dpberr Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 (edited) How times change. Back in the day, they used to lead with their baked goods. Hell, the whole company started around the sale of doughnuts, not the coffee. https://money.cnn.com/2018/09/25/news/dunkin-donuts-new-name/index.html Edited September 25, 2018 by dpberr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 Last time I stopped there the donuts weren't very good anyway. Glad they can now fully focus on their model of offering bad coffee and coffee flavored sugar drinks. 1 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fadingpain Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 They aren't deleting doughnuts from their product range. They are simply deleting "doughnuts" from their corporate name. So they will be known as Dunkin' from now on I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 Once they stopped making the donuts on site, it was all downhill. 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 Do they sell anything else that one would dunk? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 6 minutes ago, Fadingpain said: They aren't deleting doughnuts from their product range. They are simply deleting "doughnuts" from their corporate name. So they will be known as Dunkin' from now on I guess. Dunkin’ what? Don’t leave us in suspense like that!!!! Dunkin’ my finger in boiling hot coffee? That’s a lawsuit waiting to happen. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 2 minutes ago, Augie said: Dunkin’ what? Don’t leave us in suspense like that!!!! Dunkin’ my finger in boiling hot coffee? That’s a lawsuit waiting to happen. Phyfe? Maybe they can get pretty tables & chairs! Am I showing My elitist tendancy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 24 minutes ago, Augie said: Dunkin’ what? Don’t leave us in suspense like that!!!! Dunkin’ my finger in boiling hot coffee? That’s a lawsuit waiting to happen. The story says they want to be a "beverage-led company", but how do you dunk a beverage? The only thing I can think of where you dunk a beverage is one of those car bomb shots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snafu Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 If you can't make your food look appetizing in a TV commercial, I don't want to eat there. This place is the prime example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhoTom Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 They're temporarily calling themselves "Dunkin' Burgers" #ihob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 57 minutes ago, snafu said: If you can't make your food look appetizing in a TV commercial, I don't want to eat there. This place is the prime example. Good advice! That saves a LOT of disappointment! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaoulDuke79 Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 Sounds like a big waste of time and effort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fr. Jerk Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 Why is this a news story? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 All I can say is if they want my business they’re dropping the wrong word. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punching Bag Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 Maybe the r is silent. Drunkin' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweats Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 Is Dunkin the new hipster term for tea-bagging now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 10 hours ago, The Jerk said: Why is this a news story? The only thing in the news based on a smidgen of reality this week 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpberr Posted September 26, 2018 Author Share Posted September 26, 2018 15 hours ago, joesixpack said: Once they stopped making the donuts on site, it was all downhill. Agreed. I read about the corporate decision to consolidate the baking facilities. They knew before they made the decision it'd decrease quality and customers would complain but they have a near geographic monopoly on that fast food niche of coffee and doughnuts so they thought customers would get over it. Considering they are one of the few franchises that never seems to take a downturn in building new locations and are recession proof, you'd have to admit they were right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soda Popinski Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 Good because they haven't focused on their donuts in decades. We drive right by the one 2 minutes from our house to go to a place that actually makes donuts. All they sell at DD is bad coffee and disappointment. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 1 hour ago, dpberr said: Agreed. I read about the corporate decision to consolidate the baking facilities. They knew before they made the decision it'd decrease quality and customers would complain but they have a near geographic monopoly on that fast food niche of coffee and doughnuts so they thought customers would get over it. Considering they are one of the few franchises that never seems to take a downturn in building new locations and are recession proof, you'd have to admit they were right. Well, they lost my business. Now on the rare occasion I buy donuts, it's from a local shop. Also, if I want coffee, I go to Wawa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpberr Posted September 26, 2018 Author Share Posted September 26, 2018 1 hour ago, joesixpack said: Well, they lost my business. Now on the rare occasion I buy donuts, it's from a local shop. Also, if I want coffee, I go to Wawa They moved from on-premises to 100% central baking in the mid-90s when they started making prospective owners buy whole territories, not just one shop. I recall reading about the decison making process in a book about decision making because it was 100% about efficiency and making as big as a footprint as you can in the shortest amount of time. The stores needed so much product, the central bakeries were running 24/7, something they couldn't depend on an individual store to do. There are good franchise owners and there are bad ones and the only way to gurantee consistent product is to centralize all the complexity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 Just now, dpberr said: the only way to gurantee consistent product is to centralize all the complexity. A consistently awful product. Their donuts taste like nothing. