Editing Dunkin' Donuts (section)

{{Short description|American multinational food company}}
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{{Infobox company
| name = Dunkin'
| logo = Dunkin'_2022.svg
| logo_caption = Logo used as of October 6, 2022
| type = [[Subsidiary]]
| industry = [[Foodservice|Food and beverage]]<br>[[Coffeehouse]] [[Franchising]]
| founded = {{start date and age|1948}} (as ''Open Kettle'')<br>{{nowrap|{{start date and age|1950}} (as ''Dunkin' Donuts'')}}
| founder = [[William Rosenberg|Bill Rosenberg]]
| hq_location_city = [[Canton, MA]]
| hq_location_country = United States
| num_locations = 14,000+ (2024)|Area
| key_people = Paul J. Brown
| products = {{flat list|
* Baked goods
* Coffee Beans
* Coffee Grounds
* Frozen beverages
* Hot beverages
* Iced beverages
* Sandwiches
* Soft drinks
}}
| parent = [[Inspire Brands]]
| website = {{URL|dunkindonuts.com}}
}}

'''DD IP Holder LLC,''' [[Trade name|doing business as]] '''Dunkin'''',<ref name="Bloomberg">{{Cite web |title=Dunkin' Donuts LLC |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/0065590D:US |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200220061834/https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/0065590D:US |archive-date=February 20, 2020 |access-date=February 20, 2020 |website=[[Bloomberg L.P.|Bloomberg]]}}</ref>  and originally '''Dunkin' Donuts''', is an American multinational [[coffee]] and [[doughnut]] company, as well as a [[quick service restaurant]]. It was founded by [[William Rosenberg|Bill Rosenberg]] 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>{{Cite web |last=Sauter |first=Michael B. |last2=Hess |first2=Alexander E.M. |date=July 31, 2013 |title=Famous Restaurant Chains That Are Hard to Find |url=https://247wallst.com/special-report/2013/07/31/famous-restaurant-chains-shrinking-fast/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150104041323/http://247wallst.com/special-report/2013/07/31/famous-restaurant-chains-shrinking-fast/2/ |archive-date=January 4, 2015 |access-date=January 4, 2025 |website=24/7 Wall St.}}</ref>

Dunkin' and Baskin-Robbins eventually became subsidiaries of [[Dunkin' Brands]], headquartered in [[Canton, Massachusetts]], in 2004. Dunkin' Brands was 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 |last=Wiener-Bronner |first=Danielle |date=September 25, 2018 |title=Dunkin' Donuts is officially dropping 'Donuts' |url=https://money.cnn.com/2018/09/25/news/dunkin-donuts-new-name/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220913125706/https://money.cnn.com/2018/09/25/news/dunkin-donuts-new-name/index.html |archive-date=September 13, 2022 |access-date=September 25, 2018 |work=[[CNN Money]]}}</ref> It is also sometimes known locally in the Northeast as Dunkie's.

With approximately 14,000 locations in 39 countries, Dunkin' is one of the largest [[Coffeehouse|coffee shop]] and [[List of doughnut shops|doughnut shop]] chains in the world.<ref>{{cite news |last=Feit |first=Noah |date=November 10, 2019 |title=Free coffee for a year for first customers of Columbia's newest doughnut shop |url=https://www.newsobserver.com/news/state/south-carolina/article237220861.html |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191111132741/https://www.newsobserver.com/news/state/south-carolina/article237220861.html |archive-date=November 11, 2019 |access-date=May 14, 2020 |work=[[The News & Observer]] |quote=The company has more than 12,900 restaurants in 42 countries worldwide.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=About Dunkin' Brands |url=https://www.dunkinbrands.com/company/about/about-dunkin-brands |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180827142355/https://www.dunkinbrands.com/company/about/about-dunkin-brands |archive-date=August 27, 2018 |access-date=May 14, 2020 |website=[[Dunkin' Brands]] |publisher=}}</ref>  In addition to various varieties of coffee and doughnuts, products sold include bagels, [[breakfast sandwich]]es, muffins, and [[donut hole|doughnut hole]]s branded as Munchkins.<ref name="Kowitt">{{cite journal |last=Kowitt |first=Beth |date=May 24, 2010 |title=Dunkin' Brands' Kitchen Crew |url=https://library.laredo.edu/eds/detail?db=bth&an=50520081&isbn=00158259 |url-status=dead |journal=[[Fortune (magazine)|Fortune]] |volume=161 |issue=7 |pages=72–74 |issn=0015-8259 |url-access=registration |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210504111518/https://library.laredo.edu/eds/detail?db=bth&an=50520081&isbn=00158259 |archive-date=May 4, 2021 |access-date=May 14, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Buck |first1=Fielding |title=Dunkin' Donuts gets ready for summer with Cosmic Coolattas |url=https://www.ocregister.com/2018/04/30/dunkin-donuts-gets-ready-for-summer-with-cosmic-coolattas/ |access-date=May 14, 2020 |work=[[Orange County Register]] |date=April 30, 2018 |archive-date=August 9, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809032444/https://www.ocregister.com/2018/04/30/dunkin-donuts-gets-ready-for-summer-with-cosmic-coolattas/ |url-status=live }}</ref>