Dunkin' Donuts coming back to Canada with hundreds of locations
By: By Adriana Fallico - Canada's Global News
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Dunkin' Donuts coming back to Canada with hundreds of locations
American multinational coffee and donut shop Dunkin' Donuts is making its return to Canada.
A Dunkin' Donuts sign is displayed on a store on June 23, 2025, in Plaistow, N.H. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
The move comes as coffee prices have soared over recent years by roughly 31 per cent, straining consumer budgets and leaving many Canadians looking for lower-cost options for a range of food and household goods.
Foodtastic, one of Canada's leading restaurant operators, announced it signed a master franchising agreement with Dunkin' Donuts' parent company, Inspire Brands, to expand across Canada on Tuesday.
Foodtastic will have "exclusive rights to develop the Dunkin' brand nationally through both corporate and franchise-operated locations" under the new agreement.
Dunkin' was a well-known brand in Quebec in the 1990s, but the restaurant chain declined and officially left the Canadian market in 2018.
Foodtastic founder and CEO Peter Mammas believes he can open "600 to 700" of the American donut and coffee chain locations in Canada, including nearly 200 in Quebec, the businessman said in an interview on Tuesday.
The first Dunkin' location is expected to open either in late 2026 or early 2027.
"It's going to take a little while to find sites, to find franchisees," explains Mr. Mammas.
"In my opinion, within 12 months, we'll be opening one Dunkin ' per week."
The businessman is not worried about competition from Tim Hortons, which enjoys a certain status as a cultural icon in English Canada.
"I think it's getting old and young people don't identify with Tim Hortons," says Mr. Mammas.
He believes the chain has "lost its way."
"They're even making pizza; they don't know where they're going."
As of publishing, a response had not been received from Tim Hortons.
Mammas believes the company can differentiate itself with its offering of cold drinks, which appeal to a younger clientele, in his opinion.
The menus are expected to consist of both hot and iced coffees, espresso beverages, teas, donuts, sandwiches and snacks.
Foodtastic has already concluded another agreement with the owner of the brand, Inspire Brands, in order to develop the concept of Jimmy John's, a sandwich restaurant.
Without going into details, he did not rule out coming to another agreement with Inspire Brands, which owns Baskin-Robbins and Buffalo Wild Wings.
— With files from The Canadian Press
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Hammas might be underestimating the feeling of loyalty for its own and resentment of what Trump has said and done, and the emotional effect that has provoked among Canadians. I, as a Canadian, would make damn sure I would support Tim Horton's, More so, perhaps because the very first Tim Horton's opened in my original home town, where I was born and grew up, i.e. Hamilton, Ontario.
I've never tried Tim Hortons, but they have to be real good to complete with DD
IMO their donuts are pretty similar. I've never tried DD coffee, but the coffee I brew for myself at home is Tim's ground coffee that I purchase on line in large cannisters. I know you like DD.
My only experience with Tim Hortons was on Kandahar Air Base in Afghanistan. They were the only place that always had a line. I thought their coffee was better than DD.
Did they have donuts as well? Maybe TimBits?
I believe they did. But I can't say for certain. I was in and out of Kandahar during my time there.
That makes me interested. If I ever get a chance I'll have to try it.
Btw right now I've been buying a brand of coffee online called "Old Salt." Fairly good. Made by veterans.
I'm always looking for something new.
I'll try to find them. I found Black Rifle Coffee a few years ago through a friend. Another veteran made coffee.
I recommend the Battleship Gray and Silent Service blends.
I just received my new 1.36 kg cannister of Tim's ground coffee today, for me to brew my breakast mugs at 1/10th the cost of a Starbucks.
Well, I have yet to find out how good Tim's coffee is, but I'm dead set against Starbucks. It is way too expensive and as a member here once pointed out it is way too strong. Worst of all, in the Boston area, it has become a status symbol. You don't even see a Starbucks in many working-class neighborhoods. I suppose Herman Melville would have liked the name, but that's about it.
LOL - your Melville reference.
They did, I always had orders from people at my FOB to bring back boxes of them