Jun 04, 2009 -
Fridays just keep getting better: in addition to taking advantage of some free Mars chocolate, tomorrow is National Doughnut Day — which mean you can enjoy free doughnuts courtesy of both Krispy Kreme and Dunkin' Donuts. There's no purchase required at Krispy Kreme, where all you have to do is saunter over to your participating local store to score a free pastry. From there, you can cross town to hit up Dunkin' Donuts, where you get a gratis doughnut of your choice with the purchase of any beverage.
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Mar 12, 2007 -
Is it just me, or is Rachael Ray everywhere these days? She's at the wax museum, she's on the box of Ritz crackers, she's on the red carpet, she has her own talkshow, you name it she's there. What's that, you're naming Dunkin' Donuts?
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Oct 20, 2008 -
As colossal coffee chain Starbucks struggles to keep up with past profit margins, its competitors continue to move in for the kill. Earlier this month, breakfast chain Dunkin' Donuts introduced its version of a recession deal. Now, in its latest ad campaign, the chain is claiming it beat Starbucks in a blind taste test.In the campaign, Dunkin' Donuts, which is currently in the middle of a national expansion effort, airs a new TV spot and launched a website, Dunkin' Beat Starbucks, that will highlight the results of the taste test.
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Jul 02, 2009 -
Yesterday, Dunkin' Donuts temporarily pulled its Dunkaccino and hot chocolate drinks off store menus after discovering that one of its suppliers' facilities may have been contaminated with salmonella. The doughnut chain's supplier, Plainview Milk Products Cooperative, voluntarily recalled several of its products, although no illnesses have been traced back to the contamination. Dunkin' Donuts is confident the drinks will be back in stores soon, but yesterday's recall is simply one more to add to a rapidly growing list of food contamination concerns.
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Aug 06, 2008 -
People have been demanding healthier fare at restaurants these days and an unlikely hero has stepped up to the plate.
Dunkin' Donuts has added an entire new section to their menu called DDSmart. The new, healthier fare is supposed to have 25 percent fewer calories and less sugar, fat, and sodium compared to other products not on the DDSmart menu.
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Apr 11, 2008 -
Doing some last-minute work on your taxes this weekend? Well maybe they'll be a bit easier to do if you know there's a reward at the end of the tax-form tunnel. Next Tuesday, April 15, Dunkin' Donuts is offering a bit of tax-day relief in the form of a free donut.
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Oct 01, 2008 -
Responding to the economic hardship, breakfast chain Dunkin' Donuts has come out with its version of a recession deal.
Beginning today, small hot and iced lattes will cost only 99 cents from 2 to 5 p.m. The new special, dubbed "America's Latte Break," is the doughnut chain's response to the Starbucks $2 afternoon coffee deal that ended last month.
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May 29, 2008 -
Dunkin Donuts has pulled an advertisement featuring Rachael Ray because some people believe she is wearing what could be construed as a terrorist symbol. Apparently, the black and white scarf she wears in the ad resembles a traditional headdress, known as a keffiyeh, worn by Arab men.
The criticism of the scarf was spearheaded by Michelle Malkin, a conservative Fox News commentator.
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Feb 26, 2008 -
Don't forget, your local Starbucks is closing this evening. From 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., they will be closed for retraining purposes.
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Jun 19, 2007 -
Naomi is cashing out all she can on her reputation for anger management issues: she shot a commercial yesterday for Dunkin' Donuts which mocks her angry image.
According to Page Six, the commercial's script called for her to "be gardening in an evening dress. Something goes wrong, she gets frustrated, and she flips out.
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