
Sun Journal (Auburn, Maine): A former Dunkin' Donuts manager in Auburn, Maine, has pled guilty to embezzling more than $32,000 from the store's daily cash…
read nowMaggieMoo's scoops up ice cream honors
January 6, 2009
ATLANTA — MaggieMoo's Ice Cream & Treatery was recently recognized for its super-premium ice cream at the National Ice Cream Retailers Association awards…
read nowDunkin Donuts debuts $100M ad campaign
January 4, 2009
CANTON, Mass. — Dunkin' Donuts has unveiled a new $100 million integrated advertising campaign featuring its new theme for 2009: "You Kin' Do It!" Created by…
read nowDunkin' Donuts sees good year ahead
January 1, 2009
USA Today: Dunkin' Donuts expects to weather 2009 and keep the heat on rivals McDonald's and Starbucks thanks to a new CEO, more value offerings, more stores…
read nowSmuckers launches online Dunkin' Donuts coffee samples
December 30, 2008
Advertising Age: J.M. Smucker Co., which owns Dunkin' Donuts' supermarket-distributed coffee brand, is mounting an online sampling program for the brew-at-home…
read nowU.S. McCafes could learn a lesson from Europe
December 30, 2008
Advertising Age: Blogger Chris Abraham details the coffeehouse experience of a McDonald's McCafe in Berlin, with coffee served in ceramic mugs and seating that…
read nowDunkin' Brands' Luther shares insight into new CEO hire
December 22, 2008
Chain Leader: Dunkin' Donuts chairman and CEO Jon Luther said he wanted to make sure the company found a new CEO who was experienced and results oriented to be…
read nowMarble Slab Creamery to expand into St. Lucia
December 21, 2008
NEW YORK — NexCen Brands Inc. has signed a master franchise agreement for the expansion of Marble Slab Creamery franchised stores into the eastern Caribbean…
read nowRita's Italian Ice chain to expand to Texas
December 18, 2008
Trevose, Pa. — Rita's Italian Ice has signed its first development agreement in the state of Texas. The three-store agreement will result in new stores in…
read nowSubway to test Seattle's Best Coffee
December 17, 2008
Earlier this month in MarketWatch, Starbucks revealed that Subway would be testing the coffee chain's Seattle's Best Coffee brand in 1,900 locations starting…
read nowNew video game tests Dairy Queen management skills
December 14, 2008
MINNEAPOLIS — A new PC video game features managing a Dairy Queen as its premise. The game DQ Tycoon was inspired by a 2002 incident in which NBA Dallas…
read nowKrispy Kreme sees comps, loss continue to fall
December 10, 2008
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. has reported a widening net loss for the third quarter ended Nov. 2, and same-store sales declined again, the…
read nowDunkin' Brands names former Papa John's chief new CEO
December 9, 2008
CANTON, Mass. — Dunkin' Brands, parent company of Dunkin' Donuts and Baskin-Robbins, has announced that Nigel Travis has been appointed chief executive…
read nowNexCen board member resigns
December 7, 2008
NEW YORK — Marvin Traub has resigned from the NexCen Brands Inc. board of directors, effective Dec. 4, the company announced. Traub was elected director of…
read nowDunkin' Brands foundation announces grant awards
December 7, 2008
CANTON, Mass. — The Dunkin' Brands Community Foundation has announced its 2009 grants, awarding the following: A $200,000 grant to Do Something, an…
read nowTim Hortons to open 500th U.S. store
December 4, 2008
DETROIT — Tim Hortons has announced the opening of its 500th store in the United States. The store, located at the Millender Center in downtown Detroit, will…
read nowGreat American Cookies moves into Canada
December 1, 2008
NEW YORK — NexCen Brands Inc. has signed a master franchise agreement for the expansion of its Great American Cookies franchised stores into Canada, the…
read nowDunkin' Donuts franchise group names acting president
December 1, 2008
BELLINGHAM, Mass. — The DD Independent Franchise Owners Group, which represents the largest association of Dunkin' Donuts franchise owners in the United…
read nowKrispy Kreme debuts Holiday Combo
November 30, 2008
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. has launched its new Holiday Combo, the company announced. The combo includes: Snowman-shaped doughnuts with…
read nowS. Florida Dunkin' Donuts cut hours after robbery spree
November 30, 2008
CBS4: Several South Florida Dunkin' Donuts shops are taking safety measures after a string of violent robberies in its Delray Beach, Sunrise and Tamarac stores…
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