CANTON, Mass., July 8, 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 seven franchise groups to develop 51 new
restaurants in Virginia and
West Virginia over the next
several years.
The seven franchise groups and their development plans
include:
- Existing franchise group TBG Food Acquisition Corp., led by
John Troiano and Peter Marrinan, plans to develop 22 new
restaurants in Roanoke,
Lynchburg and Blacksburg, Va. This team currently owns and
operates 60 Dunkin' Donuts restaurants and six Baskin-Robbins ice
cream shops in New York and
South Carolina, with an additional
five Dunkin' Donut locations presently in development. Their first
Dunkin' Donuts restaurant in Roanoke is planned to open by year-end, and
the remainder by 2023.
- New franchisees Atul and Aruna
Patel plan to develop three restaurants in Harrisonburg, Va. Two restaurants will be
traditional Dunkin' Donuts locations, and the third will be a
multi-brand with sister brand Baskin-Robbins. This husband and wife
team have worked at and managed Dunkin' Donuts restaurants for over
a decade and have over 15 years of experience in the restaurant and
retail industry. The duo's first restaurant is planned to open in
2015, and the remainder by 2017.
- Existing franchisees Gregory and Emil
Nigro of Restaurant Services of the Outer Banks plan to
develop ten restaurants in the greater Norfolk, Va. metropolitan area. This team
currently operates 17 Dunkin' Donuts restaurants, and this past May
signed a development agreement for 14 new locations throughout
Richmond.
- Existing franchise group The Heritage Group, LLC, led by
Luis Cabral, plans to develop three
restaurants in Richmond, Va. This
team currently operates one Dunkin' Donuts restaurant. Cabral's
next restaurant is planned to open in 2017, and the remainder by
2019.
- Existing franchise group C+ Management, led by Masul Haque,
plans to develop three restaurants in Gainesville and South Riding, Va. This group currently
operates three Dunkin' Donuts restaurants in Virginia, and their next restaurant is planned
to open in 2016.
- Existing franchisee Alpa Patel
plans to develop five restaurants in Culpeper and Tyson's Corner, Va. Patel is also
part of a network that owns and operates Dunkin' Donuts throughout
Northern Virginia and Southern New Jersey. Her next Dunkin' Donuts
restaurant is planned to open in Spring 2015.
- Existing franchise group Little General Stores, led by
Greg Darby, plans to develop five
new restaurants in Charleston and
Beckley, WV. This team currently
operates more than 60 quick-service restaurant concepts throughout
West Virginia and owns more than
80 gas and convenience operations. Their next Dunkin' Donuts
restaurant is planned to open in 2016.
"Our enthusiastic and dedicated franchisees contribute to our
brand's growth, which has helped solidify our position as one of
the fastest growing brand's 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 and new franchisees haven chosen to expand in the
Virginia and West Virginia markets, and know these new
restaurants will satisfy a growing consumer demand in the local
communities they serve."
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.
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 hot and iced coffee, flavored coffees, lattes, hot and iced
tea, 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).
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 37 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.
CONTACT:
Ellie Mannix
Fish Consulting
954-893-9150
emannix@fish-consulting.com
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