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When founder William Rosenberg opened his first donut shop in Quincy, Massachusetts in , it was originally named Open Kettle. Here's a photo of the flagship store taken 5mins ago with an Instagram filter from back in the day. That Rosenberg was a hustler, too. As a teenager, he once carted a block of ice to the racetrack on a scorching Summer day to sell ice chips for 10 cents apiece.
Before they got their latest mascots Cuppy and Sprinkles which we'd assume are also the names of two very small, very nervous dogs belonging to a Kardashian , Dunkin' was repped by this fella named Dunkie.
He even got a disastrous Mr. Potato Head created in his honor. Back in the late '70s and into '80s, DD used to sell so-called Easter egg donuts. She decides to roll them into a ball and sell them separately from the doughnuts.
She gives them a name, Munchkin, and markets them to dieters, children, and dog-owners for treats, and finds that these formerly useless pieces are now bringing in money.
They have been co-opted for the function of money making, and therefore the Munchkin is an exaptation. Now she finds them so popular, the baker is creating different flavors, and fun boxes in which to sell the doughnut holes.
What originated as a mere by-product of the doughnut has now come to serve the function of a profitable treat. Though the Munchkin, as an exaptation, will be subject to selection pressures. Perhaps customers will prefer chocolate rather than plain Munchkins, resulting in more chocolate Munchkins being made.
Or perhaps the mere size of the Munchkin will allow it to find its way to more diverse environments than the doughnuts, resulting in more Munchkins being made than doughnuts. Whatever the end result, the Munchkin shows that while some features are not initially subject to selection pressures, if they come to serve a function, someday they just may be.
Gould had a sense of humor, otherwise he is figuratively rolling in his grave at my Just-So Munchkin story. Buss, D. Adaptations, exaptations, and spandrels. American Psychologist, 53 5 , Gould, S. The spandrels of San Marco and the Panglossian paradigm: A critique of the adaptationist programme.
Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, , Instead of discarding the dough, the company began rolling it into a round ball and baking it, creating a delicious new mini-treat out of the leftover "donut holes. To market the petite new product, the donut chain named the round holes "Munchkins," after the people in the famous movie The Wizard of Oz , according to Eat This, Not That!
When the mini donut holes were first released, the company had intended to advertise the smaller size to appeal to little kids. According to DD, the chain's coffee is freshly ground, freshly brewed, and most importantly, freshly served. The company's website states that the chain brews a fresh pot of coffee every 18 minutes , if not sooner.
So you'll never get a stale cup. Inflation is no surprise, and we aren't going to get too mad at Dunkin' for the price hikes. But in the chain's earliest days, a cup of coffee sold for just 10 cents , and a donut cost five cents. A dime was common for many other drinks at the time, too, like ordering a Coke at a diner. The brand has quality control testing experts who taste approximately cups of coffee daily to ensure the chain's coffee meets its standards. In response to the popularity and elusiveness of the quick-to-sell-out Cronut at Dominique Ansel Bakery in NYC, Dunkin' launched its own croissant-donut crossover pastry in late It was initially meant to be a temporary item, but because of its insane popularity— 8.
Dunkin' is considered a hot spot in South Korea. There are hundreds of stores, and the experience is a lot different from the American one. Patrons are allowed to pick donuts off the shelves themselves, cups are paper, and the most popular drink is an Americano, which features hot water and a shot of espresso.
The donut is still a significant part of the menu, but Travis noted to CNBC that "people see it as a treat, as a reward. The reason for the name change? Dunkin' wants to be known as an all-day spot you can go to, not just for your morning cup of coffee. In , Dunkin' officially rebranded as just Dunkin', and it rolled out everywhere in early Bye-bye complicated foods, hello more coffee combinations to try. The changes included things like smoothies, sandwiches, flatbreads, and other items.
But in return, Dunkin' has since added new items, like the Beyond Sausage breakfast sandwich. It sure is cheaper than your local Four Seasons!
A New Jersey couple who say they constantly went to the chain and "hit the drive-thru sometimes twice a night" got married inside the Dunkin' on Route 42 South in New Jersey. One of the co-owners gifted the newlyweds a basket of coffee and his-and-her mugs, a Mega Millions lottery ticket, and, of course, donuts.
The store also promised to make them a donut cake for when they celebrated their nuptials with a bigger celebration.
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