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Dunkin Donuts to come to Poland


Polonius3  980 | 12275  
22 Jul 2015 /  #31
convenience above the rest

And predictability. The food may not be outstanding but it is predictably standardised so you know what to expect wherever the familiar fast-food chains operate. Not everyone is gastronomically adventurous when travelling abroad.
Polsyr  6 | 758  
22 Jul 2015 /  #32
Totally agree with Polonius above.
Lyzko  41 | 9615  
22 Jul 2015 /  #33
Curious as to whether there's an indigenous Polish-based coffee bar chain equivalent to Starbucks. Once more, for whatever reason, it took off like mad in Austria.

Guess the Austrians just wants to see how the other half drinks:-)
eh!?  
22 Jul 2015 /  #34
tak tak tak
Coffee Heaven (founded in Warsaw a long time ago)
Davey000004  
23 Jul 2015 /  #35
I love coffee heaven! It's my favorite!
Lyzko  41 | 9615  
23 Jul 2015 /  #36
"Niebo Kawy"?? Never heard of it!
el_easy  2 | 54  
23 Jul 2015 /  #37
Dunkin Donuts announced that it will be opening 44 stores across Poland. The first one will be opened in Warsaw.

Good to hear, I guess Warsaw will be the safer place in Poland..This is where all Police's officers eat in USA Dunkin Donuts ... lol


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xerxes88  
24 Jul 2015 /  #38
There was a dunkin donuts in one of the pasazy under the Warsaw central station in the late 90s. I used to grab a coffee there and a donut and it was OK. There wasn't much choice as the coffee chains were only just emerging. Also, I was a bit younger then and less fussy about what I ate. ;-)
Lyzko  41 | 9615  
24 Jul 2015 /  #39
Still can't see the appeal. Again, probably just want to see how the other half lives (..if you can call that living):-)
Tori  
25 Jul 2015 /  #40
D.D. is a little more than just coffee and doughnuts.
I usually get a bacon guacamole wrap and cappuccino for breakfast.
And for a quick lunch maybe a grilled ham and cheese or turkey bacon
and cheddar sandwich if I am pressed for time.
Not bad for the price and rather quickly served.
jon357  73 | 23133  
25 Jul 2015 /  #41
bacon guacamole wrap

In Poland they tend not to have the full menu. The last time that doughnut place was operating in Poland they didn't sell anything like that. Just really nasty doughnuts, weak coffee and sugary drinks. Also, things like bacon/guacamole, much as I like the sound of that myself, are way outside the tastes of the demographic who might go somewhere like that in Warsaw. Let alone smaller places.

Horrible 'food' (though it isn't really worthy of the name food). I really hope it goes bust like last time and gets replaced by something better.
OP JollyRomek  6 | 457  
25 Jul 2015 /  #42
gets replaced my something better.

Yep, like these guys here. I go there quite often for my dinner. Also been to their restaurant in Krakow "Pod Wawelem". If there are chains opening shops or restaurants in Poland then it should be these guys.

esplanada.pl
Tori  
25 Jul 2015 /  #43
Horrible 'food' (though it isn't really worthy of the name food)

So is airline food jon but as I stated, "if I am pressed for time". Both serve their purpose.

I go there quite often for my dinner.

Chuckling, no this is not a dinner menu by far jolly.
dunkindonuts.com/content/dunkindonuts/en/menu/food/sandwiches/Bakery_Sandwiches.html
It is for people on the go pressed for time, in and out chat later, I am running late.
They call it a Fast Food not dinner on the sidewalk with music for two.
Seems any new business in Poland to employ Poles would be welcome, not met with such negativity.
OP JollyRomek  6 | 457  
25 Jul 2015 /  #44
It is for people on the go pressed for time, in and out chat later, I am running late.

Yep and that is why it is going to fail. Why do you think that despite the overwhelming amount of super and hypermarkets, there are so many local corner shops in Poland? People like to talk to the person they buy / order from. They build up a relationship, come again to buy / order from the same person.

It may work in Warsaw but it will be very difficult for Dunkin Donuts to last in other cities. I am pretty certain that it won't work here in Lodz. As an example, we have Subway and a canteen in our office building. Subway is usually empty whereas in the canteen you will find a huge line of people trying to buy food between 11:30 and 13:30.
Polonius3  980 | 12275  
25 Jul 2015 /  #45
the worldwide fad is just too hard to resist

Taco Bell didn't make it in Poland and had to pull out. Reckon Mexican food doesn't correspond to the Polish palate. Burger King pulled out then returned under new managemrent. Dunno how they're doinbg compared to McD. Other than Chłopskie Jadło, do you know of any indigenously Polish fast-food chains?
delphiandomine  86 | 17823  
25 Jul 2015 /  #46
Other than Chłopskie Jadło, do you know of any indigenously Polish fast-food chains?

Maybe not fast food, but these guys are doing a great amount of trade - mexpolska.pl

In particular, their PRL-themed bars are doing a huge amount of trade in food and drink.

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