There are 5,863 franchises in the U.S, 63 Canadian franchises and 2,156 foreign franchises.

Franchise Fee : $40k – 80k Ongoing royalty fee : 5.9%

The Training needed to start up this franchise was available at the headquarters, it varies.

Ongoing support =Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Security/safety procedures, and field operations/evaluation.

Marketing support = Regional advertising

Dunkin’ Donuts has 35 varieties of donuts.

“Fancies”= eclairs, fritters, crullers, Bismarck, and coffee rolls.

Stick Donuts (6variety) Bagels, muffins,

danish, cookies ETC.

Dunkin’ Donuts was at its highest franchise rank in 2007, it was ranked #2, in 2008 it was ranked #3, and in 2009 it dropped back to #36.

It was ranked #1 in its own category in 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, and 2005.

Dunkin’ Donuts has been extremely successful.

Starbucks and Krispy Kreme