by Lars Hundley
If you’ve ever bought Dunkin coffee to make at home, maybe you’ve wondered where it actually comes from. Who makes it?
I was on the phone with Folgers coffee in June 2023 to get an answer about which of their coffees were 100 percent Arabica beans. As they were answering my question, they mentioned that they also make Dunkin’ coffee, and all of the Dunkin coffees are made of 100 percent Arabica beans. (You can confirm it about the beans on their FAQ page.)
Both the Folgers and Dunkin coffee brands (and also Bustelo) are owned by JM Smucker. It isn’t the same coffee though! Coffees have different bean recipes, different roasts and other ways to distinguish themselves and have a distinctive taste. So even if a coffee comes from the same roaster, the blend of the beans and the level of roasting would make it taste differently.
That’s why some people prefer, say, Columbian coffee, for example. Because beans grown or roasted differently have a different flavor profile.
So although the same company makes both Folgers and Dunkin’ coffee, the coffee from Dunkin’ is its own recipe. And as I wrote previously, Dunkin’ coffee is all made from 100 percent Arabica beans. Arabica beans are more expensive than robusta beans, and are generally considered to make superior coffee than a pure robusta or a robusta blend.
Are you surprised? I certainly was. I had no idea until it accidentally came up during my phone call with Folgers that they also make Dunkin’ coffee.
