an outfit · MADunkin'
also: Dunkin' Donuts
Dropped Donuts from the name in 2019 and kept the donuts.
The Quincy, Massachusetts chain that paired coffee and donuts nationally, and the oldest surviving company using the short spelling.
The story Cited · wp-dunkin-donuts
Bill Rosenberg opened the Open Kettle in 1948 and renamed it Dunkin' Donuts in May 1950. Franchising started in 1955. Allied Lyons, Baskin-Robbins' holding company, acquired the chain in 1990; its purchase of Mister Donut — founded by Rosenberg's former partner Harry Winokur — and the conversion of those shops drove North American growth the same year. Dawn Donuts went the same way.
Today Inference
New England independents compete on frying on site, which is the difference the chain's scale cannot copy shop by shop.
The particulars
| state | MA |
|---|---|
| status | open |
| founded | 1948 |
| region | New England, The United States |
| confidence | high · updated 2026-09-16 |
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Where we got it
- Dunkin' Donuts — Wikipedia · link
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