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Dunkin’ Donuts Trivia | New England By the Numbers

Learn more about the beloved New England coffee and donut shop with our Dunkin’ Donuts trivia and fun facts.

By Julia Shipley

Oct 21 2016

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Dunkin’ Donuts Trivia | The original Dunkin’ Donuts location in Quincy, Massachusetts.

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Dunkin’ Donuts Trivia | The sign at the original Dunkin’ Donuts location in Quincy, Massachusetts.
Photo Credit : Wikimedia Commons

1950
first Dunkin’ Donut shop opens in Quincy, Massachusetts

5 cents
cost of a Dunkin’ Donut in 1950

11,700
Dunkin’ Donuts restaurants worldwide

3,000,000
worldwide customers now served daily

350
calories in a multigrain bagel

$12,000
awarded to Rachel Davis of Sharon, Massachusetts, for her proposed donut, “Monkey See, Monkey Donut”

25,000
ways to order your coffee at Dunkin’ Donuts

2
names for founder William Rosenberg’s restaurant before Dunkin’ Donuts (“Open Kettle” and “Kettle Donuts”)

1955
year first Dunkin’ Donuts franchise opens

280
calories in a Chocolate Frosted Dunkin’ Donut

1.9
billion
cups of coffee (hot and cold) served annually

300
maximum cups Dunkin’ Donuts coffee expert, Ellen Rogers, tastes daily while sourcing beans