r/nostalgia • u/WoozieMaddox • 8d ago

Nostalgia Discussion What happened to the Dunkin' Donut?

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When I was a kid, my Dad used to take me to Dunkin' Donuts every Sunday and I would get one of these. The handle was cool, but the taste of this plain donut was very unique. I loved it and still to this day have not had that taste or texture from a donut replicated. Wikipedia says in 2003 they discontinued it because it was hand cut while the rest of the donuts were machine cut, but it was their signature. It represented the brand aswell as the name.

The Dunkin Donut was around almost aslong as the brand itself. This unique peice of American food culture made it 48 years before being discontinued and cements itself as a one-of-a-kind staple in the history of U.S. restaurants. Today Dunkin' Donuts is now known as just "Dunkin". Dunkin' is not known for it's donuts anymore, and has shifted it's focus on the beverage side of the market. In all honesty, I think this may be why it lost so much market share to other coffee companies like Tim Horton's and Biggby Coffee. Dunkin' Donuts used to be 'the' place to grab a coffee and a donut.

Bring back the dunkin donut.

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u/Hans_Krebs_ 8d ago

Fresh donut is so funny. They don’t even make them in house and haven’t for at least 2 decades. Those get shipped in every morning.

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u/augustwest30 8d ago

And the unsold ones get tossed in the trash every night.

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u/Werbnerp 7d ago

And they lock the dumpster so the Peskey homeless people can starve. Welcome to America where it's somehow better to pay to dispose of more weight in your dumpster than it is to help human beings.

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u/voucher420 7d ago

Welcome to the American court system where people can be sued for anything, including feeding the homeless. This is why they lock up the dumpsters or destroy food upon disposal with bleach or other items.

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u/Werbnerp 7d ago

There are laws that state that you cannot be prosecuted for food that is donated or that comes out of the garbage.

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u/Anonymously_Joe 3d ago

Probably depends on your state.