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Financing

Dunkin’ Brands talks with Inspire and closes restaurants

 By Jonathan Maze on Oct. 29, 2020

The company’s flagship coffee chain has closed nearly 700 locations this year, more than half of them inside Speedways, as it shifts strategy during the pandemic.

Financing

Inspire Brands makes a play for the big time

 By Jonathan Maze on Oct. 26, 2020

The brand operator, which wants to buy Dunkin’, would be one of the biggest operator of U.S. restaurants if the deal gets done, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

Financing

Dunkin’ Brands holds acquisition talks with Arby’s owner Inspire Brands

By Jonathan Maze on Oct. 25, 2020

Dunkin' said it has held “preliminary” discussions with the Roark Capital-owned multi-brand operator.

Consumer Trends

Plant-based menu items impact restaurant choice

By Patricia Cobe on Oct. 23, 2020

Meat alternatives are playing a bigger role in brand loyalty as a result of the pandemic.

Marketing

Dan Wheeler joins Uncle Julio’s as CMO

By Peter Romeo on Sep. 30, 2020

Among his responsibilities will be the development of a virtual concept.

Financing

The pandemic might have helped Dunkin' in one crucial way

By Jonathan Maze on Sep. 16, 2020

The quarantine forced customers out West to think of the chain more than just a doughnut shop, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

Financing

Dunkin’ settles with N.Y. over data breach

By Jonathan Maze on Sep. 15, 2020

The company agreed to refund customers who lost funds on their loyalty cards in a settlement with the New York attorney general.

Beverage

Plant-based milks flow into the mainstream

By Patricia Cobe on Aug. 26, 2020

What was a trickle a couple of years back has turned into a deluge, with milk made from oats, nuts and more flooding the market.

Emerging Brands

Longtime a.m. rival of Dunkin’ raises the competition

By Peter Romeo on Aug. 11, 2020

The Cumberland Farms c-store chain is introducing an in-store bakery-cafe featuring freshly made foods and coffees.

Financing

Starbucks, Dunkin’ and McDonald’s have a common problem: Fewer commuters

By Jonathan Maze on Jul. 31, 2020

The breakfast-heavy chains are adapting to changes in consumer patterns, which may be more permanent than you think, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

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