Dunkin’ Donuts was founded in 1950 by William Rosenberg.  The company is currently owned by Dunkin’ Brands Inc. and it is paired with Baskin-Robins in some areas because they also own Baskin-Robbins.  Dunkin’ Donuts has over 9,700 restaurants in 31 different countries and over 6,700 of them are in the United States.  Nearly all of the restaurants are franchise owned and operated.  There are only 75 franchises west of the Mississippi river and they are mainly in Texas, Arizona, Nevada, and New Mexico.  They opened their first “green” store in St. Petersburg, Florida in 2008 and it is certified to be energy efficient.

Dunkin’ Donuts does not just offer donuts and coffee anymore.  They offer a variety of bagel sandwiches for breakfast, lunch, and even for dinner.  They also serve muffins, stuffed breadsticks, espresso drinks, hash browns, Danishes, frozen and cold coffee drinks, and more.  They are, of course, most well-known for their donuts, which can be purchased in any quantity you would like.  They also offer combination meals with both their donuts and their breakfast sandwiches as well.

The franchise process for owning a Dunkin’ Donuts is not hard to go through.  They do require that you have a passion and dedication for excellence in operating a Dunkin’ Donuts.  They do require that you have at least $250,000 in liquid assets and at least a net worth of $500,000 to develop a new store.  You must also have prior management experience in the food service industry and the ability to perform with a team and organization properly.  All franchisees have to go through the full application process and they have to put together a full business plan.  This plan must include plenty of local marketing and this process can take a few weeks to a month for full approval.