Dunkin' Donuts

Buffalo Wild Wings’ parent aims for more sophisticated analytics with promotion of Navin Sharma

By Peter Romeo on Jan. 14, 2021

As chief commercial services officer, the former SVP is tasked with sharpening Inspire's use of data

Inspire Brands hires Michael Haley as international president

By Peter Romeo on Jan. 06, 2021

The veteran of Pret a Manger and Starbucks will build on the overseasl base provided by Inspire’s purchase of Dunkn’ Brands.

Food

Another fried chicken sandwich and a stuffed pizza crust make menu headlines

By Patricia Cobe on Jan. 05, 2021

Taste Tracker: Pizza Hut stuffs it to Papa John’s, Sonic enters the chicken sandwich wars and Dunkin’ buzzes in the new year.

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Inspire Brands completes its $11.3B acquisition of Dunkin’

By Jonathan Maze on Dec. 15, 2020

Dave Hoffmann will become a special advisor to Inspire CEO Paul Brown while Scott Murphy will oversee the brand operator’s beverage and snack division.

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Restaurant deals make a comeback, sort of

By Jonathan Maze on Nov. 23, 2020

Even facing a winter of additional shutdowns and a potential double-dip recession, investors are betting on restaurants. But only certain sectors, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

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How the Dunkin-Inspire deal came together

By Jonathan Maze on Nov. 19, 2020

It started when the companies looked at working with one another on technology. Discussions then turned more serious, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

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What Inspire Brands is building with its Dunkin’ acquisition

By Restaurant Business Staff on Nov. 04, 2020

This week’s episode of the RB podcast “A Deeper Dive” features a discussion with Editor-at-Large Peter Romeo on some recent deals in the restaurant industry.

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