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The term "Donuts" was already trademarked by one of the largest Spanish bakery firms, Panrico, [103] so the company was born as a joint venture between Dunkin' Donuts' then-parent Allied Domecq and Panrico (only Spanish shareholders, representing 50%) in order to use the brand name "Dunkin' Donuts".
Michael Vale (June 28, 1922 – December 24, 2005) was an American character actor famous for being the longtime sleepy-eyed mascot "Fred the Baker" for donut chain Dunkin' Donuts, with his famous catchphrase "Time to make the donuts."
William Rosenberg (June 10, 1916 – September 22, 2002) was an American entrepreneur who founded the Dunkin' Donuts franchise in 1950 [1] in Quincy, Massachusetts, one of the pioneers in name-brand franchising, originally named the "Open Kettle" doughnut shop when established in 1948. At the end of 2011, there were more than 10,000 outlets of ...
Jelly Roll talks about where his name came from and love of doughnuts in a new Dunkin' ad to celebrate National Doughnut Day.
Dunkin' Brands' decision late in 2018 to drop "Donuts" from the Dunkin' Donuts name sparked a large backlash.
Robert M. Rosenberg (born March 22, 1938) is an American businessman, professor, and author. He was the chief executive officer of Dunkin' Donuts for thirty-five years from 1963 to 1998 and also served on the board of directors of Sonic Corp and Domino's Pizza.
The doughnut chain tested the new name at roughly 50 locations over the last year — and many customers responded with fury. Dunkin' Donuts is officially dropping the 'Donuts' from its name ...
Shortly after his death, Dunkin' Donuts stopped making their donuts in-store, and they are now trucked in at most locations, with a few remaining as central manufacturing locations (CML). In an episode of Wipeout (2008 game show), John Henson (comedian) references Fred and his commercials by saying "Mmm. Time to make the wipeouts."