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Dunkin’ Raising Money One Cup at a Time

Posted Fri, 2011-07-22 08:04 by Irwin Barkan

As the Dunkin' Donuts road show for its upcoming IPO kicks off, the company showed off  new Dunkin’-branded single-portion K-cups at a meeting held today at New York’s St.

Observations from the Dunkin’ Brands Road Show: The St. Regis Edition

Posted Fri, 2011-07-22 07:54 by Irwin Barkan

As I was leaving the Dunkin’ Brands road show appearance this Wednesday at the Manhattan St. Regis — a splendid affair with filet mignon, served chilled, and then topped off with a cup of delicious Baskin-Robbins ice cream for the 500 or so attendees — I listened to two youngish analyst-types discuss what they had just witnessed.  One analyst asked, “Now, why is Dunkin’ Brands doing this?” And the other immediately retorted, “Come on, it’s for the limited partner fees and the dividend.”

Author Says He Was Dunk’d into Franchising Undertow

Posted Thu, 2011-06-02 16:40 by BMM
Dangerous Current

WAITSFIELD, Vt. — A veteran franchise owner of supermarkets, UPS Stores and Dunkin' Donuts shops is publishing a rare tell-all story from the inside of a franchise.

CIT Testimony Blocked in Dunkin' Trial

Posted Fri, 2010-10-29 20:13 by Janet Sparks

PROVIDENCE, RI — After six years of litigation with Dunkin’ Donuts over losing his six stores and store development agreements to open new restaurants, franchisee Irwin Barkan was convinced that the franchisor intentionally interfered in his efforts to refinance his debt. 

Combo Minus Trombo, Equals Dumbo’d

Posted Fri, 2010-05-21 11:32 by Irwin Barkan

Dunkin’ Donuts, Togo’s, Baskin-Robbins and their combination or trombination was going to change the world, at least that’s what the franchisor's pitch was.