Dawn Donuts is a

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chain begun in

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. Although most of the chain was sold to

Dunkin' Donuts Dunkin' Donuts LLC, also known as Dunkin' and by the initials DD, is an American multinational coffee and doughnut company, as well as a quick service restaurant. It was founded by Bill Rosenberg (1916–2002) in Quincy, Massachusetts, in 195 ...

in 1991, the bakery for the company's donuts remains operational, as do two locations in the Flint area.

History

Dawn Donuts was founded in Flint by franchise owner Arthur Hurand in 1958 with a store on Detroit Street in

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. In 1985, the chain unveiled a new store prototype for use at locations inside convenience stores, primarily

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gas stations. At this time, the chain consisted of over 60 stores, and was owned by Arthur's son, Gary.

announced plans to buy the chain in 1991. Most of the locations were converted to Dunkin' Donuts, but that chain also sold the right to the Dawn Donuts name to Dawn Food Products, a Jackson bakery. They also allowed individual franchises to keep the Dawn Donuts name. At the time of the buyout, Dawn Donuts had 59 stores in the state, and all but eight were slated to convert to Dunkin' Donuts. 23 of the stores were owned by the Hurand family at the time. The conversion doubled Dunkin Donuts' presence in Michigan. Arthur Hurand died in 2012 at age 95. One of the two remaining locations, on Clio Road in Flint, was rebuilt in 2013 as a new store combined with a Subway.

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