America's Swimming Pool Company Jumps in Rank on Entrepreneur Franchise 500 List
America’s Swimming Pool Company ranked #84 in Entrepreneur magazine’s Franchise 500 list, with a strong focus on customer service.
Dunkin' Brands is a company in Burnaze's franchise knowledge graph, mentioned since 2015. 846 stories link here, each summarized from the original publisher. * Dunkin' has unveiled a limited-time Halloween lineup featuring seasonal menu items, collectibles, and merchandise, including the return of the Spider Donut and the debut of the Berry Battie Daydream Refresher [[2026-10-14 Dunkin’ unveils Halloween lineup (8b03e6)]]. * Dunkin' franchisee Dave Baumgartner has opened his 100th store after 16 years, and advises new franchisees to start with just one store to learn and grow [[2026-09-16 This Dunkin’ Franchisee Just Opened His 100th Store. His First Piece of Advice D (d0054d)]]. * Dunkin' has launched a marketing campaign featuring former Spice Girls members Emma Bunton and Geri Halliwell-Horner, along with comedian Rachel Dratch, to promote its seasonal fall beverage lineup [[2026-09-08 Dunkin’ enlists a pair of former Spice Girls and Rachel Dratch to push its pumpk (e2eb23)]]. * Walmart is making a push into restaurant delivery, utilizing its large store footprint and growing delivery network to reach restaurants and consumers, including a partnership with Dunkin' [[2026-09-04 Walmart makes a bold play for restaurant delivery (3fceb9)]]. * Dunkin' is expanding its partnership with Walmart to offer delivery through the retailer's app, starting at in-store locations before rolling out to 10,000 U.S. units [[2026-09-03 Customers can soon get Dunkin’ delivered, from Walmart (854022)]]. * Dunkin' will return to Puerto Rico in 2027 through a partnership with Fusion Restaurant Group, an operator based on the island [[2026-08-25 Dunkin’ to return to Puerto Rico in 2027 (96e211)]]. * Convenience stores are competing with quick-service restaurants for breakfast sales, with some c-stores leveraging their morning offerings to win customers, potentially impacting Dunkin' sales [[2026-08-28 The Breakfast Battle How C-Stores Can Steal Share From QSRs (fcc721)]]. * Dunkin' has launched its fall menu, including a partnership with Alix Earle and the introduction of new pumpkin and tiramisu flavors [[2026-08-19 Dunkin’ Kicks Off Fall with Alix Earle Partnership and New Menu (400190)]] Filed under Restaurants / Coffee & tea.
America’s Swimming Pool Company ranked #84 in Entrepreneur magazine’s Franchise 500 list, with a strong focus on customer service.
Dunkin' brings back two popular coffee flavors inspired by Girl Scout Cookies, Coconut Caramel and Thin Mints®, for a limited time promotion in celebration of Girl Scout Cookie season.
Gloria Jean's Coffees opened a new drive-thru location in Homewood, Illinois, offering a full assortment of products and signature flavored whole beans for purchase.
Dunkin' Brands named Scott Murphy President, Dunkin' Americas, with responsibility for operations, restaurant development, franchising, and supply chain for the approximately 10,000 Dunkin' restaurants in North and South America.
Homesick and Dunkin' partnered to release a limited-edition candle collection inspired by Dunkin' fan favorites.

Curt DiPasqua, a Subway franchisee, is planning for succession and considering options for his children and brother to join the family business.

Chipotle CEO claims drive-thrus only take 12 seconds, but customers spent an average of 20 seconds longer in drive-thrus in 2019.

Burger King is sued for $5 million over allegations that it misleads consumers by marketing its Impossible Whoppers as vegan when they are cooked on the same grill as beef.

Chipotle invests in its digital future, deploying digital order pickup lanes and launching a new loyalty program to enhance the customer experience.

Dunkin’ is phasing out the use of styrofoam cups in favor of eco-friendly double-walled paper cups.

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Dunkin' is the latest in a long line of major QSR franchisors slowly veering toward becoming a lifestyle brand.
Dunkin' launched its first-ever online pop-up shop, offering a selection of Dunkin'-ized holiday gifts, including apparel and accessories.

A Houston operator signs a deal to develop 18 new Dunkin' restaurants and 10 multi-brand locations with Baskin-Robbins in the Houston market.
Dunkin’, America’s all-day, everyday stop for coffee and baked goods, recently announced the signing of store development agreements with new franchisee Manchester Enterprises, LLC to develop 18 new restaurants throughout Houston, Texas.
With the first restaurant slated to open in the Summer of 2020, the franchisee is targeting markets throughout Houston, including Sugarland, Missouri City, Pearland, Friendswood, Galveston and Texas City.
Dunkin' unwraps its largest-ever holiday lineup, including the return of the fan-favorite Peppermint Mocha and the new Holiday Eggnog Signature Latte.
Dunkin' offers free donuts to veterans and active military on Veterans Day, part of a long-standing commitment to supporting active military and veterans.

Panera has partnered with Composite, a mobile ad platform, in its first foray into the augmented reality space.

Drive-thru windows are proving to be a complex issue for restaurant brands, resulting in significant losses and decreased customer satisfaction.
Dunkin' Brands announces a quarterly cash dividend to shareholders, with a dividend of $0.3750 per share of common stock.
Dunkin' Brands reports positive comparable store sales growth in the third quarter, with Baskin-Robbins achieving its best quarterly sales results since 2017.

Papa John's UK is recruiting a Chief Vegan Officer to create 'hard to resist vegan dishes' and expand its plant-based offerings.

Wake up and smell the plant-based sausage! After testing in Manhattan markets, Dunkin’ is taking its new vegetarian-friendly Beyond Meat breakfast sandwich national much earlier than anticipated.