Dunkin' Donuts Franchise Owners Applauds Joint Committee’s Efforts for Fair Franchising Legislation. Bellingham, MA— The DD Independent Franchise Owners Group (DDIFO), which represents the largest independent … [Read more...]
Dunkin’ Donuts Franchise Owners Applauds Joint Committee’s Efforts for Fair Franchising Legislation
May 7, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Level Playing Field for Small Business Act of 2012 California Fair Franchising Act
April 21, 2012 By Leave a Comment
DDIFO asked Restaurant Analyst John A. Gordon of Pacific Management Consulting Group to attend the California hearing in Sacramento and take some notes for DDIFO's behalf. Good news for franchisees from … [Read more...]
Assembly Fair Franchising Bill 2305 Is Good for California Business and Franchisees
April 15, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Susan Kezios outlines on BlueMauMau that Franchisors are against California's fair franchising bill 2305, known as the Level Playing Field for Small Businesses Act. Here are what opponents postulate and these are the … [Read more...]
Northeast Members Meeting Recounts Success, Looks to Future Challenges
March 22, 2012 By 1 Comment
DDIFO members from the Northeast region gathered on March 8 at the Doubletree Hotel in Westborough, Massachusetts, to mark their successes and prepare for tomorrow as they networked with fellow franchisees and DDIFO … [Read more...]
Coffee Servers Should Be Eligible to Receive Tips
February 26, 2012 By 2 Comments
This Op-Ed Piece was Published by Gatehouse News/Wicked Local which owns over 60 weeklies and 7 Daily Newspapers in Massachusetts. Throughout this election season we have heard candidates denounce regulations that … [Read more...]
DCP Merger Means Cost Savings
January 26, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The chief executive of the new National DCP (NDCP) is not someone who makes promises easily. But, Kevin Bruce is confident of his promise that Dunkin’ Donuts franchise owners will see lower prices between now and end … [Read more...]
Old and New Make Perfect Brew at Original Dunkin’ Donuts
December 2, 2011 By 1 Comment
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...]
Green Mountain’s Expiring K-Cup Patents Attract Coffee Rivals
November 20, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Leslie Patton reports at BusinessWeek that - Sept. 16, 2012, is D Day -- or at least K Day -- for Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. That’s when it will lose the main patents on K-Cups, the coffee pods that helped … [Read more...]
Two Bain Capital Partners Get an Early Holiday Gift from Dunkin’ Brands
November 14, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Lisa van der Pool of the Boston Business Journal reports that Dunkin' Brands(DNKN) is brewing a cup of holiday cheer for a pair of private equity investors at Boston's Bain Capital. Bain managing directors Andrew Balson … [Read more...]
Hall of Fame Gala Recognizes Dunkin’ Donuts Pioneers and Visionaries
October 2, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Pioneers and visionaries: those were just two of the words used to describe the seven inaugural inductees into the DDIFO Franchisee Hall of Fame. The event, which kicked off the 2011 National Members Meeting at Mohegan … [Read more...]
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