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apuszczalowski Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 6 hours ago, dpberr said: Agreed. I read about the corporate decision to consolidate the baking facilities. They knew before they made the decision it'd decrease quality and customers would complain but they have a near geographic monopoly on that fast food niche of coffee and doughnuts so they thought customers would get over it. Considering they are one of the few franchises that never seems to take a downturn in building new locations and are recession proof, you'd have to admit they were right. Tim Hortons did the same thing in Canada when a new company bought them out. They eliminated all the making from their stores and went the 'par baked' route where they purchased pre baked frozen products that where done at a factory and reheated on site. Supposed to save money on equipment and other costs but came at the cost of product quality. This sounds like a publicity stunt like IHop a few months ago, they do something dumb like this and it gets people talking about them in the news...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 3 hours ago, apuszczalowski said: Tim Hortons did the same thing in Canada when a new company bought them out. They eliminated all the making from their stores and went the 'par baked' route where they purchased pre baked frozen products that where done at a factory and reheated on site. Supposed to save money on equipment and other costs but came at the cost of product quality. This sounds like a publicity stunt like IHop a few months ago, they do something dumb like this and it gets people talking about them in the news...... I doubt it's a publicity move. They already use just the word Dunkin in all of their promotional stuff, might as well make it official. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Hammersticks Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 It’s an annoying NE thing too. “I’m gonna stop and get dunkin before our meeting on Friday. You want dunkin?” sigh... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Fong Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 On 9/25/2018 at 4:37 PM, joesixpack said: Once they stopped making the donuts on site, it was all downhill. Is that what happened to them? I never realized, but noticed over the years that they just didn’t taste as good. I guess that has to do with not being as fresh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpberr Posted September 27, 2018 Author Share Posted September 27, 2018 15 hours ago, Dr. Fong said: Is that what happened to them? I never realized, but noticed over the years that they just didn’t taste as good. I guess that has to do with not being as fresh. Two primary reasons: 1. Central and the on-demand baking remove the freshness. 2. "Advancements" in food chemistry. The modern Dunkin "Donut" has no less than 30 ingredients. Believe it or not, many of their recipes do not include butter but chemicals that provide the taste of butter. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cripple Creek Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 On 9/25/2018 at 7:36 PM, RaoulDuke79 said: Sounds like a big waste of time and effort. worked for Yum Brands Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 On 9/26/2018 at 6:10 AM, row_33 said: The only thing in the news based on a smidgen of reality this week Headline in the Daily Perspirerer: 'I Lost a Bundle on Football Betting...but Lived to Tell the Tale!' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boca BIlls Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Barbarian Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 Makes sense since there donuts suck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mead107 Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 (edited) National coffee day buy one get one free at donut ? I meant Dunkin Edited September 29, 2018 by mead107 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marv's Neighbor Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 The FBI should investigate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhoTom Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 Other fast food chains that will soon follow suit: King Hut Bell ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marv's Neighbor Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 On 9/25/2018 at 4:37 PM, joesixpack said: Once they stopped making the donuts on site, it was all downhill. The guy that made the donuts retired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanker Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 2 hours ago, WhoTom said: Other fast food chains that will soon follow suit: King Hut Bell ... Mc One if the most disgusting things I ever ordered was an “egg” sandwich from DD. It was like styrofoam and CheeseWhiz layered between greasy layers of paper. The only thing that compares to it would be a Jimmy Dean’s breakfast “sandwich.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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