http://www.dunkindonutstalk.com/2004/09/21/dunkin-donuts-seeks-to-sweeten-the-daily-commute-with-a-dozen-new-stores-opening-in-cta-stations/ For the Dunkin Donuts enthusiasts of the world Fri, 29 Aug 2008 02:37:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 http://www.dunkindonutstalk.com/2004/09/21/dunkin-donuts-seeks-to-sweeten-the-daily-commute-with-a-dozen-new-stores-opening-in-cta-stations/#comment-695 Tue, 25 Oct 2005 23:14:12 +0000 http://www.dunkindonutstalk.com/2004/09/21/dunkin-donuts-seeks-to-sweeten-the-daily-commute-with-a-dozen-new-stores-opening-in-cta-stations/#comment-695 I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW CAN I INVEST IN ONE OF DUNKIN DONUTS STORES? I AM IN RIVERVIEW FLORIDA, THANKS IN ADVANCE... I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW CAN I INVEST IN ONE OF DUNKIN DONUTS STORES? I AM IN RIVERVIEW FLORIDA, THANKS IN ADVANCE…

]]> http://www.dunkindonutstalk.com/2004/09/21/dunkin-donuts-seeks-to-sweeten-the-daily-commute-with-a-dozen-new-stores-opening-in-cta-stations/#comment-176 Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.dunkindonutstalk.com/2004/09/21/dunkin-donuts-seeks-to-sweeten-the-daily-commute-with-a-dozen-new-stores-opening-in-cta-stations/#comment-176 >...said Chicago Transit Board Chairman Carole Brown. "We are pleased to partner with Dunkin?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢ Donuts to bring new investment into these communities.?¢‚Ǩ¬ù<BR/><BR/>I guess that was easiest for her. I'm sure it was easier for Chairman Brown to sign one master agreement with a multi-national corporation than it is to vette tenants in each neighborhood. <BR/><BR/>What the CTA is doing is not supporting investment in the neighborhoods, it is the opposite. It is treating the residents of Chicago as consumers. The DD franchise opportunities web site list opportunities in Chicago for investors with:<BR/><BR/><I>"$750K liquid /$1.5M net, Minimum 5 unit development." </I><BR/><BR/>You might think a coffee shop or donut shop might be an avenue out of poverty for some of my neighbors, but no. The deal with DD is not creating wealth in our neighborhoods, it is sucking cash out of our neighborhoods.<BR/><BR/>http://www.dunkin-baskin-togos.com/data_entry/AvailableMarket.asp?S=IL<BR/><BR/>Here in Chicago the taxpayers are paying to rehab the CTA stations, and it now appears that largely what we are doing is subsiding a build-out to suit a large multinational. I would love to know what kind of signing incentives Allied offered the CTA up front. <BR/><BR/>I don't know any of my neighbors who said, "Gee, what I would really like from my public transportation system is to be able to buy the exact same cup of over-priced weak coffee and the exact same fat pills, no matter which EL stop I am at." >…said Chicago Transit Board Chairman Carole Brown. “We are pleased to partner with Dunkin?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢ Donuts to bring new investment into these communities.?¢‚Ǩ¬ù

I guess that was easiest for her. I’m sure it was easier for Chairman Brown to sign one master agreement with a multi-national corporation than it is to vette tenants in each neighborhood.

What the CTA is doing is not supporting investment in the neighborhoods, it is the opposite. It is treating the residents of Chicago as consumers. The DD franchise opportunities web site list opportunities in Chicago for investors with:

“$750K liquid /$1.5M net, Minimum 5 unit development.”

You might think a coffee shop or donut shop might be an avenue out of poverty for some of my neighbors, but no. The deal with DD is not creating wealth in our neighborhoods, it is sucking cash out of our neighborhoods.

http://www.dunkin-baskin-togos.com/data_entry/AvailableMarket.asp?S=IL

Here in Chicago the taxpayers are paying to rehab the CTA stations, and it now appears that largely what we are doing is subsiding a build-out to suit a large multinational. I would love to know what kind of signing incentives Allied offered the CTA up front.

I don’t know any of my neighbors who said, “Gee, what I would really like from my public transportation system is to be able to buy the exact same cup of over-priced weak coffee and the exact same fat pills, no matter which EL stop I am at.”

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