Dunkin' Donuts Answer

08/12/2024

D. Dunkin’ Donuts was started by a Jewish entrepreneur, William Rosenberg of Boston. During the Depression, Rosenberg dropped out of school after 8th grade and began working for the Jack and Jill Ice Cream Company, eventually becoming national sales manager. He later worked as an electrician at a Boston shipyard during World War II, where he noticed the lunch carts which sold coffee, sandwiches, and snacks to the employees. He decided to buy his own trucks and launch a mobile food stand business, redesigning the trucks with a side wall that opened awning-style for selling the food. Following great success Rosenberg opened his first retail store, and focused on the coffee and doughnuts that were so successful from the trucks. He named the establishment Open Kettle, and as this business expanded, he later changed the name to Dunkin’ Donuts.

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