Leslie Patton
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’ 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’ 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 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 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 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...
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 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...


















