Honey Dew Donuts, founder Richard Bowen and his brother yesterday sued the Ouroboros Group of Boston over a long effort by the private-equity firm to buy Honey Dew that the donut maker says it ended when it learned the reference letter from a financial company supplied by Ourboros was a forgery. Read more.
On WBUR's Public Radio Kitchen, Susan McGrory notes the full-frontal assault launched in another Dunkin' Donuts hotbed - Manhattan - by Canadian donut powerhouse Tim Hortons.
Could it happen here? The Canadians are a lot closer than you might think. Take a look at the map below, which shows Tim Hortons outlets in the Providence area. There are even a few just over the border. Unlike Krispy Kreme, Tim Hortons seems a more worthy matchup for our Dunk's - they have a similar menu. If they did try to move into DD's ancestral homeland, though, who would get hurt more? Dunkin' Donuts or Honey Dew Donuts?
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