Dunkin Donuts is knocking on Starbucks’ door

Filed under: Company News Guests at the Great Wolf Lodge in Concord, North Carolina will soon be running, like America supposedly does, on Dunkin. The doughnuts-and-coffee chain is launching the first of “a variety of store models to suit any lodging property, including full retail shops, kiosks and self-serve hot coffee stations perfect for gift shops and general stores.” Dunkin Donuts’ press release can’t help but point out that the company’s coffee is preferred in a blind taste test over Starbucks’, and this move is clearly meant as the next salvo in the battle between the two great java retailers. It’s only about a year since the longtime darling of East Coasters announced it would face off with Starbucks with “at least 62″ locations in the Las Vegas area. (Interesting: the company pulled out of Washington and

Oregon about five years ago; one store was near my house and its exit coincided with an influx of coffee shops in the neighborhood, two Starbucks among them.) It is, notably, a few months after Starbucks launched a salvo with its bargain-conscious “breakfast pairings” clearly meant to compete directly against McDonald’s and Dunkin Donuts, whose cheap coffee and food has been eroding Starbucks’ cash-strapped customers for some time. When those were announced, a spokesperson from Dunkin Donuts insisted that its food and beverage choices were “the faster and more affordable alternative.” Continue reading Dunkin Donuts is knocking on Starbucks’ door Dunkin Donuts is knocking on Starbucks’ door originally appeared on Daily Finance on Thu, 16 Apr 2009 13:00:00 EST. Money. Finance|Finance|Finance|Finance

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