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MACOMB – “I think we probably had the biggest Dunkin’ Donuts/Baskin-Robbins opening in the state of Illinois,” said franchisee Yonas Hagos as he spoke to the Voice about the new store, which opened on Nov. 30.
The new combo store, located at 820 W. Jackson St., is open from 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. seven days a week and employs a crew of 35 staff members. There is a drive-through at this location.
The new location in Macomb marks the sixth Dunkin’ Donuts/Baskin-Robbins franchise for Hagos, including stores in East Peoria, Bloomington-Normal and stores in the St. Louis market he is developing. “I stay busy,” Hagos said.
The menu items are “endless,” Hagos said. In addition to the ever popular foray of donuts, coffee and ice cream, the new store serves latte, macchiato, sandwiches. “We have breakfast sandwiches all day,” he said. “Our most popular breakfast sandwiches are egg and cheese on croissant; bacon, egg and cheese on croissant; sausage, egg and cheese on a croissant. You can have it on a bagel, Texas toast, on an English muffin, or even on a biscuit.”
There are lunch time options on the menu, Hagos continued, “like chicken on ciabatta bread.”
He went on to say “our beverage selection, it’s mind-boggling the amount of choices we have.”
“We have smoothies, iced coffees, and iced teas, sweet and unsweetened teas, and hot chocolate,” Hagos said. “Every day you can have something different here.”
Coffees served at the new Dunkin’ Donuts are available in three blends – original, dark roast and Dunkin’ Decaf – and what the brand calls its “flavor shots” and “flavor swirls” adding variety to the beverage staple.
Hagos, who is a Purple Heart combat veteran, was deployed overseas to Iraq during his service in the Army. He explained his journey toward becoming a successful franchise owner to the Voice: “Once I got out of the Army, I started a painting and cleaning business. It was a cheap start-up, which I did all the way up to 2008. I made a lot of money, but when the recession hit, I lost my business, and I got a full-time job working at a petrochemical plant in Joliet.”
Using the money he saved from working five-and-a-half years at the petrochemical plant, Hagos partnered with some of his friends, pooled their money, and decided to get into Dunkin’.
“Mike Doran and Ron Lardi started the first store with me,” Hagos said. “We have four stores together, and we have two additional stores with Haresh Patel and Kirit Patel.”
Explaining how he entered the franchise market, Hagos said his first three stores were all Dunkin’ Donuts with Baskin-Robbins coming later. “Baskin was optional, but I wanted to get comfortable with one brand before I could tackle another brand.”
“To get into the franchising game, I looked at McDonalds, Burger King, all of the big name brands, but Dunkin’ stood out. And I remember as a little kid dad used to take me to a local Dunkin’, and I always loved their product. The smile it put on my face when he bought me a doughnut…”
“Once I realized all the things you can do with a Dunkin’, I talked to local franchise owners who said to me that if I could get in, I will do well with this brand – you’re going to have to bust your butt off, but you’ll do well – and the rest is history.”

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