Dunkin' is owned by Inspire Brands (the United States), which acquired the brand on 15 December 2020 from Dunkin' Brands, as part of a $11.3 billion deal that also included Baskin-Robbins.[1] Before Inspire Brands, Dunkin' was owned by Dunkin' Brands from 2004 to 2020.[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: About Us - Inspire Brands, Inspire Brands, Inc. Last checked .
Dunkin' opened in Massachusetts in 1950 selling doughnuts and coffee to factory workers, and dropped Donuts from its name in 2019 to signal that most of its revenue now comes from drinks. Inspire Brands acquired it in 2020.
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Inspire Brands controls 6 brands on Brandtree, 6 of them in restaurants & foodservice.
The 24 brands in coffee & café chains on Brandtree belong to 18 owners. The largest is Jollibee Group, with 4.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Compose Coffee | Jollibee Group | 🇵🇭 Philippines |
| Coffee Couture | Famous Brands | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| Mikka Coffee Roaster | After You | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
| Elios Craft Cafe | BMMI | 🇧🇭 Bahrain |
| CHAGEE | Chagee | 🇨🇳 China |
| Costa Coffee | Coca-Cola | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Dutch Bros | Dutch Bros | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Jeronymo | Jerónimo Martins | 🇵🇹 Portugal |
Inspire Brands is a privately held company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, founded in 2018. Brandtree records 6 brands under its control.
Inspire Brands was formed in 2018 when Arby's bought Buffalo Wild Wings, and it assembled one of the largest restaurant portfolios in the United States within three years. It is controlled by the private equity firm Roark Capital, and its 2020 purchase of Dunkin' Brands took it private at $11.3 billion.
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Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,570 brands that began in the United States. 492 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Dunkin' is not one of them.
Inspire Brands acquired Dunkin' Brands for $106.50 per share in cash, taking the company private and adding Dunkin' and Baskin-Robbins to a portfolio it had assembled in under three years. It was one of the largest restaurant transactions ever completed.
The parent company of Dunkin' is Inspire Brands, a privately held company headquartered in the United States.
Yes. Dunkin' originated in the United States in 1950 and its owner, Inspire Brands, is also headquartered in the United States.
Inspire Brands completed its acquisition of Dunkin' on 15 December 2020, after announcing the deal on 30 October 2020. The deal, which also included Baskin-Robbins, was valued at $11.3 billion (enterprise value).
Before Inspire Brands, Dunkin' was owned by Dunkin' Brands from 2004 until 2020.
Yes. As of 25 September 2026, Dunkin' is still owned by Inspire Brands. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
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