Rachael Ray, new face of Dunkin' Donuts

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

http://cache.boston.com/resize/bonzai-fba/Globe_Photo/2007/03/08/1173409928_5241/410w.jpg

http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2007/03/09/the_new_face_of_dunkin_donuts/

The new face of Dunkin' Donuts
Yes, she has detractors, but the chain thinks Rachael Ray's appeal will boost expansion plans

By Chris Reidy, Globe Staff | March 9, 2007

Dunkin' Donuts has a new pitchwoman: TV personality Rachael Ray .

As the Canton chain looks to expand nationally and get beyond its doughnut heritage, Ray's philosophy of better-for-you food seems to make her ideal for the role.

But she has baggage; there are websites where Ray-bashing is blood sport, and some demonize her as a poor person's Martha Stewart .

On one site after Dunkin's disclosure yesterday, someone wrote: "Nooo!!! Pulling ALL my hair out!!"

Still, president Bob Hoffman of Boston ad agency Gearon Hoffman said Dunkin' made a smart choice.

He once explored using Ray in an ad campaign for Crock-Pot that didn't pan out, and he recalled that Ray's personality scores were "off the charts," with her appeal far outweighing any negatives.

Hoffman said of Ray's detractors: "This country is full of unbelievably nasty people. Don't they have anything better to do?"

Dunkin' Donuts brand president Robert Rodriguez said the chain and Ray have "tremendous synergy."

Rodriguez said in a statement, "Rachael's philosophy of creating quality meals quickly and without pretense for busy people living busy lives is the same driving force behind the Dunkin' Donuts brand."

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Let's just get 'em all out of the way early, I've got a story to chase once I get into work.

- I'd dunk it.
- I'd dunk it in her donut hole.
- I'd give her my cream filling.
- She wants my krispy kreme.
- Goddamnit, I wish she would die in a fire.

[Extra Stout]

The shark has been jumped.

[exstatic]

The shark has been jumped.
Heeeeeeey!
http://digitalretrograde.com/Photos/jump_the_shark.jpg

[KEDA]

Time to make the yumm-o Donuts?

are Dunkin Donuts now made with EVOO?

[resistanze]

- I'd dunk it.
- I'd dunk it in her donut hole.
- I'd give her my cream filling.
- She wants my krispy kreme.
- Goddamnit, I wish she would die in a fire.

[T Park]

It is weird how much hate there is for a woman people don't even know.

[Borosai]

I don't think people hate her. She is just really really really annoying.

[Mavschick]

She's kind of chubby so seems appropriate.

[Jekka]

I had to laugh a little when I found out she was bitten by a dog last Saturday. A little schadenfreude is healthy sometimes, right?

link (http://www.nypost.com/seven/03062007/gossip/pagesix/taste_of_rachael_pagesix_.htm)

[T Park]

She's kind of chubby so seems appropriate.




shes chubby?

and people wonder why women have complexes.

[baseline bum]

I'd hit it.

[ShoogarBear]

I had never heard this woman before until last week. She was on some morning show. That voice is a bit much at 8:30 in the morning.

[Bob Lanier]

shes chubby?
Yes.

and people wonder why women have complexes.
Come off it.

[Kori Ellis]

I don't ever watch her, but I always see this picture of her posted here.

http://www.snarkygossip.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/09/110.png

Has she gained weight since then?

[jaffies]

http://images.worldcupblog.org/usa/arrow-down.jpg

[midgetonadonkey]

She's not chubby, just thick. She's got a big ass.

[Fillmoe]

I don't ever watch her, but I always see this picture of her posted here.

http://www.snarkygossip.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/09/110.png

Has she gained weight since then?


people think anything other than the normal anorexic look is "fat or chubby"


sorry but i dont like my girls lookin like this


http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f20/sunnismi1e/BLOG/nicole-richie-lindsay-lohan.jpg

[midgetonadonkey]

Lindsey Lohan is way too fat.

