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Business Definition for: Donut

  • the middle section of a commercial where the product information is usually placed

Wiktionary Definition for: Donut

  • A deep-fried piece of dough or batter, commonly made in a toroidal or ellipsoidal shape, and mixed with various sweeteners and flavors, sometimes filled with jelly, custard or cream.
  • Anything in the shape of a torus
  • automobile a peel-out or skid-mark in the shape of donut; a 360-degree skid.
  • A spare tire, smaller than a full sized tire and is only intended for temporary use.

Additional Resources

New Cadbury Donut brings branded boost to bakery.(PRODUCTS)
Kitchen Range Foods is set to bolster the UK's in-store bakery market with the launch of a new Cadbury donut. Kitchen Range Foods is set to bolster the UK's in-store bakery market with the launch of a new Cadbury donut.
Tags: Cadbury Schweppes Plc.
Research articles 2006-03-01
Closing the gap in donut cartoning speeds.
New carton closer keeps Tasty Baking's donut line humming at 3,200 cartons/hr, while its right-angle configuration aids efficiencies by eliminating need to rotate cartons 90 deg for side flap sealing. By building the closer in two parts and reassembl New carton closer keeps Tasty Baking's donut...
Tags: lid
Research articles 1996-01-01
Donut virus set to poke holes in Microsoft .net
The first virus to target Microsoft's .Net platform emerged last week as a proof-- of-concept type of program, letting Microsoft know that attackers are awaiting its new set of software and Web services. Called W32/Donut, the virus targets files running iThe first virus to target Microsoft's .Net platform emerged last...
Tags: Microsoft .NET, Microsoft Corp., virus
Research articles 2002-01-14
Making Donuts.
Not one but two new motor-oil service classifications in the works There was a time when rolling out a new API American Petroleum Institute oil-service classification -- known as a "donut" for the circle in which its designation is ...
Tags: API, oil, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Research articles 2000-05-01
MIT fusion reactor aids study of nuclear energy.(BUSINESS TRENDS)(Massachusetts Institute of Technology)(Brief article)
For about six months of the year, bursts of a hot, electrically charged gas, or plasma, swirl around a donut-shaped tube in a fusion reactor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge. MIT's reactor, known as Alcator C-Mod, is one of sev For about six months...
Tags: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, nuclear energy, plasma
Research articles 2007-04-01
Allied Domecq Plc, parent to Baskin-Robbins, Dunkin' Donuts, and Togo sandwich stores, has renamed its fast-food unit after the donut chain in an effort to speed up global expansion by making the business more recognizable to potential franchisees.(Last L
* Allied Domecq Plc, parent to Baskin-Robbins, Dunkin' Donuts, and Togo sandwich stores, has renamed its fast-food unit after the donut chain in an effort to speed up global expansion by making the business more recognizable to potential franchisees. * Allied Domecq Plc, parent to Baskin-Robbins,...
Tags: Allied Domecq Plc., Dunkin
Research articles 2004-12-20
ADVISORY/Winchell's to Build World-record Donut; World's Largest Apple Fritter Built at Rose Bowl on Saturday, Oct. 3
What: The largest apple fritter in history will
Tags: Apple Inc.
Research articles 1998-10-01
Report Finds Floridians in Medicare Donut Hole Can Get Better Drug Prices byShopping Around Than Through Drug Plans ; Groups Call on Congress to AllowMedicare to Negotiate Lower Prices
To: National DeskTo: National Desk
Tags: Medicare, U.S. Congress
Research articles 2006-10-10
Gavriel sentenced to two years in IRS defraud
NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. -- Michael Gavriel, the owner of five Dunkin' Donuts franchises and one independent donut shop here, was sentenced to two years of probation and a $5,000 fine for a scheme to defraud the Internal Revenue Service.
Tags: Internal Revenue Service
Research articles 1999-06-28
Home Depot builds ties with eateries - News - Home Depot Inc. and Dunkin' Donuts Inc. partnership to in-store donut sales
RANDOLPH, MASS. -- Dunkin' Donuts is opening full-scale outlets in three Home Depot stores, marking the latest high-profile partnership between a national foodservice operator and a major retailer.
