When Ed Wolak was 16 in 1967, he was working his first job washing floors in a Manchester, N.H., Dunkin’ Donuts. He didn’t plan on sticking with it long term, particularly when he hit college and developed an allergy to flour, suffering from what he calls “baker’s asthma.”
Fast-forward more than 40 years, and Wolak, who lives in Scarborough, clearly decided to stick with it.
Today he has 70 stores — including 11 in Maine — and plans to open at least 30 more in the next five years.
While his business is rapidly expanding, Wolak is also a major fixture in the nonprofit sector, donating money back to the Maine communities he serves coffee to each morning. Full story.
Photo: Gregory Rec.
