Profile

Dunkin' Brands Group, Inc. is an American restaurant holding company which runs two chains of fast-food restaurants: Dunkin' and Baskin-Robbins. It is headquartered in Canton, Massachusetts. In 1973, British food company J. Lyons and Co. purchased Baskin-Robbins from United Brands. J. Lyons and Co. then merged with Allied Breweries, becoming Allied-Lyons in 1978. In 1990, Allied-Lyons acquired Dunkin' Donuts and Mister Donut.