[midgetonadonkey]

I think Rachael Ray should pose for Hustler.

[CuckingFunt]

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f20/sunnismi1e/BLOG/nicole-richie-lindsay-lohan.jpg

johngateswhitely forum.

[Trainwreck2100]

i did see a curve

[CuckingFunt]

- She wants my krispy kreme.Burnt mecco?

[Bob Lanier]

people think anything other than the normal anorexic look is "fat or chubby"
The vast majority of people in the world are neither anorexic nor American.

[boutons_]

http://www.starpulse.com/pictures/2007/02/21/previews/Rachel%20Ray-JTM-023178.jpg

That's a definitely "chubby" pic from a couple weeks ago, where there are noticeably more pounds than the FHM pic, which probably been photoshopped, and/or she dieted like before the FHM shoot.

[Trainwreck2100]

I just don't get how someone with a voice like that gets a talk show.

Oh wait yes i do , she's got Oprah's backing.

[tlongII]

She could lick chocolate sauce off of me anytime.

[NASpurs]

http://www.starpulse.com/pictures/2007/02/21/previews/Rachel%20Ray-JTM-023178.jpg

Which one is Rachael Ray in that picture?

[gtownspur]

Rachel Ray!!!

Marry Meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

http://www.starpulse.com/pictures/2007/02/21/previews/Rachel%20Ray-JTM-023178.jpg

That's a definitely "chubby" pic from a couple weeks ago, where there are noticeably more pounds than the FHM pic, which probably been photoshopped, and/or she dieted like before the FHM shoot.

That's chubby?

Oh, come the hell on. She looks great in that picture.

[Sonia_TX]

I love to watch her morning show but she does get annoying from time to time.

[boutons_]

yeah, that's chubby, not overweight, not obese, but the too-fat-for-baby-fat face and the shapeless, thick arms indicate chubby.

If there's any doubt:

http://www.starpulse.com/pictures/2007/02/03/previews/Rachel%20Ray-JTM-022925.jpg

... from the waist down, she's fat.



http://www.starpulse.com/Notables/Ray,_Rachael/gallery/JTM-022925/

[Fillmoe]

http://www.starpulse.com/pictures/2007/02/21/previews/Rachel%20Ray-JTM-023178.jpg



call me crazy but i would still beat

[T Park]

boutons is down for the traci gold type obviously.

[boutons_]

Everybody is anorexic when t_pork represents normality.

[johnsmith]

Everybody is anorexic when t_pork represents normality.

Pot, meet kettle. From what I've been told, Boutons is pushing 300.

[Kori Ellis]

Pot, meet kettle. From what I've been told, Boutons is pushing 300.

boutons isn't fat.

[johnsmith]

boutons isn't fat.


That's not what I've heard.

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

That's not what I've heard.

That's not what I've seen.

[Kori Ellis]

That's not what I've heard.

Well you heard wrong:lol A lot of us have seen him, he's not close to 300 pounds.

[johnsmith]

That's not what I've seen.

Told ya so.

[johnsmith]

Well you heard wrong:lol A lot of us have seen him, he's not close to 300 pounds.


I'm just saying, I've heard it looks as though he ate a small person and looks somewhere in the area of 250-300 lbs.

[Kori Ellis]

I'm just saying, I've heard it looks as though he ate a small person and looks somewhere in the area of 250-300 lbs.

Not even close.

(By the way, JohnnyBlaze was agreeing with me, I believe)

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

Not even close.

(By the way, JohnnyBlaze was agreeing with me, I believe)

I was agreeing with Kori.

IIRC, boutons is your pretty normal-sized guy, but he wears an XL tinfoil hat.

[boutons_]

I'm 6'3", 210, and dropping.

[johnsmith]

You know, you try to throw out fat insults at a guy that was calling someone else fat, and look what you get, the damn owner of the site sticking up for him.


D'oh.


In my heart and mind, boutons will always look like comic book guy from The Simpsons.

