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Jun 13, 2018

Behind every Dunkin’ Donut stands this CEO

Nigel Travis talks about his HR background, bringing tech to Dunkin' Brands, and riding the wave of doughnut popularity.

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Nigel Travis, president and CEO of Dunkin' Brands, the parent company of Dunkin' Donuts and Baskin-Robbins, celebrates the initial public offering with some friends outside the NASDAQ MarketSite on July 27, 2011, in New York City.
Nigel Travis, president and CEO of Dunkin' Brands, the parent company of Dunkin' Donuts and Baskin-Robbins, celebrates the initial public offering with some friends outside the NASDAQ MarketSite on July 27, 2011, in New York City.
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Nigel Travis has run Dunkin’ Donuts and Baskin-Robbins as CEO of Dunkin’ Brands since 2009. And he’s as surprised as the rest of us at the resurgence of doughnuts. In this interview, Travis talks about how his background in human resources makes him a better CEO, why it’s so difficult to find employees these days, and the No. 1 thing people like to buy with their doughnut (the answer will probably surprise you).

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Behind every Dunkin’ Donut stands this CEO