By MARGERY A. BECK
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Dunkin’ dropped the “Donuts” from its model identify years in the past. Now — not less than throughout Nebraska, New Mexico and another states — it doesn’t have doughnuts on the cabinets both.
Dunkin’ shops in Omaha, Lincoln and Grand Island in Nebraska all had no doughnuts of their instances Thursday and Friday and put up indicators on their doorways and drive-thru kiosks informing clients that the pastries have been unavailable “due to a manufacturing error.” Some places did supply “Munchkins,” or doughnut holes, on Friday.
Tyler Raikar, of Omaha, stopped by a Dunkin’ in west Omaha early Friday after an in a single day shift as a phlebotomist, looking for espresso and a chocolate cake doughnut.
“What? No doughnuts!” she exclaimed when informed the situation had none. “That’s tragic!”
The journey wasn’t a complete loss, she stated, as she was extra within the espresso. Nonetheless, she was a bit of dissatisfied that she couldn’t get a doughnut.
“Hopefully they have them soon,” she stated.
All through Albuquerque, New Mexico, and the encompassing suburbs, retailer after retailer confirmed there’s a doughnut drought. Some staff chalked it as much as a provide chain problem and others stated merely that supply vehicles had been arriving with out the cargo that the chain is most well-known for. Staff stated they hoped shares could be replenished by subsequent week.
A supervisor on the west Omaha Dunkin’ location stated Friday that she couldn’t give extra info on the reason for the scarcity, citing orders from Dunkin’s company headquarters. The supervisor, who didn’t give her identify, stated the scarcity was a nationwide drawback.
However checks of places in different areas, together with St. Joseph, Missouri, and Boston — the place Dunkin’ has a close to cult-like following — discovered no scarcity of the candy treats.
Dunkin’ is without doubt one of the world’s largest espresso and doughnut manufacturers, with greater than 13,200 eating places. The corporate, which was based in Massachusetts in 1950, was bought for $11.3 billion in 2020 by Atlanta personal fairness agency Encourage Manufacturers, which additionally owns Arby’s and Buffalo Wild Wings.
Jack D’Amato, a spokesperson for Encourage Manufacturers, stated there was a problem with doughnuts from a single provider that impacted shops in Nebraska and another states, though he didn’t identify the opposite states. About 4% of Dunkin’s U.S. shops have been impacted, he stated. Dunkin’ has greater than 9,500 shops nationwide.
D’Amato stated the corporate was nonetheless wanting into what the difficulty was and precisely what number of shops have been affected. However he stated the corporate has already begun restocking some affected shops.
Beforehand often known as Dunkin’ Donuts, the corporate introduced in 2018 that it was dropping “Donuts” from its identify as a part of a rebranding effort to extend deal with its espresso and different drinks, which made up of a majority of its gross sales.
AP writers Dee-Ann Durbin, in Detroit; Michael Casey, in Boston; and Susan Montoya Bryan in Albuquerque, New Mexico, contributed to this report.
Initially Printed: January 10, 2025 at 5:30 PM EST
