--- description: CEO sees 'big opportunity' for delivery title: Dunkin' Donuts Is Testing Donut Delivery image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb6f12b6729cc8dd4/6988536935ba6f160cc0d9e3/56421720.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Business](/section/business/) ## Business Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Dunkin’ Donuts on Your Doorstep? CEO Says Yes by [John Kell / Fortune](/author/john-kell-fortune/) ## John Kell / Fortune Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 8, 2015 2:48 PM CUT  Dunkin' Donuts hints at possible on-demand food delivery test. Dunkin' Donuts hints at possible on-demand food delivery test.Joe Raedle—Getty Images by [John Kell / Fortune](/author/john-kell-fortune/) ## John Kell / Fortune Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 8, 2015 2:48 PM CUT It’s time to make the donuts. And then deliver them to your doorstep. Dunkin’ Donuts CEO Nigel Travis [told](http://www.cnbc.com/id/102734922 "undefined") CNBC that the restaurant chain, which is already developing mobile ordering, also sees on-demand food delivery as “a big opportunity.” According to Travis, the trend in the U.S. “is convenience. So I think delivery plays very strongly.” While the doughnut and coffee maker is signaling plans to someday test delivery and mobile ordering, it is already trailing rival Starbucks, which is already experimenting with both concepts through pilot programs. Starbucks in March [expanded](http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2015/03/10/starbucks-mobile-order-app-fast-food-restaurants-food-beverage/24695687/ "undefined") mobile ordering — a way for customers to place and order on an app and then pick it up at a Starbucks — across much of the Pacific Northwest. It is also [testing](http://recode.net/2015/03/18/starbucks-delivery-is-real-and-its-coming-to-seattle-and-the-empire-state-building-first/ "undefined") delivery in Seattle and in New York City’s Empire State building. Other food and beverage makers are jumping on the bandwagon. Chipotle has mobile ordering already, while Yum Brands’ executives say there is potential for delivery for the Taco Bell and KFC restaurant chains. Tech investments could be just the jolt Dunkin’ Donuts needs. The company’s U.S. same-store sales grew just 1.6% for fiscal 2014, [lagging](https://news.starbucks.com/news/starbucks-reports-record-fourth-quarter-and-fiscal-year-2014-results "undefined") the 6% jump Starbucks reported for the Americas region for its latest fiscal year. Results were better in the first quarter of this year, boosted by higher restaurant traffic and increased spending when customers visited the company’s restaurants. 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