DonRocks Posted December 13, 2005 Share Posted December 13, 2005 Oooh, did you know that Komi reworked their doughnuts? They still come with this gorgeous dip of hot chocolate and whipped cream for dipping, but the doughnuts are more like beignets now and have a sweet tang of honey in the dough. On a hole-y unrelated note, Pernod-Ricard - a French conglomerate no less - just sold Dunkin Donuts for an eye-popping $2.43 billion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deangold Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 An interesting Starbucks vs Dunkin Donuts comparison. I am surprised that with as many outlets more that Starbucks has, their sales are not far larger vis a vis Dunkin. http://www.boston.com/yourtown/specials/starbucks_vs_dunkin_donuts/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonRocks Posted December 9, 2013 Author Share Posted December 9, 2013 An interesting Starbucks vs Dunkin Donuts comparison. I am surprised that with as many outlets more that Starbucks has, their sales are not far larger vis a vis Dunkin. http://www.boston.com/yourtown/specials/starbucks_vs_dunkin_donuts/ A fascinating link. Thanks for posting it. There is much to be gleaned here, and I suspect an entire Master's Paper could be written on the topic. Gotta give Dunkin' credit - somehow, they've managed to hang in there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoosiereph Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 I am surprised that with as many outlets more that Starbucks has, their sales are not far larger vis a vis Dunkin. http://www.boston.com/yourtown/specials/starbucks_vs_dunkin_donuts/ Also surprising given the far higher cost of most of the beverages at Starbucks vs. Dunkin. My guess is that it's balanced out by a far higher percentage of DD customers purchasing food items. I'd say they must be selling both food & beverage to well over half of their customers -- and in many cases, a single customer is buying a dozen donuts or 50 Munchkins, so they're reaching many more mouths than enter the store. And yes, if there's a nearby Dunkin Donuts, it almost always gets the nod over Starbucks for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonRocks Posted December 9, 2013 Author Share Posted December 9, 2013 On a hole-y unrelated note, Pernod-Ricard - a French conglomerate no less - just sold Dunkin Donuts for an eye-popping $2.43 billion. Eight years later, that eye-popping figure is looking like it was a pretty good investment: as of right now, Dunkin' Brands Inc. has a market cap of over $5 billion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bookluvingbabe Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 Dunkin' has done a huge recent expansion in the far out Moco burbs in the last few years. I find the donuts inedible and the hot coffee undrinkable. I do like the iced coffee quite a bit. But I'm going to pick Starbucks, 7-11, and most other coffee places first for a hot cup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveO Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 Interesting from the above maps that in an areas where dunkin donuts and starbucks compete such as NYC and in this area as bookluvingbabe referenced dunkin goes for the outer suburbs and less expensive locations and starbucks goes for the "glitzyier" closer in locations. Meanwhile there is a Starbucks and a Dunkin in the Courthouse area in Arlington. Ahhhh....time for a taste test and price comparison of chains with thousands of locations and billions of $$ in revenues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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DanielK Posted June 5, 2015 Share Posted June 5, 2015 Yeah, but no free donut at Starbucks today, so who's the real winner? A: my cardiologist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destruya Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 I find it vaguely amusing there's that one little yellow county dead smack dab in the middle of the country. I'd like to imagine Dunkin and Starbucks' mooks meet there every year to "hash out da details and grievances" like rival mafiosos. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrash Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 Maybe that explains why I keep running across Dunkin Donuts in odd places when I travel in Europe. I found one just outside of the Hannover, Germany, train station when I was there on assignment in March. It seemed pretty crowded, so apparently Germans like their donuts. On the other hand, the other hundred or so food vendors in the train station don't sell donuts, so maybe they just want something different from beer and sausage, although I can't figure out why. WR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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