CANTON, Mass., April 6, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Dunkin'
Donuts, America's all-day, everyday stop for coffee and baked
goods, announced today the signing of multi-unit store development
agreements with two existing franchise groups to develop seven
restaurants in Illinois over the
next several years.
The two franchise groups and their development plans
include:
- Existing franchisees Krishna
Patel and Rashimi (Sim) Patel
plan to develop four Dunkin' Donuts locations throughout
Champaign, one of which will be
located outside of the major metropolitan area. This duo currently
operates six Dunkin' Donuts restaurants in Joliet, Romeoville, Plainfield, and Shorewood. Their next restaurant in
Decatur is planned to open in
Summer 2015, and the remainder by 2019.
- Existing franchise Asif Rajabali
plans to develop three Dunkin' Donuts restaurants that will be
located in smaller towns and communities outside Rockford. Rajabali currently owns and operates
two Dunkin' Donuts restaurants in Bartlett and Elgin. His next restaurant is planned to open
in Winter 2015, and the remainder by 2017.
Currently, there are 591 Dunkin' Donuts restaurants located
throughout Illinois. The company
is continuing to recruit franchisees in Quincy and throughout cities and towns outside
the greater metropolitan areas of Champaign and Peoria. To help fuel growth in Illinois, special development incentives are
available which include reduced royalty fees for three years and up
to $5,000 in local store marketing
support for timely openings.*
In an effort to keep the brand fresh and
competitive, Dunkin' Donuts offers flexible concepts for any
real estate format including free-standing restaurants, end caps,
in-line sites, gas and convenience, travel plazas, universities, as
well as other retail environments.
"Our enthusiastic and dedicated franchisees contribute to our
brands' growth, which has helped solidify our position as one of
the fastest growing companies by unit count in the quick-service
restaurant industry," said Grant
Benson, CFE, vice president of global franchising and
business development, Dunkin' Brands. "We are thrilled these
existing franchisees have expanded their portfolios in the
Illinois market, and know these
new restaurants they are developing will satisfy a growing consumer
demand in the Champaign and
Rockford communities."
Dunkin' Donuts' new look includes four distinct restaurant
design options for franchisees, each featuring variations in
layout, color schemes, graphics, textures, furniture and/or
lighting. The designs enhance the current restaurant appearance,
environment and layout to serve people all day long. Unlike other
quick-service restaurants, Dunkin' Donuts allows franchisees to
select individual elements from any of the four options, creating a
restaurant design that reflects their personal tastes and
preferences, and best serves their specific restaurant size and
location.
Since the 1950s, Dunkin' Donuts has been a daily ritual for
millions of people and has offered guests delicious food, beverages
and friendly service at a great value. Dunkin' Donuts offerings
include iced coffee, flavored coffees, lattes, Dunkin' Donuts
K-Cup® Packs, Coolatta® frozen drinks, donuts, muffins, bagels,
breakfast and bakery sandwiches, and a DDSMART® menu featuring
better-for-you items.
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).
*Details available in the Dunkin' Donuts Franchise Disclosure
Document
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 nine years running. The company
has more than 11,300 restaurants in 36 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.
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