Dunkin' Donuts
American multinational food company
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January 2025 | Associated with a donut recall by FGF Brands, LLC involving 2 million donuts due to potential Listeria contamination, though no illnesses were reported. |
2024 | Dunkin' opened its 100th outlet at Kota Kinabalu International Airport, which is the largest Dunkin' location in Malaysia, spanning 1,800 square meters with seating for 88 guests. |
August 2024 | Faced a boycott call from Trump supporters for declining advertisements from Rumble and being perceived as 'woke'. |
December 15 2020 | Inspire Brands purchased Dunkin' Brands, marking a significant ownership transition for the company. |
January 2019 | The company began rebranding as a 'beverage-led company' and was renamed from Dunkin' Donuts to simply 'Dunkin'', initially implementing the name change in U.S. stores. |
January 2014 | Nancy Lewis from Canaan, Connecticut started a petition requesting the company to donate unsold food to local shelters and food banks. |
2013 | Thai branch of Dunkin' Donuts used a controversial advertisement with a woman in black face-paint, which was criticized as racist by Human Rights Watch. The U.S. headquarters apologized for the advertisement. |
2012 | Published its first formal Animal Welfare Policy, committing to eliminate gestation crates from its U.S. pork supply chain by 2022. |
May 2010 | Faced criticism for a misleading 'Free Iced Coffee Day' promotion on Facebook that was limited to only 13 cities, causing customer dissatisfaction. |
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