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Jul 7, 2015 · 1. He was an 8th grade dropout. Rosenberg was a child of the Depression. When his father's grocery store went out of business, he left school to work-shining shoes, shoveling snow, and ultimately...
- Bill Murphy Jr.
Sep 23, 2002 · Rosenberg, who had survived cancer of the lung, blood and skin and many years of diabetes, died Friday of bladder cancer at his home in Mashpee, Mass., on Cape Cod. He turned day-to-day...
Bill Rosenberg. William Rosenberg (June 10, 1916 – September 22, 2002) was an American entrepreneur who founded the Dunkin' Donuts franchise in 1950 [1] in Quincy, Massachusetts, one of the pioneers in name-brand franchising, originally named the "Open Kettle" doughnut shop when established in 1948. At the end of 2011, there were more than ...
Oct 30, 2023 · During World War II, William took on essential jobs to avoid being drafted. The loss of his younger brother in the war led him to reflect on his life and ambitions, setting the stage for his ...
- Dunkin' Donuts Is Born
- Family Succession
- Dunkin’ Donuts Rebranding
- The International Franchise Association
- Rosenberg's Later Years
The origins of Dunkin’ Donuts go back to World War II when Rosenberg worked at the Quincy Shipyards and realized that the workers had few options available to them for lunch. Following the war, Rosenberg borrowed $1,000 and used $1,500 in bonds to start a company he called Industrial Luncheon Services and served sandwiches, coffee, donuts, and snac...
In 1963, Rosenberg’s son Robert took over the management of the chain at 25-years-old. A Harvard Business School graduate, the younger Rosenberg led until 1999, and under his leadership, the company streamlined its menu offerings, moved to paper and Styrofoam cups, and introduced muffins, bagels, donut holes (Munchkins), croissants, breakfast sandw...
The company’s evolution continues. In September 2018, at its Global Franchise convention in Canton, Massachusetts, the company announced that it was changing its brand, shortening its name to Dunkin’. With the help of Jones a trio of agencies Knowles Ritchie, BBO New York, and Arc Worldwide, the new branding was introduced in stores starting in Jan...
Although Rosenberg's most celebrated commercial achievement is Dunkin’ Donuts, his work in founding and molding the International Franchise Association is where his greatest impact is still being felt today. In 1959, together with about a dozen franchisors meeting over a coffee table in a kitchen in Chicago, Rosenberg challenged the others to each ...
In his later life, William Rosenberg became involved in harness horse racing and opened Wilrose Farm in New Hampshire that he donated in 1980 to the state’s university, which later sold the farm and endowed the William Rosenberg Chair in Franchising and Entrepreneurship, the first such faculty position in the university world. Rosenbergl died of co...
- Don Daszkowski
Feb 12, 2021 · It’s June 1963, you've just graduated, and your father, William Rosenberg, is asking you to assume the top leadership role of Universal Food Systems, which is a collection of eight small food businesses. And one of them is Dunkin’ Donuts.
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William Rosenberg (June 10, 1916 – Sept 20, 2002) was an American entrepreneur, franchise industry pioneer, humanitarian and the founder of Dunkin’ Donuts. In his later years, he became New England's largest breeder of standard-bred horses at his East Kingston, N.H., estate, Wilrose Farms.
