AndwhilethecompanyfacescompetitionfromchainslikeStarbucksandMcDonalds, theannualsalesof a branchofDunkin' Donutscanrangefrom $620,000 to $1.3 million a year.
Becausethatbusinesswas a success, Rosenbergdecidedtoopen a donutshopinQuincy, MassachusettscalledTheOpenKettle, whichrenameditselfDunkin' Donutstwoyearslater.
Then, in 1989, Dunkin' DonutswasacquiredbyBritishcompanyAllied-LyonsPLC, in a movethatstrengthenedthecompany's positionaswhatwasthentheworld's largestcoffee-and-donutchain.