Boston ranks second among U.S. cities for doughnut shops, with 1,050 of them, or one for every 5,750 residents, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing NPD Group Inc., a research company.
Only Providence has more doughnut outlets per capita, the newspaper said. Doughnuts remain popular in Boston even as much of the nation is trying to cut carbohydrate consumption to reduce obesity, the Journal said.
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Food analysts such as John Glass at CIBC World Markets say doughnuts are identified with local culture such as the Red Sox and the Boston accent. The pastries got one of the biggest boosts in the region after Dunkin’ Donuts, now a unit of Allied Domecq Plc, started in Quincy in 1950, the paper said. Of the company’s 3,900 doughnut
shops in the country, 875 are still in the Boston area, the Journal reported.
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