Dunkin Donuts Franchise CEO Q&A

From Nation's Restaurant News: America may run on Dunkin’, but these days Nigel Travis is the man running the company.

Five months after leaving Papa John's International Inc. to become president and chief executive at Dunkin’ Brands Inc., Travis said the company's two brands, Dunkin' Donuts and Baskin-Robbins, are well-positioned to grow as the economy recovers.

He spoke Tuesday with Nation's Restaurant News about his vision for the company, new trends in the breakfast and snack dayparts, and what he has learned from Dunkin's chairman, Jon Luther.

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Bill Rosenberg's Slam-Dunk Doughnut Franchise

From Investors.com: Nine-year-old Bill Rosenberg knew his sales pitch didn't work.

The question was, what would?

On a hot summer day in 1925, he was trying to sell watermelons in front of his dad's Boston grocery for 50 cents each. He had to get rid of the watermelons before they went bad. Passers-by weren't buying.

It was time for a different approach, he recalled in his autobiography, "Time to Make the Donuts", about how he built his Dunkin' Donuts empire.

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Dunkin' Donuts Franchise Launching $100m Ad Campaign

From US Today: The economic outlook for 2009 may be sour, but the Dunkin' Donuts franchise thinks its prospects are sweet.

The coffee and food chain expects to weather 2009 and keep the heat on rivals such as McDonald's and Starbucks. Coming are a new CEO, more value offerings, more stores and more marketing, with spending up more than 5%, led by a $100m ad campaign starting Monday.

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