Dunkin' Donuts Is Officially Removing 'Donuts' From Its Name

Weight Watchers isn’t the only companygetting a new namethis week. After extensive testing over the past year,Dunkin’ Donutshas officially announced they are removing “Donuts” from their name and will simply be called “Dunkin'” starting in January. The name change is an effort to further modernize thecoffeeand donut chain, which first opened in 1948 and was originally called “Open Kettle.” Dunkin’ has also simplified their menu, added more unique items, likeDonut Fries, and has been focusing their marketing on both their beverages and their mobile app.

Dunkin' Donuts Manager Is Fatally Shot in Store Robbery, and Suspect Remains at Large

Photo: Facebook Philadelphia Police have offered a reward for any information regarding the deadly robbery of a Dunkin' Donuts on Saturday. Christine Lugo, 41, was unlocking the shop shortly before 5:30 a.m. when a man approached her and used a gun to push her inside the store,according to a police statement. “After forcing the manager to turn over currency from the office, the male shot her once in the head and fled the store in an unknown direction,” police stated.

Dunkin' Donuts: Please Don't Call Our Croissant-Donut a Cronut

Dunkin’ Donuts is adding a new croissant-doughnut pastry hybrid to its menu next week — but, just to be clear, this is not a Cronut, says Dunkin’. Even though it sort of resembles one. The Dunkin’ Croissant Donut will be released nationally for a limited time on Nov. 3 and will sell for $2.49, which is half the price of Ansel’s creation, but more than twice the $1 or so for the chain’s other doughnuts, theAssociated Pressreports.

Dunkin' Employee Sentenced to Home Arrest After Fatally Punching Customer Who Used Racist Slur

Michael Brochstein/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty. A 27-year-old Dunkin' employee in Florida accused of fatally punching an elderly customer for using a racial slur was sentenced to two years of house arrest after pleading guilty to felony battery. Pujols was arrested last May and charged with aggravated manslaughter, records show. He initially pled not guilty but later changed his plea to felony battery, a lesser charge. Police said Pujols punched 77-year-old Vonelle Cook in the jaw during an altercation at a Tampa Dunkin' location around 1:30 p.

Dunkin' Employees Fired After Pouring a Bucket of Water on Homeless Man

Photo: Michael Brochstein/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Dunkin’ (formerly known asDunkin’ Donuts) is taking action after avideo of an employee pouring water on a homeless maninside a Syracuse, N.Y. location was posted to Facebook. The video has been viewed nearly 3 million times. The COO of the group which owns and operates the Dunkin’ location, Kimberly Wolak,toldUSA Todaythat they fired workers involved in the video, which shows Jeremy Dufresne resting his head on a table inside the store on Sunday night before he was covered in water.