Brand New Buzz

A remodeled Dunkin' Donuts brews an expansion strategy

Preston C. Mack / Redux for TIME

Dunkin' Donuts coffee on display at the company's concept store in Sarasota.

If it weren't for the pink door handle shaped like the letter D at the new Dunkin' Donuts shop in Sarasota, Fla., you might think you had stumbled into a Starbucks. Bags of beans and oversize coffee mugs near the door? Check. A waiting area for lattes and cappuccinos? Check. Heck, there's even free wi-fi and a rack of gift cards by the register.

This is the Dunkin' Donuts of the future, a chic space with soaring ceilings and earth-toned walls that will be the prototype for every new store the 57-year-old chain opens. "We're not a sleepy little New England...

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