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'''Dunkin' Donuts LLC''',<ref name="Bloomberg" |
'''Dunkin' Donuts LLC''',<ref name="Bloomberg"/> [[trade name|trading as]] '''Dunkin'''' since 2019 in some markets, is an American multinational [[coffee]] and [[doughnut|donut]] company, as well as a [[quick service restaurant]]. It was founded by [[William Rosenberg|Bill Rosenberg]] (1916–2002) in [[Quincy, Massachusetts]], in 1950. The [[Restaurant chain|chain]] was acquired by [[Baskin-Robbins]]' holding company [[Allied Lyons]] in 1990; its acquisition of the [[Mister Donut]] chain and the conversion of that chain to Dunkin' Donuts facilitated the brand's growth in North America that year.<ref name=ws247>Sauter, Michael B. and Alexander E. M. Hess. [http://247wallst.com/special-report/2013/07/31/famous-restaurant-chains-shrinking-fast/2/ Famous Restaurant Chains That Are Hard to Find] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150104041323/http://247wallst.com/special-report/2013/07/31/famous-restaurant-chains-shrinking-fast/2/ |date=January 4, 2015 }}. Page 2. 247wallst.com</ref> |
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Dunkin' and Baskin-Robbins eventually became subsidiaries of [[Dunkin' Brands]], headquartered in [[Canton, Massachusetts]], in 2004, until being purchased by [[Inspire Brands]] on December 15, 2020. The chain began [[rebranding]] as a "beverage-led company", and was renamed Dunkin', in January 2019; while stores in the U.S. began using the new name, the company intends to roll out the rebranding to all of its international stores eventually.<ref name="change">{{cite news|url=https://money.cnn.com/2018/09/25/news/dunkin-donuts-new-name/index.html|title=Dunkin' Donuts is officially dropping 'Donuts'|last=Wiener-Bronner|first=Danielle|date=September 25, 2018|work=CNN Money|access-date=September 25, 2018|archive-date=September 13, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220913125706/https://money.cnn.com/2018/09/25/news/dunkin-donuts-new-name/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref> |
Dunkin' and Baskin-Robbins eventually became subsidiaries of [[Dunkin' Brands]], headquartered in [[Canton, Massachusetts]], in 2004, until being purchased by [[Inspire Brands]] on December 15, 2020. The chain began [[rebranding]] as a "beverage-led company", and was renamed Dunkin', in January 2019; while stores in the U.S. began using the new name, the company intends to roll out the rebranding to all of its international stores eventually.<ref name="change">{{cite news|url=https://money.cnn.com/2018/09/25/news/dunkin-donuts-new-name/index.html|title=Dunkin' Donuts is officially dropping 'Donuts'|last=Wiener-Bronner|first=Danielle|date=September 25, 2018|work=CNN Money|access-date=September 25, 2018|archive-date=September 13, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220913125706/https://money.cnn.com/2018/09/25/news/dunkin-donuts-new-name/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref> |