Dunkin Donuts
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Establishment
Establishment
When founder William Rosenberg opened his first coffee and donuts shop in Quincy, Massachusetts in 1948, it was originally named Open Kettle and served coffee, pastries and sandwiches.Two years later, Dunkin’ Donuts was officially born, and it is rumored that an Executive Architect came up with the name, inspired by the idea of dunking donuts into coffee.
Seeking out a breakfast that wouldn't put them in a sugar coma just wasn't in the cards for early Dunkin' patrons. It was coffee and doughnuts, nothing more, nothing less. Long before the rise of wraps and sandwiches, let alone sweeter alternatives like muffins, this combination was virtually all anybody could buy when the franchise first started. For fan-favorites that are ubiquitous to the chain's success today, you would have had to wait a few decades after its debut. Munchkin doughnut holes, as an example, wouldn't become a thing until the 1970s.
Seeking out a breakfast that wouldn't put them in a sugar coma just wasn't in the cards for early Dunkin' patrons. It was coffee and doughnuts, nothing more, nothing less. Long before the rise of wraps and sandwiches, let alone sweeter alternatives like muffins, this combination was virtually all anybody could buy when the franchise first started. For fan-favorites that are ubiquitous to the chain's success today, you would have had to wait a few decades after its debut. Munchkin doughnut holes, as an example, wouldn't become a thing until the 1970s.
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