While I spend a lot of time at Starbucks each day working – my Uloop office is a comfy chair next to the fireplace at Starbucks, I would not touch Starbucks coffee with a ten foot pole.  I saw a commercial today during a Bowl game that talked about Dunkin Donuts coffee being voted better than Starbucks coffee in a head-to-head taste test.

Here is a DD site with the results.

Here is a link to my favorite store.  What is your favorite DD store?

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To be honest, over the course of my brief 38 years on earth, I’ve encountered almost as many reasons for being confused or frustrated by God as I have reasons for being drawn to Him. And I have a sneaking suspicion that you may have too.

There have been plenty of nights where I have laid awake, pleading with God to not only lend His ear, but also His hand to push things in one particular direction or another. If God is all-knowing and all powerful, then, c’mon! Slightly altering the weather, changing a circumstance, mending a marriage, or even turning a person’s heart doesn’t seem too large
a task, does it?

Yet seemingly, without explanation or predictability, God moves. His response (or lack thereof) can be hard to understand. There are some moments that seem almost too good to be true … a diagnosis reversed! And others that are devastating beyond words — a relationship broken beyond repair. Which leaves me scratching my head.

As I walk to the Liquid office on Church Street, I’m puzzled by the dichotomy of what I see. On one side of the street, there are executives trying to find the best restaurant for their pharma meeting. On the other side, familiar street people struggle to scrounge change for a cup of hot coffee at Dunkin’ Donuts. And that is the problem with God.

Why does that seem to be okay with Him? Even though I am a “”pastor” by profession, I often struggle with God’s seeming “unfair” response to everyday needs. Why does God intercede in some situations that seem trivial in comparison to epic problems where He remains silent? It’s that age-old question: why does God allow bad things to happen to good people? Even more vexing: why does God allow good things to happen to nasty people?

For a fresh perspective, I’m drawn to the New Testament story Jesus told regarding an employer who pays identical wages to all of his workers (Matthew 20:1-16). The ones who worked a full day received a full day’s wage. But at story’s end, the laggards who showed up at the last minute received the same wage.

by Mike Leahy

Also on National Donut Day, Dunkin’ Donuts will announce the winner of its first-ever “Create Dunkin’s Next Donut” contest. From nearly 130,000 donut contest creations submitted online, one of 12 finalists will win a $12,000 grand prize and have their winning donuts sold in Dunkin’ Donuts locations throughout the country. Americans can vote for their favorite finalist online at www.dunkindonuts.com/donut.

National Donut Day, held the first Friday of June each year, was started by the Chicago Salvation Army more than 70 years ago. According to Dunkin’ Donuts’ Brand Marketing Officer Frances Allen, the day holds particular relevance in 2009. “From office meetings to Sunday get-togethers, donuts are one of those foods that lift people’s spirits and bring genuine delight to any situation. And now more than ever, Americans are seeking those small moments of happiness,” she said. “We hope our free donut offer will create an opportunity for people to celebrate donuts and bring some extra happiness to their day.”

Dunkin’ Donuts has led the donut category for nearly 60 years, selling 2.5 million donuts and Munchkin™ donut hole treats every day.

About Dunkin’ Donuts
Founded in 1950, Dunkin’ Donuts is America’s favorite every day, all-day stop for coffee and baked goods. Dunkin’ Donuts is a market leader in the regular/decaf coffee, iced coffee, hot flavored coffee, donut, bagel and muffin categories, and the largest coffee and baked goods chain in the world. Dunkin’ Donuts has earned the No. 1 ranking for customer loyalty in the coffee category by Brand Keys for three years running. The company has more than 8,800 restaurants in 31 countries worldwide. In 2008, Dunkin’ Donuts’ global system-wide sales were $5.5 billion. Based in Canton, Massachusetts, Dunkin’ Donuts is a subsidiary of Dunkin’ Brands, Inc. For more information, visit www.DunkinDonuts.com.

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Andrew Mastrangelo
Manager, Public Relations
781-737-5200
andrew.mastrangelo@dunkinbrands.com

Among those making the finals in the “Create Dunkin’s Next Donut” contest was Caitlyn Vandervelde of Coventry, R.I., whose creation is called Grandma’s Blueberry Maple Donut. Vandervelde’s entry is described as a blueberry cake donut with maple icing topped with graham cracker crunch.

Another entry perhaps alludes to the culinary tastes of the late pop crooner Elvis Presley. “The King,” submitted by James Smith of Mount Vernon, N.Y. is a Bananas Foster-filled donut with peanut butter icing and chopped peanuts, the Dunkin’ Donuts press release said.

To learn more about this donut lineup – or to cast a vote for a favorite – please click here.

Each finalist wins $1,200 and will travel to Dunkin’ Donuts’ University in Braintree, where Ph.D’s in the field toil at the chain’s culinary skunkworks as they seek to pioneer new frontiers in breakfast science and hand-held cuisine.

“The winning donut will be selected based on the outcome of the bake-off and America’s online public voting,” Dunkin’ Donuts said in its press release. “The grand prize winner of the ‘Create Dunkin’s Next Donut’ contest will be unveiled on National Donut Day.”

As sinker buffs know, National Donut Day falls on June 5. The photo that tops this post was provided by the company.

The Maple Cheddar Sandwich combines scrambled eggs with a maple-flavored sausage patty, topped with a slice of melted white cheddar cheese and served on a croissant. The sandwich will be available though March 11.

According to a news release, the company saw a more than 10 percent increase in sales for breakfast sandwiches in 2006.

Read the full article: Dunkin’ Donuts expands breakfast menu with LTO sandwich – QSR Web

Sure, the menu board that floats seductively overhead lists coffee and doughnuts. But “Flatbread Sandwiches” and “Grab-N-Go Pizza?”

This is the experimental prototype Dunkin’ Donuts of tomorrow.

Sarasota franchisee Marvin Kaplan, with 17 stores and a growing population, won the right from the mothership — Dunkin’ Brands of Canton, Mass. — to build this prototype store on Stickney Point Road, where the hot pink “D”-shaped-door handles officially opened to the public at 5 a.m. on Friday.

The design — both architectural and culinary — is the result of years of research. It is the fourth prototype that the parent company has helped a franchisee to build during the past two years, and the first in Florida.

Each has been refined based on the experiences of the ones before.

The company’s goal is simple.

While Wendy’s and Burger King are breaking out the breakfast, this venerable New England-based chain wants to give you a menu that will incite you to visit later in the day, when another doughnut might not be the ticket.

Read the full article: Not your daddy’s Dunkin’ Donuts – Sarasota Herald-Tribune

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