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title: "Dunkin' Names Company Veteran New Head of International Business"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/3cc43d6c-2fbb-4f6b-b917-2c35877a09f3
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/dunkin-names-company-veteran-new-head-of-international-business-2708656
category: "Coffee & tea"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Coffee & tea"
published: 2018-12-11T15:10:01.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:30:48.157Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/a5a617d9b851a53ccf5f08ecc4582aca9248.jpg
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# Dunkin' Names Company Veteran New Head of International Business

**TL;DR:** Dunkin' has named John Varughese as its new Head of International Business, bringing 16 years of experience to the role. Varughese is a seasoned international retail executive with a deep understanding of both the Baskin-Robbins and Dunkin' brands.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2018-12-11. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/dunkin-names-company-veteran-new-head-of-international-business-2708656).*

## Story

Dunkin' has announced a change in its leadership team. According to a recent article in Nation's Restaurant News, the brand has selected John Varughese to fill the role of Head of International Business. The executive is no stranger to the company, having served at Dunkin’ for 16 years. Prior to this promotion, Varughese held the title of vice president international.

John is a seasoned international retail executive with a deep understanding of both the Baskin-Robbins and Dunkin' brands and the countries we serve. His appointment as the head of our international business enables us to seamlessly continue our support of franchisees and licensees and strategically grow our two brands outside the U.S," said Dunkin’ U.S. president and CEO Dave Hoffman.

The position was most recently held by Nigel Travis, the brand’s chairman. Travis spent nine months as interim head of international.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- brand expansion (topic)
- Dunkin' Brands (company)
- leadership change (topic)
- Baskin-Robbins (company)
- international business (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/dunkin-names-company-veteran-new-head-of-international-business-2708656). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/3cc43d6c-2fbb-4f6b-b917-2c35877a09f3).