12 Things You Should Know About Dunkin Donuts Before Picking Up Another Coffee There

by N/A, 10 years ago | 1 min read

Here are a few sweet things you need to know about your favorite donut shop.

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1. Coffee helped to save the company.

The slogan “America runs on Dunkin’" was launched in 2006 and the stores were redesigned to focus more on coffee. Within 7 years, the company nearly doubled their number of stores and sales increased 66 percent.

2. The business was originally designed as a food truck.

Founder William Rosenberg catered lunches to industrial construction workers. He started buying taxicabs to take his business on the road, but soon discovered that coffee and donuts were his number one sellers.

3. Its largest international market is in South Korea.

Over 900 locations are open across the country.

4. Dunkin Donuts changed the franchise game.

Franchising was illegal in some states, but Rosenberg wanted to make it a respectable business practice, so he founded the International Franchise Association in 1960.

5. The shop had a different name at first.

The first store in Quincy, Mass. was opened in 1948 and was called Open Kettle.

6. Dunkin sold 8.5 million cronuts after the debut.

7. Spelling of the word "doughnut," changed after the company launched.

People already spelled it "donut," but it became popularized after 1950.

8. 30 cups of coffee are sold every second.

Dunkin Donuts sells 1.7 billion cups of hot and iced coffee globally every year.

9. They once sold an Easter egg donut.

In 1979, customers could pick up a box of Easter egg-shaped donuts as part of a holiday promotion.

10. Franchises still use the original coffee blend recipe.

Rosenberg drank a cup of it every morning.

11. People get married at Dunkin'.

Cliff Ranson and Elizabeth Fischer got married at a Williamstown, NJ, location in 2010.

12. The brand has always had a special connection to Boston.

They've featured local athletes like David Ortiz and Rob Gronkowski in commercials and stayed open after the Boston Marathon bombing, serving policemen for free.