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title: "Nation's Restaurant News: Dunkin’ Donuts blames “choppy” performance on weather, menu changes"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/eb5429c3-4254-4775-8959-a9c3405084a2
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/nations-restaurant-news-dunkin-donuts-blames-choppy-performance-on-weather-menu-changes-2706382
category: "Coffee & tea"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Coffee & tea"
published: 2018-04-27T14:09:21.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:38:37.310Z
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# Nation's Restaurant News: Dunkin’ Donuts blames “choppy” performance on weather, menu changes

**TL;DR:** Dunkin' Donuts attributes less profitable times to menu simplification and winter storms, despite average ticket increases. The company remains optimistic about its beverage and dessert categories.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2018-04-27. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/nations-restaurant-news-dunkin-donuts-blames-choppy-performance-on-weather-menu-changes-2706382).*

## Story

Growth continues to fluctuate at Dunkin' Donuts . According to a recent article in Nation's Restaurant News , the company believes that the simplification of its menu and winter storms were responsible for less profitable times.

“Average ticket was up for the quarter, but traffic declined largely as a result of the cold, wet, weather across the country. Despite the negative comp growth, we are optimistic about the strength of our beverage and dessert categories,” said CEO Nigel Travis.

A few of the brand's more successful recent promotions have included the Girl Scout Cookie coffee and donut sales for Valentine's Day. Dunkin' Donuts also celebrated the opening of 56 new locations throughout the quarter.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- Nation's Restaurant News (publication)
- Dunkin' Donuts (company)
- qsr performance (topic)
- menu changes (topic)
- weather impact (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/nations-restaurant-news-dunkin-donuts-blames-choppy-performance-on-weather-menu-changes-2706382). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/eb5429c3-4254-4775-8959-a9c3405084a2).