| 1950 | 1950 - About Dunkin' Donuts Founded in 1950, today Dunkin' Donuts is the number one retailer of hot regular coffee-by-the-cup in America, selling more than 3 million cups a day, and more than one billion cups a year. Dunkin' Donuts is also the largest coffee and baked ...About Dunkin' Donuts Founded in 1950, today Dunkin' Donuts is the number one retailer of hot regular coffee-by-the-cup in America, selling more than 3 million cups a day, and more than one billion cups a year. Dunkin' Donuts is also the largest coffee and baked goods chain in the world and sells more hot regular coffee, iced coffee, donuts, and bagels than any other quick service restaurant in America. Dunkin' Donuts has more than 7900 restaurants in 30 countries worldwide.  Show more  Show lesswww.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS154383+13-May-2008+PRN20080513
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| 1989 | Nov 18, 1989 - AP. LEAD: Dunkin' Donuts Inc., which fought off a hostile takeover attempt earlier this year, said today that it had agreed to be acquired by the British food and beverage group Allied-Lyons PLC for $325 million in cash. Dunkin' Donuts Inc., which fought off a hostile takeover attempt ... select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FA0716F93B550C7B8DDDA80994D1484D81
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| 2001 | May 30, 2001 - By Joseph P. Fried (NYT). Unionized workers at a Dunkin' Donuts distribution center in Swedesboro, NJ, have authorized a strike there because of what they call unfair labor practices, the union said yesterday. The union, Local 1360 of the United Food and Commercial Workers, ... www.nytimes.com/2001/05/30/nyregion/metro-business-briefing-dunkin-donuts-strike-threat.html
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| 2002 | Sep 23, 2002 - William Rosenberg, a food franchising pioneer who founded the Dunkin' Donuts chain and witnessed its spread from coast to coast and into 37 countries, has died. He was 86. Mr. Rosenberg died on Friday at his home in Mashpee, on Cape Cod, the company said. The cause was bladder cancer. ... www.nytimes.com/2002/09/23/business/william-rosenberg-86-founder-of-dunkin-donuts.html
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| 2003 | Sep 29, 2003 - It's just after 4 on an early summer morning, and two uniformed men work the counter at Dunkin' Donuts in Framingham, Mass. As they serve takeout coffee to early risers, the workers seem blithely ignorant of the enemy that's gathering nearby. There are no lanterns visible from the Old ... www.accessmylibrary.com/premium/0286/0286-24489035.html
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| 2004 | May 13, 2004 - CHICAGO — Dunkin' Donuts Thursday said it will open 10 shops inside Wal-Mart stores, helping the world's largest retailer broaden its branded fast-food offerings. News of the deal could be a further blow to Dunkin' Donuts' rival Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. (KKD), which has already set ... www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,119855,00.html
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| 2005 | Dec 12, 2005 - By STEPHANIE SAUL and ANDREW ROSS SORKIN. Three private-equity firms are near an agreement to buy the Dunkin' Donuts chain for about $2 billion, people close to the talks said last night. A deal with Thomas H. Lee Partners, Bain Group and the Carlyle Group could be announced as early ... www.nytimes.com/2005/12/12/business/12deal.html
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| 2006 | Jan 24, 2006 - NEW YORK (AP) — When JetBlue learned that passengers felt airline coffee was worse than their terrestrial brand of choice, the carrier decided to bet on a familiar strategy to draw passengers: Link up with a well-known name. JetBlue Airways, parent of the low-cost airline, said Tuesday ... www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2006-01-24-jetblue-dunkin_x.htm
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| 2007 | Aug 27, 2007 - Dunkin' Donuts, the food-on-the-go chain whose name celebrates a treat that's symbolic of unhealthy eating, is trying to refresh its image by largely eliminating trans fat across its menu — doughnuts included, Homer Simpson be damned. Dunkin' planned to announce Monday that it's ... www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,294690,00.html
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| 2008 | May 31, 2008 - By Stephen Foley in New York. When Dunkin' Donuts, the coffee and carbs chain, shot a smilingly wholesome celebrity cook for their latest latte ad, it hardly imagined it was about to find itself accused of "promoting terrorism", but it wasn't long before it got a sharp lesson in the ... www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/dunkin-donuts-accused-of-promoting-terrorism-837428.html
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