[Kori Ellis]

You know, you try to throw out fat insults at a guy that was calling someone else fat, and look what you get, the damn owner of the site sticking up for him.


D'oh.


In my heart and mind, boutons will always look like comic book guy from The Simpsons.

Well you can rag on boutons for a lot of things, I just don't think fat is one of them. He has other shortcomings you can bash him for. :lol

[boutons_]

For those who missed it, I jerked johnsmith's chain so bad he wanted to fight me and wanted my mother dead. :lol

[johnsmith]

For those who missed it, I jerked johnsmith's chain so bad he wanted to fight me and wanted my mother dead. :lol

The only thing you did to bother me so much was just be yourself. You don't reply to my posts so how would you have "jerked my chain"?

[T Park]

Typical boutons, responds to me in a stupid insult.

[Shelly]

Rachael is annoying and is overexposed, but some of the stuff she cooks looks, and I quote, "Yummo!"

[1Parker1]

Time to make the yumm-o Donuts?

are Dunkin Donuts now made with EVOO?

:lmao

I used to like her, but now I can't stand her. Someone also needs to tell her to stop staying in the tanning booth for so long. Yikes! :wow

[1Parker1]

Has she gained weight since then?

Yes.

http://www.acepilots.com/mt/wp-content/uploads/2006/07/rachel-ray-time.jpg

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

Yes.

http://www.acepilots.com/mt/wp-content/uploads/2006/07/rachel-ray-time.jpg

Buns in the oven?

[Bob Lanier]

Not unless her 'oven' is in her hips.

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

Not unless her 'oven' is in her hips.

Loves me some hips...but really, I was just asking so I could be on the lookout for that paternity suit.

[T Park]

now average size women are "fat"

unreal.

[atxrocker]

goddamnit tpark is sad.

anyways, her weight fluctuates it seems. on her thinner days, she's very average looking, sometimes approaching cute. on others, she looks like she enjoys her own cooking a bit too much. either way, that cheesy pic of her in that donut is over the line retarded.

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

goddamnit tpark is sad.

anyways, her weight fluctuates it seems. on her thinner days, she's very average looking, sometimes approaching cute. on others, she looks like she enjoys her own cooking a bit too much. either way, that cheesy pic of her in that donut is over the line retarded.

For argument's sake, that was an illustration by that newspaper, not a promotional design.

[Shelly]

Rachael needs a different stylist. A lot of what she wears doesn't flatter her shape.

[Borosai]

Her looks aren't important...she's annoying.

[T Park]

goddamnit tpark is sad.



:lol

Sigh

How so?

[atxrocker]

For argument's sake, that was an illustration by that newspaper, not a promotional design.


yeah, i figured as much but it still just looks pretty damn ridiculous.

[atxrocker]

:lol

Sigh

How so?


dude, first eva now rachel. do you think that by trying to argue on their behalf you got a shot or something? it's just funny how out of your way you go to try to prove something. you always go all drama queen about it. it seems like you take it so personal, its amusing is all.

[Bob Lanier]

http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/5969/rachaelck4.jpg

[atxrocker]

that woulda had more potential if pedophile was spelled correctly

[Spurfect]

Which one is Rachael Ray in that picture?

she is the one in black
the one in red is her wax figurine

[NASpurs]

she is the one in black
the one in red is her wax figurineI seriously thought that was a real person, like her sister or something. :lol

Oops.

[ZipSpan]

Rachel Ray is everywhere nowadays. I went to the bookstore with my friends recently and we found a children's sing along CD with her in it.

Here's a pic of the cover. (http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/B000IONLA4.01._SS500_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg)

[leemajors]

Rachel Ray is everywhere nowadays. I went to the bookstore with my friends recently and we found a children's sing along CD with her in it.

Here's a pic of the cover. (http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/B000IONLA4.01._SS500_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg)

i thought she had killed those kids for a second, their heads are at an extreme angle. good photoshop op if i had any skills.

