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DUNKIN' DONUTS, known for gooey breakfast treats and no-frills coffee, is taking a stab at a more refined business: premium tea.

Dunkin’ Donuts to take on Starbucks with premium teas this year

CHICAGO - Dunkin’ Donuts, known for gooey breakfast treats and no-frills coffee, is taking a stab at a more refined business: premium tea. Starting in...
DUNKIN' DONUTS has introduced a new Chips Ahoy doughnut in an attempt to attract customers in the afternoon. / COURTESY DUNKIN' DONUTS

Dunkin’ to sell Chips Ahoy doughnuts to spur afternoon traffic

CHICAGO - Doughnuts aren’t just for breakfast anymore. That’s the idea behind the latest Dunkin’ Donuts pastries, created to help attract customers during the afternoon....
DUNKIN' DONUTS has started selling snickerdoodle and sugar-cookie lattes as part of its holiday strategy.

Dunkin’ duels Starbucks with Snickerdoodle lattes for holidays

CHICAGO - Starbucks Corp. isn’t the only coffee-shop chain serving up new drinks for the holidays. Starting today, Dunkin’ Donuts is selling snickerdoodle and sugar-cookie...

Dunkin’ Donuts tests recyclable plastic cups as foam loses favor

CHICAGO – Dunkin’ Donuts, looking to phase out its signature foam cups, is testing recyclable-plastic versions to see if they can withstand temperatures of...

Pumpkin craze transforms lattes, vodka into comfort food

CHICAGO - It may not be sweater weather yet, but the annual deluge of pumpkin-flavored treats is on its way. Pumpkin-spice lattes will go on...
DUNKIN' DONUTS is looking to expand its customer base beyond the traditional breakfast market by adding more adventurous sandwiches to its lineup, starting Monday with a new grilled-chicken flatbread. / BLOOMBERG NEWS PHOTO/CRAIG WARGA

Dunkin’ Donuts joins Starbucks in pursuit of lunch money

CHICAGO - Dunkin’ Brands Group Inc. and Starbucks Corp. want a bigger chunk of your lunch money. Dunkin’ Donuts is introducing a new $3.99 grilled-chicken...
TARGET CORP. said Friday that its customers' debit card PINs are safe after a reported security breach compromised about 40 million debit and credit cards swiped at the chain retailer between Nov. 27 and Dec. 15. / BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/TIM BOYLE

Target says debit card PINs are safe after data security breach

CHICAGO – Target Corp., the second-largest U.S. discount chain, said that customers’ debit card personal identification numbers are safe after a computer security breach...
RETAILERS SAW A 2.3 percent gain in sales during Thanksgiving holiday, with sales at stores rising to $12.3 billion, according to Chicago-based researcher ShopperTrak. However, the National Retail Federation reported Sunday that the average shopper's spending during Black Friday weekend fell 3.9 percent to $407.02 from $423.55 last year. / BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/JIN LEE

Retailers had 2.3% holiday sales gain, ShopperTrak says

NEW YORK – U.S. retailers eked out a 2.3 percent sales gain on Thanksgiving and Black Friday, in line with a prediction for the...
MADISON DEARBORN PARTNERS has agreed to sell Yankee Candle Co. to Jarden Corp. for $1.75 billion, six years after buying the nation's largest scented candle manufacturer for $1.4 billion. / COURTESY YANKEE CANDLE CO.

Jarden agrees to buy Yankee Candle for $1.75B in cash

NEW YORK - Jarden Corp. agreed to buy Yankee Candle for $1.75 billion, making its biggest acquisition to add the 43-year-old scented candle maker...
DUNKIN' DONUTS is rolling out new store designs to combat its sugar-caffeine fix pit stop reputation and get customers to stick around the outlets for a long time, a la Starbucks. / BLOOMBERG NEWS FILE PHOTO/EMILE WAMSTEKER

Dunkin’ Donuts adds jazz to get less pit and more stop:...

CANTON, Mass. - The world’s largest donut chain has long sold itself as a pit stop. “America runs on Dunkin’,” goes the company’s slogan, and...
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