Honey Dew Associates, Inc., doing business as Honey Dew Donuts, is a privately owned and operated
-based
coffeehouse chain
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selling
donuts
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and other
breakfast
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foods that operates in
New England
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. The chain is mostly known for its donuts and coffee, but also offers sandwiches, bagels, muffins, and various types of pastries.
Honey Dew Donuts opened its first restaurant in 1973 in
Mansfield, Massachusetts
Mansfield is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the United States 2020 Census, the town population is 23,860. Mansfield is in the south-southwest suburbs of Boston and is also close to Providence, Rhode Island. The vill ...
, and is currently headquartered in
Plainville, Massachusetts
Plainville is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 9,945 at the time of the 2020 census. Plainville is part of the Boston and Providence metropolitan areas.
History
Originally included in a 1635 grant of ...
. the chain had 125 restaurants in 6 states.
History
Honey Dew Donuts was founded in
Mansfield, Massachusetts
Mansfield is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the United States 2020 Census, the town population is 23,860. Mansfield is in the south-southwest suburbs of Boston and is also close to Providence, Rhode Island. The vill ...
, by Richard J. "Dick" Bowen in 1973. In 1975, a customer suggested bringing a Honey Dew Donuts location to his community, who later became the first franchisee.
Dick Bowen was introduced to the aspect of donuts at the age of twelve by working with his father making donuts in a local donut shop in his community. He discovered his desire for a career in entrepreneurship while attending
Stoughton High School, from which he graduated in 1965. After graduating from high school, Bowen enlisted in the army. He was relocated to Germany because of his deployment, where he worked as a donut baker and mechanic.
Honey Dew Donuts has 125 franchises in
New England
New England is a region comprising six states in the Northeastern United States: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. It is bordered by the state of New York to the west and by the Canadian provinces ...
.
Information
Honey Dew Donuts sells donuts, pastries, muffins and a variety of coffees.
Their motto is "Always Fresh, Always Good!". The original Honey Dew Donuts location is in Mansfield, Massachusetts. The original Plainville, Massachusetts location was one of the first establishments in New England that constructed and utilized a
drive-thru
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. In 2003, the franchise had 140 shops, 65 franchise families, and over 20 corporate employees. In 2012,
Olivia Culpo
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...
, a
Miss Rhode Island
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Abby Mansolillo of Providence was crowned Miss Rhode Island 2022 on May 1st, 2022 at the McVinney Aud ...
and
Miss Universe
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winner, was featured in a Honey Dew Donuts commercial.
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See also
* Boston cream donut
* List of doughnut shops
Doughnut shops (also spelled donut shops) specialize in the preparation and retail sales of doughnuts. A doughnut is a type of fried dough confectionery or dessert food. The doughnut is popular in many countries and prepared in various forms as a ...
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Plainville, Massachusetts
1973 establishments in Massachusetts