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Monday, June 28. 2010

Dunkin in Newport

I'll have some photo reports from Newport this week.


Every interesting day needs to begin with some coffee and an exploratory hike around an unfamiliar place, trying to get lost for the fun of it (actually, I have been to Newport before, but it's been quite a while).


Why Newport this weekend? For the spectacular Flower Show, of course, for the benefit of The Preservation Society of Newport County. I am a good husband - or try to be.


This was early Sat AM - a truck handing out free samples on one of the piers:


Posted by Bird Dog at 05:07 | Comments (5) | Trackbacks (0)

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I'm not a big fan of Dunkin' Donuts. They've managed to kill evey small coffee and donut shop within a radius of ten miles with 16 stores. Sixteen within ten miles isn't "community friendly" it is corporate predation.
#1 Tom Francis on 2010-06-28 17:18 (Reply)
They are franchises, Tom, not corp-owned.
I am told they are money machines.
#1.1 bd on 2010-06-28 17:29 (Reply)
I'm just grousing because my favorite coffee/donut shop went bust after 23 years in the same location. They had actual "donuts" - not the cake donuts Dunkin' makes. And they had their own coffee blend which was really delicious - nothing at all like Dunkin's bland blends. Really good iced - I don't drink hot coffee.

Around here, one family owns all the shops - they are based out of Southbridge, MA. The main "factory kitchen" is in Putnam, CT at the old Ford dealership - that's where all the prep is done and all the baking is done. Fleet of trucks in and out of there all day - it's quite the operation.

Oh well - signs of the times I guess.
#1.1.1 Tom Francis on 2010-06-28 18:05 (Reply)
The DD donuts are lousy, and their coffee is mediocre too.
So why do I go there?

Lousy coffee is fine with me, if hot. I dont eat their donuts. I'll only eat deep-fat-fried. Their plain cruller is ok tho, in a pinch. Try it.
#1.1.1.1 Bird Dog on 2010-06-28 20:15 (Reply)
I do not know if they still have one in the area, but Pizza Hut used to have a similar truck.

One night a week it would be parked in different area towns to sell carry out pizza.

These towns are quite small (1000 or less) and could never support a restaurant. For awhile at least, business was quite good.

The local eateries were none too happy with the situation.
#2 feeblemind on 2010-06-29 13:57 (Reply)

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