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Some_Ride1014 t1_jdhrkos wrote

Originally each Dunkin made there own Donuts, right on site. As the company grew they changed to a commissary type system, where the donuts are made at regional locations and shipped to the stores. I don’t know if its still there, but on Dot ave in Southie there is a building where they make the donuts.

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dogmom603 t1_jdhxmdk wrote

I believe this change coincided with Fred “retiring”. It was all downhill after that.

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dante662 t1_jdign0j wrote

The change happened when Dunkin was bought by private equity. Economies of scale to lower costs.

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riski_click t1_jdizvs3 wrote

It makes me wonder.. if they continued making them in house, would they cost Blackbird/Union Sq Donut prices these days?

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Stronkowski t1_jdicjly wrote

We had one Dunkin Donuts in the nearby town when I was growing up in Vermont in the 90s. I remember it being so amazing whenever I got to go while tagging along on a trip to the grocery store, bookstore, DMV, etc.

I still don't for sure if my memories of those donuts are so much better than these days just cause I was a dumb kid and it was sugary or because they got that much worse when they stopped baking them onsite.

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