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Dunkin' Brands Group, Inc.

Dunkin' Brands headquarters pictured in 2009
Company type	Public
Traded as	Nasdaq: DNKN (2011–2020)
Industry	Fast food restaurants
Founded	1994 as Allied Domecq Quick Service Restaurants 2004; 20 years ago (2004) as Dunkin' Brands
Defunct	December 15, 2020; 4 years ago (2020-12-15)
Fate	Merged to Inspire Brands
Successor	Inspire Brands
Headquarters	Canton, Massachusetts, United States
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Nigel Travis (executive chairman) David Hoffmann (CEO)
Revenue	US$860.5 million (2017)
Operating income	US$447 million (2017)
Net income	US$195.576 million (2016)
Total assets	US$3.227 billion (2016)
Total equity	US$-163.258 million (2016)
Number of employees	270,000 (2015)
Subsidiaries	Baskin-Robbins Dunkin' Mister Donut

Dunkin' Brands Group, Inc. was an American restaurant holding company that ran three chains of fast-food restaurants: Dunkin' Donuts, Mister Donut, and Baskin-Robbins. It was headquartered in Canton, Massachusetts. It was acquired by Inspire Brands in 2020.

History

Allied-Lyons

In 1973, British food company J. Lyons & Co. purchased Baskin-Robbins from United Brands. J. Lyons and Co. merged with Allied Breweries, becoming Allied-Lyons in 1978. In 1990, Allied-Lyons acquired Dunkin' Donuts and Mister Donut.

Allied Quick Service Restaurants

In 1994, Allied-Lyons merged with Pedro Domecq S.A., becoming Allied Domecq. The restaurant operations were merged under a subsidiary named Allied Domecq Quick Service Restaurants. In 1997, Togo's was acquired by Allied Domecq.

Dunkin' Brands

In 2004, Allied Domecq Quick Service Restaurants was renamed "Dunkin' Brands, Inc.". On December 12, 2005, Pernod Ricard, which had just taken control of Allied Domecq, announced the sale of Dunkin' Brands to a consortium of private equity firms consisting of Bain Capital, The Carlyle Group and Thomas H. Lee Partners for $2.425 billion in cash. Dunkin' Brands, Inc. was renamed "Dunkin' Brands Group, Inc." after the transaction.

On November 30, 2007, Dunkin' Brands sold Togo's to Mainsail Partners, a San Francisco-based private equity firm, in partnership with Tony Gioia, a former president of Baskin-Robbins.

In July 2011, Dunkin' Brands completed its initial public offering and became listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market (NASDAQ-GS large cap) under the symbol "DNKN".

In August 2012, Dunkin' Brands became completely independent of private equity firms.

In October 2017, Dunkin' Brands announced the company would invest $100 million in United States locations of Dunkin’ Donuts’. The company also said they are considering a name change to the shortened Dunkin'. The name change is being tested in a California location and a new store in Quincy, Massachusetts.

On July 30, 2020, the organization announced it would permanently close 800 of its donut and coffee shops by the end of the year due to a sales slump caused by the coronavirus pandemic, primary locations inside convenience stores, namely Speedway.

Dunkin' Brands reported in October 2020 that negotiations were being held with the private equity-backed company Inspire Brands for Inspire to acquire the company. The potential deal includes Dunkin' Brands private stocks would be sold at $106.50 a share, a 20 percent premium over the closing prices reported on the 23rd of October, implying that the company is being evaluated at around $8.8 billion. A statement released by Dunkin' claimed that "there is no certainty that any agreement will be reached" and that no further comments will be released until an agreed-upon transaction is found. Shares of the Dunkin' Brand have reportedly risen 33% in 2020 because of the possible Inspire Brands' deal.

On October 30, 2020, Dunkin' Brands announced that it would be acquired by Arby's owner Inspire Brands in a transaction valued at $11.3 billion, including the assumption of Dunkin' Brands' debt. The deal closed on December 15, 2020. Dunkin' Brands ceased to exist as a separate company, with Dunkin', Baskin-Robbins, and the trademark management of Mister Donut, becoming part of Inspire Brands.

Subsidiaries

• Baskin-Robbins
• Dunkin'
• Mister Donut

References

1. ^ "filing". Dunkin' Brands Group, Inc.
2. "Dunkin Brands Profile". Boston Jobs Source. 19 December 2021.
3. "Contact Us." Baskin-Robbins. Retrieved on January 14, 2010.
4. "Allied Domecq to Acquire Togo's Eateries; Compliments Baskin-Robbins and Dunkin' Donuts Brands". Allied Domecq, PLC (Press release). Archived from the original on 28 October 2017. Retrieved 3 April 2018 – via PR Newswire.
5. "Dunkin' Brands to Work with New Private Equity Owners to Continue Aggressive Growth Plans - Thomas H. Lee Partners". www.thl.com. Archived from the original on 3 April 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
6. The Carlyle Group. "How Carlyle Creates Value" (PDF). Carlyle. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 20, 2022.
7. Services, Times Wire (4 December 2007). "Dunkin' Brands sells Togo's chain". Retrieved 3 April 2018 – via LA Times.
8. "Dunkin' Brands to Divest Togo's" (Press release). Dunkin' Brands, Inc. 20 October 2006. Archived from the original on 4 April 2018 – via PR Newswire.
9. "As Private Equity Cashes Out, What's Next for DNKN?". 5 September 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
10. Goodison, Donna (2017-10-27). "Dunkin' Donuts sweetens Brand". Boston Herald. Retrieved 2017-10-27.
11. Morona, Joey (2020-07-30). "Dunkin' to close up to 800 stores in the U.S. by the end of the year". cleveland. Archived from the original on 2020-08-01. Retrieved 2020-07-31.
12. Hirsch, Lauren (2020-10-25). "Dunkin' Brands Is in Talks to Sell Itself and Go Private". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-10-30.
13. Haddon, Heather (2020-10-29). "Dunkin' Closes Stores as Deal Talks Continue". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2020-10-30.
14. "Inspire Brands to acquire Dunkin' Brands in $11.3 billion transaction". Dunkin' Brands. October 30, 2020. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
15. "Inspire Brands Completes Acquisition of Dunkin' Brands". www.businesswire.com. 2020-12-15. Retrieved 2020-12-15.

External links

• Official website (archived, 25 Apr 2020)
• • Historical business data for Dunkin' Brands:
  • SEC filings

• Food and drink companies of the United States
• Fast-food chains of the United States
• Holding companies of the United States
• Companies based in Norfolk County, Massachusetts
• Canton, Massachusetts
• Holding companies established in 2004
• American companies established in 2004
• 2011 initial public offerings
• Companies formerly listed on the Nasdaq
• 2020 mergers and acquisitions
• Inspire Brands
• American companies disestablished in 2020
• Bain Capital companies
• The Carlyle Group companies