FILE - This Thursday, Aug. 3, 2017 file photo shows a Dunkin' Donuts sign at a store in Hialeah, Fla. A new Dunkin' Donuts store being unveiled in the Boston suburb of Quincy on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018, will be the first in the nation to be billed simply as "Dunkin."
FILE - This Thursday, Aug. 3, 2017 file photo shows a Dunkin' Donuts sign at a store in Hialeah, Fla. A new Dunkin' Donuts store being unveiled in the Boston suburb of Quincy on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018, will be the first in the nation to be billed simply as "Dunkin." Alan Diaz AP Photo
FILE - This Thursday, Aug. 3, 2017 file photo shows a Dunkin' Donuts sign at a store in Hialeah, Fla. A new Dunkin' Donuts store being unveiled in the Boston suburb of Quincy on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018, will be the first in the nation to be billed simply as "Dunkin." Alan Diaz AP Photo

Dunkin' without the 'Donuts': New store tests shorter name

January 13, 2018 05:31 PM

Dunkin' without the Donuts?

A new Dunkin' Donuts store opening in the Boston suburb of Quincy is giving the idea a try, at least in name. Officials say the "next generation" store being unveiled Tuesday will be the first in the nation to be billed simply as "Dunkin."

But the chain's signature doughnuts aren't going anywhere. The restaurant will still serve the fried treats that have been a mainstay for the company since its founding in Quincy in 1950.

The shortened name is part of a broader rebranding at several of the company's stores. The Canton, Massachusetts-based company has been referring to itself as Dunkin' in advertisements for years.

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The Patriot Ledger reports the Quincy franchise also will pilot other new concepts, including multiple, high-tech drive-thru lanes.