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DUNKIN' DONUTS

FOUNDED:
In 1950, Bill Rosenberg opened the first Dunkin' Donuts shop in Quincy, Massachusetts. Dunkin' Donuts licensed the first of many franchises in 1955. Dunkin' Donuts is the world's leading baked goods and coffee chain, serving more than 3 million customers per day. Dunkin' Donuts sells 52 varieties of donuts and more than a dozen coffee beverages as well as an array of bagels, breakfast sandwiches and other baked goods.
A simple philosophy, "Make and serve the freshest, most delicious coffee and donuts quickly and courteously in modern, well-merchandised stores."
While the company originally focused on doughnuts and other baked goods, over half of its business today is in coffee sales, making it more of a …show more content…

Dunkin’ Donuts was also named one of the “Top 10 Franchises for 2008” by Entrepreneur magazine.
According to market research conducted by The NPD Group, Dunkin' Donuts is a market leader in the regular/decaf coffee, iced coffee, hot flavored coffee, donut, and bagel and muffin categories.

ADVERTISING:
Dunkin' Donuts advertising memes have become popular culture references, especially in their home region of the northeastern United States. As well as being featured in many films, the company has a close relationship with major sports teams, such as the Boston Red Sox and the New England Patriots, and makes new commercials at the start of each team's season for promotions. Dunkin’ Donuts also sponsors many other professional sports teams, including the Dallas Cowboys, New York Yankees, New York Mets, Tampa Bay Rays and others.

Dunkin' Donuts's slogan is "America Runs On Dunkin'," despite the fact that most of its stores are concentrated on the east coast, with only two west-coast locations-- (Portland, Oregon), and a new location (as of May 2012) on the Marine Corps base at Camp Pendleton, with slightly limited public accessibility.

In March 2009, the company unveiled an alternate slogan, "You 'Kin Do It!", and launched a $100+ million ad campaign to promote it. The campaign, slated to run through 2009, includes radio, print and

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