Just as coffee-and-donuts slinger Dunkin' Donuts was on the upswing—what with expanded espresso offerings like the pumpkin macchiato and bacon-stuffed sandwiches galore—its parent company, Dunkin' Brands announced on Thursday that it will be close a whopping 100 locations over the next 15 months.

But there is an upside: The outposts shuttering are in-store self-serve kiosks run by a third-party convenience store chain called Speedway. This is most likely because they generate a measly 0.1 percent of sales for the company. 

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Plus, brand executives point out, this will give Dunkin' the opportunity to replace said kiosks with full-service restaurants. Fortune also reports that the company's 2015 goal has been to have 410 to 440 total new restaurants in the U.S. and that Speedway will remain a franchisee.

So while you might lose a super convenient grab-and-go spot in your neighborhood, you might just gain a sit-down café that will churn out lattes, bacon-stuffed sausages, and classic cake and yeast donuts. Or, if you're super lucky, one of the DD locations with a Baskin Robbins ice cream counter inside.  

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