ROCHESTER, Minn., June 30, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Dunkin'
Donuts, America's all-day, everyday stop for coffee and baked
goods, announced today the opening of a new restaurant in
Rochester at the Kahler Grand
Hotel at 15 First Avenue, SW, which is owned and operated by
Rochester Retail Services. In addition to this location, Rochester
Retail Services plans to develop five freestanding Dunkin' Donuts
restaurants throughout the Rochester market over the next several
years.
"Dunkin' Donuts is one of the world's leading brands, and it has
also become a favorite in the Midwest," said Donna Caflisch, Director of Rochester Retail
Services. "We are proud to serve the people of Rochester and hope to become a popular
destination for guests. We look forward to keeping our guests
running with Dunkin' Donuts' wide array of high-quality beverages,
sandwiches and baked goods."
The restaurant has comfortable seating and provides a welcoming
environment for guests to enjoy Dunkin' Donuts' food and beverages
in a friendly and fun atmosphere. The new restaurant features a
complete menu of Dunkin' Donuts' internationally recognized coffee,
lattes, donuts and bakery goods. Special highlights of the menu
also include bakery sandwiches, breakfast sandwiches, wraps,
Coolatta® frozen drinks and a DDSMART® menu featuring
better-for-you items to offer guests even more choices. The
restaurant employs approximately 40 crew members.
"Today is an exciting day for Dunkin' Donuts. There is an
incredible passion for the brand in Minnesota, and we look forward to serving our
guests at this new location," said Grant
Benson, CFE, vice president of global franchising and
business development, Dunkin' Brands. "We are excited about our
continued development throughout Rochester as well as Minneapolis, Mankato and Duluth in the years to come."
As one of the fastest growing quick service restaurant (QSR)
brands based on unit growth, Dunkin' Donuts' contiguous expansion
strategy has brought development opportunities to Minnesota, and the company is continuing to
recruit qualified, multi-unit foodservice operators in the cities
of Minneapolis and Mankato. To help fuel growth in these markets,
special development incentives are available, which include reduced
royalty fees for three years and up to $10,000 in local store marketing for stores that
open on time*.
To learn more about Dunkin' Donuts,
visit www.DunkinDonuts.com or follow us on Facebook
(www.facebook.com/DunkinDonuts) and Twitter
(www.twitter.com/DunkinDonuts).
* See Dunkin' Donuts Franchise
Disclosure Document for details.
About Dunkin' Donuts
Founded in 1950, Dunkin' Donuts
is America's favorite all-day, everyday stop for coffee and baked
goods. Dunkin' Donuts is a market leader in the hot
regular/decaf/flavored coffee, iced coffee, donut, bagel and muffin
categories. Dunkin' Donuts has earned the No. 1 ranking for
customer loyalty in the coffee category by Brand Keys for eight years running. The company
has more than 11,000 restaurants in 33 countries worldwide. Based
in Canton, Mass., Dunkin' Donuts
is part of the Dunkin' Brands Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: DNKN) family of
companies. For more information, visit www.DunkinDonuts.com.
About Rochester Retail Services
Rochester Retail
Services is comprised of downtown dining, retail and services in
downtown Rochester that offer
delicious new all day dining options as well as retail and service
options including a full service floral shop.
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