TWO NEW COFFEE LOCATIONS OPEN IN COLUMBUS, INDIANA

by Deshna Venkatachalam design by Sanjana Penmathsa

The smell of coffee and doughnuts fill the air of the tiny building right at 5 a.m. each day. A franchise known as Dunkin’ Donuts has recently made its debut in town. Senior Annabel Freeman explains why she applied to be one of the first employees at Dunkin’ on the west side of Columbus. “I wanted to apply to Dunkin’ because I had just quit my job and someone in my class told me they were hiring at $13 an hour. That’s pretty good starting pay considering that’s what I was making at my old job after being there for a year,” Freeman said.

Freeman has enjoyed working at Dunkin’ because of its other workers as well as the experience.

“Working at Dunkin is really fun. Everyone I work with are people that are also seniors at North, so I know them all really well. We’re pretty slow at night so it’s honestly just a lot of cleaning and joking around.” Freeman said. Discounts and perks come with being an employee. Senior Jeffery Hess, another worker at Dunkin’, explains these perks.

“Luckily we do get to take home free doughnuts at the end of the night. I’m sure you’ve seen the videos of them throwing away all those doughnuts. We get first picks before that, so anything that we have extra we can take home,” Hess said. “I think one night I took home 16. We also get free coffee and all that good stuff.” Hess explains that in his recent shifts, he’s seen positive attitudes of the customers. “Most people seem pretty happy whenever they come in, and it seems pretty positive so far,” Hess said. Junior Roberto Cantu, a frequent customer can agree with this, as he goes there often with his friends after diving practice. “With my friends that I’ve gone with a couple of times, they really like Dunkin’ because it’s so affordable. Where we can get like doughnuts for everyone, and pay less than $10 for them.” Cantu said. Cantu explains that along with the affordability, he also enjoys the atmosphere of the building itself. “I feel like it’s a cool, new place to socially interact, for friends to hang out and the tables there and everything,” Cantu said. Hess explains that more people have been drinking coffee since the opening and he’s not sure if it’s a good or bad thing. Nonetheless, one thing he does know is that doughnuts and coffee make people happy.

“You know, you can’t go wrong with coffee and doughnuts,” Hess said.

Founded by William Rosenberg in Massachusetts and originally named Open Kettle

The chain was bought by BaskinRobin’s holding company

Changed its name to Dunkin’ Donuts

Has over 12,600 stores restaurants worldwide

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