Saturday, February 23, 2013
The Canton-based company is lobbying the White House to changes its definition of full-time work from 30 hours a week to 40 or more per week, according to reports.
Canton-based Dunkin' Brands has joined the fight against Obamacare. The coffee and baked goods company is working to overturn a major provision of Obamacare, according to a Newsmax.com report this week. Specifically, Dunkin' is lobbying the White House to change its definition of full-time work from at least 30 hours a week to 40 or more per week, CEO Nigel Travis told the Financial Times, according to The Huffington Post. The change would leave Dunkin', as well as other companies, with fewer workers to insure under the health care reform law, which requires large employers to provide health coverage to all full-time workers and their dependents. Those companies who fail to provide coverage could face a penalty of $2,000 per worker. The …
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Thursday, January 31, 2013
The local ice cream chain plans to open nearly 250 shops in China during the next decade.
Canton-based Baskin-Robbins has signed franchise agreements as it plans to triple its presence in China, according to a Boston.com report on Wednesday. Along with Dunkin' Donuts, also based in Canton, Baskin-Robbins is part of the parent company Dunkin' Brands Group, Inc. The ice-cream chain said in a news release on Wednesday that the company is projecting to open 249 Baskin-Robbins shops in China during the next 10 years. Currently, the company has more than 90 locations in China, including shops in Beijing, Shanghai, Xi'an, Hangzhou and Zhengzhou. Dunkin' Donuts, meanwhile, is pursuing expansion plans, according to Boston.com. “We’re very excited to expand the Baskin-Robbins brand in China with these five new partners who each have a …
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Sunday, March 4, 2012
The Canton-based DDBRCF grant will help combat child hunger in urban areas across the country.
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Sunday, March 4, 2012
The Canton-based Dunkin’ Donuts & Baskin-Robbins Community Foundation (DDBRCF) announced a grant of $102,000 to Feeding America®, the country’s largest domestic hunger-relief organization. The donation will help support child hunger relief through Feeding America initiatives such as its BackPack program, which provides hungry children with nutritious and easy-to-prepare food to take home on weekends and school vacations when other resources are not available. The DDBRCF grant will be distributed among eight food banks across the United States: Greater Boston Food Bank, Food Bank of Western Massachusetts, Philabundance, Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee, Cleveland Food Bank, Greater Chicago Food Depository, Albuquerque Road …
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Sunday, January 8, 2012
The Canton-based Dunkin' Donuts has plans to double the number of shops in the U.S.
Here is some good news for coffee and Munchkin' lovers. Canton-based Dunkin' Donuts announced that it will be doubling its locations in the United States during the next 20 years. According to a CNN report, in addition to more coffee, Dunkin' Donuts will be adding more jobs. The CNN report said that each new store will add an average of 20-25 full and part-time new employees. The Boston Herald, meanwhile, is reporting that Dunkin’ Donuts’ parent company, Dunkin’ Brands Group, Inc., signed a new deal to keep “franchisees in new markets with the same product costs as franchisees in established Dunkin’ Donuts markets.” The deal, according to the Herald, will eliminate across the board product costs among franchise owners. According to Los …
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Tuesday, January 3, 2012
All blood donors will receive a coupon for free pound of Dunkin' coffee.
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Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Dunkin’ Donuts headquarters located in Canton is hosting an American Red Cross blood drive to help increase the blood supply and raise awareness about the need for blood. The drive is being held Thursday, January 5, at 130 Royall Street in Canton, from 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. During the month of January, all presenting blood donors in Massachusetts will receive a coupon from Dunkin’ Donuts for a free pound of coffee*. Blood is an essential component for patient care in area hospitals, and the only source of blood is a healthy, volunteer blood donor. About every two seconds someone in America needs blood, and one donation can help save up to three lives. All current and new donors are strongly urged to call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767…
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Friday, December 2, 2011
Finalists Receive free ice cream for a year and the winning flavor will be available in Baskin-Robbins in July 2012.
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Friday, December 2, 2011
Baskin-Robbins has selected the top 10 finalists in its second National Online Flavor Creation Contest. Baskin-Robbins is now calling on ice cream devotees across the country to vote for their favorite. The winning flavor will be the July 2012 Flavor of the Month. From October 1 through October 31, fans had an opportunity to be their very own “dessert chef” and create an ice cream flavor with the Baskin-Robbins virtual flavor creator. Nearly 40,000 consumers mixed and matched their own ingredients to create a signature ice cream flavor from 31 base flavors, a variety of ribbons such as fudge and peanut butter and a copious amount of mix-ins including candy pieces and cookies. For this year’s contest, Baskin-Robbins added new base flavors …
Steve
3:49 pm on Thursday, February 28, 2013
But your direct quote was at Dunkin Donuts "They particularly exploit immigrants and others who cannot find other employment that pays a decent wage"....Those are your own words, cut and pasted from your own post. So you agree that counter help should pay minimum wage, you just disagree with the current minimum wage. Let me ask you somehting about raising the minimum wage, doesn't that just … more ›