Tags: Dunkin, Home Depot Inc., partnership, sales
Research articles 2002-09-02
Mexican Senate Ratifies 'Donut Hole' Treaty.
MEXICO CITY, Nov. 29 (Reforma/Infolatina) MEXICO CITY, Nov. 29 (Reforma/Infolatina)
Tags: MEXICO CITY, U.S. Senate
Research articles 2000-11-30
Feltenstein returns with A&W buyout; former BK exec, investors purchase chain in $20M deal - Burger King Corp., Sidney Feltenstein, A&W Restaurants Inc
LIVONIA, Mich. -- Former Burger King and Dunkin' Donut executive Sidney Feltenstein has engineered a buyout of the 75-year-old A&W Restaurants Inc., which has been retooled under the leadership of president and chief executive George Michel.
Tags: Burger King Corp.
Research articles 1994-12-12
Five Challenges to Marketing Medicare Part D: Are You Ready?
No one ever said launching a new federally sponsored benefit program would be easy. And clearly, marketing the new Medicare prescription drug benefit Part D will prove no different. While this new program may be good news to many Medicare beneficiaries - if they can figure it out - getting...
Tags: Marketing, Medicare, Healthcare, Benefits, Human Resources
White papers 2005-08-01
Dunkin' Donuts
Dunkin' Donuts, a unit of Allied Domecq Plc, has withdrawn from China after consumers failed to develop a taste for the sweet American pastries. A joint venture between Allied Domecq, the world's No. 2 liquor company, and Beijing General Corporation of Agriculture, Industry and Commerce shut down its last four...
Tags: Allied Domecq Plc., Dunkin
Research articles 2000-03-13
Japan trader Mitsui to buy 5 percent stake in Mister Donut operator Duskin.
Kyodo News International, Tokyo Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Kyodo News International, Tokyo Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Tags: Mitsui & Co., trader
Research articles 2004-09-02
Doh! Homer Simpson Makes His Only Publicity Stop at NBC's 'The Tonight Show with Jay Leno' to Promote 'The Simpsons Movie'
BURBANK, Calif. -- NBC's "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" (Monday - Friday, 11:35 p.m. - 12:37 a.m. ET) will welcome animated father and donut lover Homer Simpson on Tuesday, July 24. This marks Simpson's one and exclusive publicity appearance to promote the highly anticipated film, "The Simpsons Movie."
Tags: NBC
Research articles 2007-07-16
Slashing Employee Perks? You'd Better Have Good Reasons
The Find: Cutting perks like may seem like an easy way to cut costs in a tough business environment, but experts warn that doing so can create an unexpectedly ferocious backlash from employees. The Source: An article in Knowledge@Wharton. The Takeaway: Knowledge@Wharton kicks off...
Tags: Perk, Financial Accounting, Channel Management, Finance, Marketing, Jessica Stillman
Blog posts 2008-07-30
Home Depot to open Dunkin' Donuts shops inside New England stores - Market Watch - Brief Article
ATLANTA -- The Home Depot is betting that shopping for home improvement supplies is a natural fit with a contractor's appetite for donuts and coffee. In a new partnership, Home Depot will test three Dunkin' Donuts shops inside its New England stores. The deal is a first-time partnership for Dunkin'...
Tags: Dunkin, Home Depot Inc.
Research articles 2002-09-09
TomTom and Dunkin' Brands Enter Licensing Agreement; TomTom GPS Units Highlight Dunkin' Donuts and Baskin Robbins Locations Along Driving Routes
CONCORD, Mass. -- Coffee loyalists and sweet-tooth savvies can now breathe a sigh of relief. When desperate for a Dunkin' Decaf, Boston Kreme Donut or JamocaR Almond Fudge ice cream, motorists can now tap their TomTom navigation systems and see Dunkin' Donuts and Baskin-Robbins logos as Points of Interest POI...
Tags: brand, Dunkin, GPS, licensing agreement, TomTom
Research articles 2006-02-22
RBC Analyst: Tim Hortons Trading at a Discount
FP Trading Desk submits: Despite a consumer spending environment labeled “tepid” and weak traffic trends that caused her to cut her same-store sales [SSS] growth estimate in Canada from 4.5% to 4.0%, RBC Capital Markets analyst Irene Nattel remains very bullish on Tim Hortons Inc. THI. In fact, her...
Tags: Tim Hortons Inc., Retail
External links 2008-07-31
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