Gillian Tan, Columnist

Time to Sell the Donuts

It meshes with JAB Holding Co.'s plans to consolidate the coffee space.

October 31, 2017 at 11:30 AM UTC

Gillian Tan is a senior reporter covering finance and alternative asset classes including real estate, infrastructure, private equity, private credit, venture capital and sports business. She previously wrote an opinion column for Bloomberg and was a reporter at the Wall Street Journal. She is a qualified chartered accountant.

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Could the owner of Krispy Kreme, Peet's Coffee and Panera Bread be preparing to add Dunkin' Donuts to its stable?

Speculation that JAB Holding Co. could snap up Dunkin' Brands Group Inc. sent the coffee-and-doughnut chain's stock surging 8 percent higher on Monday, approaching the record it set in June. That would make it an expensive bite for any buyer.