Atlantic County, NJ, Dunkin’ Donuts King Arun Mandi

Arun Mandi, left, of Voorhees, talks with Robert Baldwin, of Somers Point, general manager of the new Somers Point Dunkin' Donuts on the former Sonic site. Mandi has 24 stores in the area and is renovating them and moving them to choice locations with drive-throughs. Photo by Danny Drake

Arun Mandi, left, of Voorhees, talks with Robert Baldwin, of Somers Point, general manager of the new Somers Point Dunkin' Donuts on the former Sonic site. Mandi has 24 stores in the area and is renovating them and … [Read more...]

White Powder Shuts Dunkin’ Donuts

timesunion.com reports that nine employees of a Dunkin' Donuts were taken to area hospitals Sunday morning after a white powder was found in the cash register, fire officials said. The incident triggered "a full-blown … [Read more...]

Old and New Make Perfect Brew at Original Dunkin’ Donuts

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On December 1, 2011, The Carvalho Group celebrated the Grand Re-Opening of the original Dunkin’ Donuts shop on Southern Artery in Quincy, Massachusetts. The location recently underwent a remodel, including a … [Read more...]

United Capital Finances New Store Development for Multi-Unit Dunkin’ Donuts Operator

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DDIFO Sponsor United Capital Business Lending, a subsidiary of BankUnited, announced today that it is providing $2,000,000 in financing to Dunkin’ Donuts® owner, Raguveer, LLC. United Capital is funding a multi-unit … [Read more...]

Starbucks K-Cup Packs Hit Shelves

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Convenience Store Decisions reports that Starbucks vies for a larger share of the more than $3 billion dollar single-cup coffee category. Starbucks coffee K-Cup Portion Packs for the Keurig Single-Cup Brewing system … [Read more...]

Nashua Doughnut store was first in the state 50 years ago today

Rick Carvalho, left, and his father, Joe at Dunkin Donuts on Main Street Tuesday, October 18, 2011. The business has been in their family for more than two dozen years.

  Rick Carvalho, left, and his father, Joe at Dunkin Donuts on Main Street Tuesday, October 18, 2011. The business has been in their family for more than two dozen years.Joseph Cote of the Nashua Telegram reports … [Read more...]

Restaurant Chains get a Higher Education

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Dunkin' Donuts has been very agressive securing college campus locations. Mark Brandau of the Nation's Restaurant News reports that Denny’s, Bojangles’, Einstein Bros., Moe’s Southwest Grill share lessons learned … [Read more...]

Starbucks Caught Giving Extra Jolt to Coffee Bean Buyers

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Bags under 1 lb. were priced higher Martine Powers of the Boston Globe reports that Starbucks was adding about $1.50 to the price of bags of coffee beans weighing less than a pound, never posting the addition to the … [Read more...]

The Fight for ‘Fairness in Franchising’

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Jason Daley writes at Entrepreneur Magazine: Imagine owning a small business for 20 years, pouring all your time, money and sweat into achieving a decent cash flow and a little equity. Then imagine getting a contract in … [Read more...]

Secure Energy Solutions Offers Stability in Energy Pricing

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Central kitchens can budget to the penny Any budget item that can be stabilized in these volatile economic times is one less worry for business owners like Mark Dubinsky, CEO of a Central Production Location (CPL) in … [Read more...]