DUBAI, UAE, August 5, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --
Achieves Highest Record Number of New Store Openings
Worldwide and Now Has over 700 Stores
Company Aims To Reach 1,000 Stores Across GCC and
Australia in Three
Years
Galadari Ice Cream Company (GICC), master franchisee for
Baskin-Robbins in the Middle East,
and part of Galadari Brothers group, joint venture partner for
Baskin-Robbins in Australia, was awarded the prestigious
"Developer of the Year" Award 2014 from Dunkin' Brands for
achieving the highest record number for New Store Openings in
2013.
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Dunkin' Brands Chairman and CEO Nigel
Travis presented the award to Khaled
Soliman, Galadari Brothers Group (GBG) CEO and Abdulmonem Suliman, GICC Acting General Manager
in a ceremony that was held in Dubai and attended by GBG and DBI key
executives and staff.
"We have been partners with Galadari Brothers Group for over
three decades with continuous growth and success over the years. We
are very proud to present Galadari Ice Cream Company with this
truly deserved award for their outstanding achievement for their
record number of new store openings across the world, and we are
looking forward to even more success together," commented
Travis.
In just one year, GICC managed to open 81 new stores, which in
itself is a true record for any quick service chain. GICC is well
known for hitting world records throughout the years with other
examples such as achieving exceptional world record sales in key
stores across the Middle East such
as the stores in Mall of the Emirates (Dubai) and Mirdif City Center (Dubai).
"Dunkin' Brands is one of our close long-term partnerships in
the Group. We are proud to receive such a recognition of
achievement. This is only the beginning of a new era in the Group
as we are looking at next coming years envisioning exponential
growth not only in the Middle East
but also in Australia. We plan to
hit the 1000th store over the next few years," commented
Khaled Soliman, Galadari Brothers
Group CEO.
GICC started its first store in Satwa, Dubai, and now is the largest network of QSR
chain in the region. A highly detailed team is responsible for the
store developments which present the most updated store designs
matching the Dunkin' Brands standards and requirements. GICC has
established a range of Baskin-Robbins store sizes and concepts that
adapt to each country's needs and demands.
Now the Group has over 750 stores across the Middle East Region
and Australia with close to 700
stores in the Middle East region
alone. It is also the sole franchisor for Dunkin' Donuts in
Qatar.
The group currently operates its stores across UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman, Kuwait
and Australia.
About Galadari Brothers Group
Galadari Brothers Group was founded in 1961 by Abdul Rahim E
Galadari and Abdul Latif E Galadari, and is one of the leading
business conglomerates in the UAE. The Galadari Brothers Group
operates in various sectors that include retail, automobiles, heavy
equipment, industrial trading, media, engineering, hospitality, and
real estate with operations across the GCC, Asia and Australia. Some of the brands operated by the
group include Baskin Robbins, Mazda,
Radisson Blu Hotel (Dubai,
Deira Creek), The Khaleej Times,
Komatsu, JCB, Rotair, Veedol and Ziebart. For further information,
please visit http://www.galadarigroup.com
About Galadari Ice Cream Co.
GICC is the flagship company of the Galadari Brothers Group.
GICC is the master franchisee for the Baskin-Robbins brand in the
GCC, and is the world's largest franchisee for Baskin-Robbins with
close to 700 stores spread across the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Bahrain, Qatar and Kuwait. GICC has been the first company to
introduce an international brand of ice cream in the area and has
the largest store network in the Quick Service Restaurants (QSR)
industry in the Gulf Region.
About Baskin-Robbins
Named the top ice cream and frozen dessert franchise in
the United States by Entrepreneur
magazine's 31st annual Franchise 500® ranking, Baskin-Robbins is
the world's largest chain of ice cream specialty shops.
Baskin-Robbins creates and markets innovative, premium hard-scoop
ice cream and soft-serve, custom ice cream cakes and a full range
of beverages, providing quality and value to consumers at more than
7,000 retail shops in nearly 50 countries. Baskin-Robbins was
founded in 1945 by two ice cream enthusiasts whose passion led to
the creation of more than 1,000 ice cream flavors and a wide
variety of delicious treats. In 2012, more than 13 million ice
cream cakes were sold in Baskin-Robbins shops worldwide. For the
full-year 2012, Baskin-Robbins' shops had global
franchisee-reported sales of approximately $1.9 billion. Headquartered in Canton, Mass., Baskin-Robbins is part of the
Dunkin' Brands Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: DNKN) family of companies. For
further information, visit http://www.BaskinRobbins.com.
About Dunkin' Brands
With more than 18,000 points of distribution in nearly 60
countries worldwide, Dunkin' Brands Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: DNKN) is
one of the world's leading franchisors of quick service restaurants
(QSR) serving hot and cold coffee and baked goods, as well as
hard-serve ice cream. At the end of fiscal 2013, Dunkin' Brands'
nearly 100 percent franchised business model included nearly 11,000
Dunkin' Donuts restaurants and 7,300 Baskin-Robbins restaurants.
Dunkin' Brands Group, Inc. is headquartered in Canton, Mass.
For more info please contact:
Galadari Ice Cream Co. Ltd.
Natascha Edelmann
Head of Marketing
T: +971-4-6057000
E: Natascha.gicc@galadarigroup.com
Mohammed El Batta
Fekra Communications
T: +971-4-4317178
E: mohammed.elbatta@fekracomms.com
SOURCE Galadari Ice Cream Co.