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...]
Starbucks K-Cup Packs Hit Shelves
November 15, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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
November 14, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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
November 14, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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
November 14, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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...]
Dunkin’ Donuts says Goodbye to Styrofoam cups
September 17, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Whdh.com reports that those Styrofoam cups made famous by Dunkin’ Donuts might be a thing of the past, according to Dunkin’ officials Friday. The Canton-based company said it’s thinking “green” and hoping … [Read more...]
Even more Dunkin’ Donuts to open in R.I.
September 10, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Providence Business News asks: Can there be even more Dunkin’ Donuts in Rhode Island? Apparently, yes. A group of Dunkin’ Donuts franchise owners have nabbed up 16 former Tim Hortons locations, but just five will … [Read more...]
Starbucks to Open Inside Starbucks
September 4, 2011 By Leave a Comment
NewsBiscuit "The news before it happens" writes that leading coffee franchise Starbucks has announced that it is to counter the shortage of available locations for new outlets by opening branches of Starbucks inside … [Read more...]
Starbucks steps up K-Cup competition with Dunkin’
August 30, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Starbucks Corp. .. (Nasdaq: SBUX) said Tuesday that it will be selling single-serving K-Cups for the Keurig coffee machine in grocery stores in November, signaling a challenge to Dunkin' Brands Inc. .. (Nasdaq: … [Read more...]
