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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

Dairy Queen mulls donut rollout to strengthen sales; final decision on chain's donut deal expected by autumn
Dairy Queen mulls donut rollout to strengthen sales Final decision on chain's donut deal expected by autumn International Dairy Queen, the 4,816-unit chain known largely for ice cream products, is considering the addition of donuts to strengthen morning sales. The final decision, which could...
Tags: autumn, Cooper, Dairy, Queen, SALES
Research articles 1986-07-14
Mister Donut targets billion-baht market in Thailand.
By Sujintana Hemtasilpa, Bangkok Post, Thailand Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 1--Central Restaurants Group Co hopes to capture a 50 percent share in Thailand's doughnut market this year via its franchised Mister Donut chain, a plan to be backed up by a...
Tags: Bangkok Post, FINANCE, Investment, Mr., SALES, Thailand
Research articles 2004-07-01
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
Thailand's Mister Donut Is in Expansion Mode.
By Natalie Suwanprakorn, Bangkok Post, Thailand Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 22--Running rings around your competitors in the doughnut business is no easy task, and it's a sure bet that it involves considerable investment. No doughnut proprietor knows this more...
Tags: Bangkok Post, FINANCE, Investment, Manufacturing, SALES, Thailand
Research articles 2002-08-22
Wendy's/Tim Hortons Fact Sheet
--BUSINESS WIRE--August 8, 1995--The following provides additional information to a news release issued August 8, 1995 by Wendy's International, concerning their agreement in principal to merge with the Canadian Restaurant Chain Tim Hortons.Largest company in Canadian donut industry donut category traffic shareb-- Tim Hortons ...
Tags: agreement, Business Wire, Canada, SALES
Research articles 1995-08-08
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
Dunkin' Donuts Franchise Owner Charged With Inflated Invoice, Commercial Kickback, and Tax Evasion Scheme
BOSTON--BUSINESS WIRE--Sept. 10, 1998--United States Attorney Donald K. Stern announced that an Information was filed in U.S. District Court today charging MICHAEL GAVRIEL, age 41, of North Andover, Massachusetts, with conspiracy to defraud the U.S. Internal Revenue Service in connection with an inflated invoice, commercial kickback, and tax evasion scheme....
Tags: attorney, FINANCE, Internal Revenue Service, Taxes, U.S.
Research articles 1998-09-10
Dunkin' Donuts Franchise Owner Charged With Inflated Invoice, Commercial Kickback, and Tax Evasion Scheme
BOSTON--BUSINESS WIRE--Sept. 10, 1998--United States Attorney Donald K. Stern announced that an Information was filed in U.S. District Court today charging MICHAEL GAVRIEL, age 41, of North Andover, Massachusetts, with conspiracy to defraud the U.S. Internal Revenue Service in connection with an inflated invoice, commercial kickback, and tax evasion scheme.The...
Tags: attorney, FINANCE, Internal Revenue Service, Taxes, U.S.
Research articles 1998-09-10
Winchell's Introduces New Flavored-dough Donut Line; First-ever Raised Donuts With Flavored Dough; Sold for the Same Price as Other Winchell's Raised Donuts
SANTA ANA, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--July 15, 1998--Winchell's Donut House has announced the first-ever "flavored-dough" raised donuts. The two new donuts, Very Berry Blueberry Burst and Cocoa Cabana Banana Nut, are the first in an exclusive, specialty product line Winchell's debuted Wednesday.Additional donuts will be added to the line throughout the year....
Tags: Business Wire, Manufacturing, SALES
Research articles 1998-07-15
Seniors, Disabled in Medicare's Coverage 'Donut Hole' Should Talk to Doctor about Switching to Cost-Effective Drugs ; Switching Could Save Hundreds a Month; Help Ensure They Still Get Needed Medicines
WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 /U.S. Newswire/ -- As millions of seniors and disabled fall into the Medicare Part D "donut hole" coverage gap in coming weeks, Consumer Reports Best Buy Drugs urges beneficiaries to talk to their doctor about switching to cost- effective medications that will dramatically cut their out-of- pocket...
Tags: beneficiary, Best Buy Co. Inc., Consumer Reports, HEALTHCARE, Medicare, prescription, tablet
Research articles 2006-09-20
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
Sander.(NEW PRODUCTS)
SIA offers the new Abrasive Sanding and Polishing Jerri Sander, with true 1-in. orbital motion for aggressive sanding and finishing. When used with the 11-in donut pad with a 5-in. center hole, it reportedly provides a uniform finish without leaving sanding tracks at all levels. ...
Tags: HARDWARE, Semiconductor Industry Association, Semiconductors
Research articles 2005-01-01
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
Health: Another Donut?
It's easy to blame that extra flab on a "slow metabolism." Now you can find out if you really have one. Devices that measure your resting metabolic rate, or RMR, with a 10-minute Breathalyzer test are popping up in health clubs and nutritionists' offices (go to metabolicfingerprint.com " to find...
Tags: American Dietetic Association, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, PRODUCTIVITY, SOFTWARE, spokeswoman
Research articles 2005-07-11
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
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