[ZipSpan]

i thought she had killed those kids for a second, their heads are at an extreme angle. good photoshop op if i had any skills.

:lol

[Sportcamper]

http://images.askmen.com/women/models_300/pictures_300/rachael_ray/rachael_ray_150c.jpg

YUMMO...

[Sportcamper]

Add just a smidgen of E.V.O.O... (http://images.google.com/url?q=http://www.buttermilkpress.com/rachel-ray-time-3.jpg&usg=___VNpRFiFhtU5M1i8w04l9hb5UPo=)

[johngateswhiteley]

johngateswhitely forum.

not thin enough.

[KEDA]

not thin enough.


unless you see ribs and pelvis she aint hot huh?

[johngateswhiteley]

unless you see ribs and pelvis she aint hot huh?

pretty much.

[Bob Lanier]

Just to be clear, not all of us who think Ray is unfit consider JGW's standards an acceptable alternative.

[spurs_fan_in_exile]

I can't believe you guys let this get sidetracked and missed something like, "I'd personally glaze the new face of Dunkin' Donuts."

Personally, I'm not a fan. I can only take so much perky, and she exceeds my limits. Besides, I get my stuff at Shipley's.

[johngateswhiteley]

Just to be clear, not all of us who think Ray is unfit consider JGW's standards an acceptable alternative.

hey, i gotta draw the line somewhere. if i can't see her trunk, she's not welcome in my bunk.

[boutons_]

When 66%+ of American women are overweight or obese (BMI >= 25), then, on AVERAGE, yes, the American woman is "FAT".

This is blatantly obvious when travelling back to USA from Europe, and even traveling around the USA. ie, one is struck by the high number of overweight women in SA vs LA or San Diego. Sometimes, coming back to SA, the fatties assault my eyes AT THE AIRPORT (and not just the Latinas and Sista's, who seem to have cultural/genetic disadvantages).

"average" is overweight/obese, but it's not "normal".

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

When 66%+ of American women are overweight or obese (BMI >= 25), then, on AVERAGE, yes, the American woman is "FAT".

This is blatantly obvious when travelling back to USA from Europe, and even traveling around the USA. ie, one is struck by the high number of overweight women in SA vs LA or San Diego. Sometimes, coming back to SA, the fatties assault my eyes AT THE AIRPORT (and not just the Latinas and Sista's, who seem to have cultural/genetic disadvantages).

Perhaps you should move elsewhere for your bags of antlers.

[DisgruntledLionFan#54,927]

Ummm, no thanks.

http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/6_2.jpg
http://www.starstore.com/acatalog/shrek_2_bust_L.jpg http://a4.vox.com/6a00c2251cae5ff21900c2251fce348e1d-320pi

[ShoogarBear]

:lmao @ Shrek.

[Ed Helicopter Jones]

She's cute. Not my type really...but cute.

[johngateswhiteley]

When 66%+ of American women are overweight or obese (BMI >= 25), then, on AVERAGE, yes, the American woman is "FAT".

thats part of the problem, most people are either fat or overweight. so when someone is actually truly thin and fit, people call her/him a bag of antlers.

whatever, they can live in their fantasy world...

[EmerilLagasse]

I gotta admit I wouldn't mind kicking it up a notch with Rachel. BAM!

[T Park]

Now she looks like shrek?

christ.

[DisgruntledLionFan#54,927]

Not just now, always.

Mary Magdalene.

[Guru of Nothing]

Can't we all agree that Rachel looks okay, but she has a disgustingly shallow and ugly personality?

If a tree fell in the woods and nobody was there, would it make a noise?

If Rachel Ray was donkey-punched, would she know it?

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

If Rachel Ray was donkey-punched, would she know it?

I would like to submit my application to be the person to test this theory.

[Borosai]

http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/3852/strachelshrekwz5.jpg

[DisgruntledLionFan#54,927]

:rollin

Brilliant!