The world renowned Dunkin’ Donuts was established in 1946 . By 1979, Dunkin’ Donuts had expanded to 1,000 restaurants in the U.S., and had also opened numerous restaurants internationally. Today, Dunkin’ Donuts is the number one retailer of hot and iced coffee-by-the-cup in America, and sells more than 1.8 billion cups of hot and iced coffee globally each year. Dunkin’ Donuts is also one of the largest coffee and baked goods chain in the world and sell more donuts, coffee and bagels than any other quick service restaurant in America. Dunkin’ Donuts now has more than 11,000 shops in 34 countries worldwide.