Baskin-Robbins history

After the war he wanted to continue with his ice cream business so he opened up Burton's Ice Cream Shop in California in 1946.

In 1948 they decided to combine their companies into one and call it Baskin-Robbins.

The first store that adopted the new 31 look was 804 North Glendale Ave. in Glendale, California, in March 1953.

The name succeeded The Baskin-Robbins Partnership, and was eventually changed back to Baskin-Robbins, Inc. on November 26, 1962.

Baskin-Robbins was owned by its founders until it was acquired in 1967 (just prior to Burt Baskin's death) by United Fruit.

In 1972, the company went public for the first time in its history when United Brands sold 17% in an IPO. A year later, British food company J. Lyons and Co. purchased Baskin-Robbins from United Brands and all public stock.

Chris Buck applied icing to ice cream cakes prior to his high school graduation in 1976.

Barack Obama spent the summer of 1978 scooping ice cream.

Allied-Lyons then merged with Pedro Domecq S.A. in 1994, becoming Allied Domecq.

Dunkin' Brands was part of Allied Domecq until its purchase in 2006 by a group of private equity firms - Bain Capital, Thomas H. Lee Partners, and The Carlyle Group.

In 2008, Baskin-Robbins launched a full menu of frozen desserts called "BRight Choices". These included frozen yogurt, reduced-fat ice cream, no sugar added ice cream, and dairy-free ice cream flavors.

In August 2012, Dunkin' Brands became completely independent of the private equity firms.

In 2014, Baskin-Robbins also began selling its ice cream for the first time in supermarkets across the United States

In July 2017, Baskin-Robbins started adding their locations to delivery service DoorDash to deliver ice cream in 22 cities across the United States.

Baskin-Robbins began testing a new store format featuring state-of-the-art display cases, original artwork and new product offerings in late 2018.