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Dunkin’ Donuts to unveil prototype
The Dunkin’ Donuts of the future has arrived in Cleveland. Company officials announced the opening of the company’s second prototype store, one with a greatly expanded menu and a more casual environment.
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New Breakfast Sandwich Takes Aim at McDonalds
Dunkin’ Donuts announced the introduction of a new breakfast sandwich that really packs a punch. The new Supreme Omlet sandwich more than stacks up to those offered by McDonalds Corporation, including the best-selling McGriddles and McMuffin breakfast offerings. Just putting all of those ingredients between two croissant halves is a culinary marvel.
The Supreme […]
Starbucks loses name lawsuit
Word out of New Hampshire is that “Charbucks” and “Mister Charbucks” are going to be able to continue doing business with these names. Starbucks had been suing Black Bear Micro Roastery in an effort to get them to change the names illeging that consumers would be “confused” by the similar sounding names.
This […]
Starbucks Employs Drive-Through Strategy
In an shift from its urban roots, coffee giant Starbucks will be building hundreds of new stores with drive-through windows in suburban and rural areas throughout the US. The Wall Street Journal reports that Starbucks is gambling that its upscale image can survive the fast-food innovation pioneered by its rivals Dunkin’ Donuts and McDonald’s. […]
Dunkin’ Brands CEO Jon Luther Interview on CNBC
Dunkin’ Brands CEO Jon Luther was interviewed on CNBC by anchor Maria Bartiromo last week (link here). Luther discussed the purchase of the Dunkin’ Donuts chain by three private equity firms, and laid out the company’s national expansion plans. Bartiromo also brought up the inevitable clash between Dunkin’ Donuts and Starbucks, and Luther […]
Dunkin’ Donuts enters Starbucks’ territory
Dunkin’ Donuts, long a mainstay in the East, is using Cleveland as a test market, launching 90 new outlets in a blue-collar region with a waistline ranked among the nation’s heftiest.
Dunkin’ Donuts hopes the push in northeast Ohio and selected other regions will make it the coffee stop of choice in head-to-head competition with the […]
McDonald’s Mulls Switch to Gourmet Coffee
McDonald’s is testing high-end coffee in restaurants, and analysts say it’s a matter of time before that company and other U.S. fast-food chains start offering a better brew.
Profits on specialty coffee, a nearly $9 billion a year retail market in the U.S., are too large for the chains to ignore.
Test Results Positive So Far
“McDonald’s is […]