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Krispy Kreme Burger Sweeps the Nation

Kevin Spak — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:46:00 CDT

Have you ever thought to yourself, “Self, you are not doing enough to ensure you die of a heart attack before you have to deal with that nasty growing old nonsense”? Then maybe you should see if your local state fair is selling the Krispy Kreme Cheeseburger. It’s exactly what...

Canuck Doughnut Standby Supplants Dunkin' in Wary NYC

Harry Kimball — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 14:35:01 CDT

Many New Yorkers met their first Canadian doughnuts today as the Tim Hortons chain took over 12 locations previously occupied by Dunkin’ Donuts, BlackBook reports. “My frantic runs to Canada to buy tins of Tim Hortons ground coffee are over,” a delighted expatriate said. “Everything in New York is fantastic...

Dunkin' iPhone App Ruins the Coffee Run

Matt Cantor — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 07:28:26 CDT

Dunkin’ Donuts has a new iPhone app, and it’s a dud, writes Matthew Shaer for the Christian Science Monitor . “Dunkin’ Run” users can send emails to their coworkers notifying them of an impending run; the app makes a list of orders and the “runner” heads to Dunkin’. The problem: “Someone...

Dunkin' Pushes...Donuts

Polly Davis Doig — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 13:15:14 CDT

America may run on Dunkin', but the working-man's coffeeshop would like to remind recession-slapped Americans about the cheap, sugary goodness of the other end of its name. After a decade of emphasizing coffee—which fuels 60% of the chain's revenue—Dunkin has decided it's time to make the doughnuts pay...

Brit, US Cops Speak the Same Language: Doughnut

Harry Kimball — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 13:11:08 CST

British transit cops in Philadelphia to trade counter-terrorism tactics with their US counterparts were treated to an American specialty, the Daily Mail reports—Dunkin’ Donuts. The UK contingent is touring railroad terminals on the East Coast so that “our two organizations” can “work and learn from each other,” the British...

In Free Inaugural Doughnuts, Abortion Foes See Ploy

Harry Kimball — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 14:51:46 CST

Krispy Kreme stores will honor Barack Obama’s inauguration and Americans’ “freedom of choice” with free doughnuts tomorrow, to the dismay of at least one anti-abortion group, the Chicago Tribune reports. “Celebration of ‘freedom of choice’ is a tacit endorsement of abortion rights on demand,” the American Life League said. The...