CANTON, Mass., July 20, 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 franchise groups for a total commitment of 26
new restaurants in Fresno and
San Francisco over the next
several years.
The two franchise groups and their development plans
include:
- Existing franchisee Aharon
Aminpour plans to develop 17 restaurants in Fresno and the surrounding cities including
Clovis, Visalia and Tulare. Aminpour currently owns and operates
one Dunkin' Donuts restaurant in Encino, and last November signed a development
agreement for 10 new restaurants throughout the San Fernando
Valley. His next restaurant under this new agreement is planned to
open in 2017.
- New franchise group Shiva Developments, led by existing Dunkin'
Donuts franchisee Nick Bhatt
alongside his new franchise partners, sister and brother-in-law,
Disha and Yogesh Tivedi, plan to develop nine new restaurants in
San Francisco and the surrounding
cities. Nick Bhatt currently owns
one Dunkin' Donuts restaurant in Springfield, IL. The group's first restaurant
in California is planned to open
in 2017.
"With the addition of these enthusiastic and dedicated
franchisees, we're proud to announce 26 new restaurants in the
Golden state, which brings our current development commitments to
more than 275 total restaurants in California," said Grant Benson, CFE, vice president of global
franchising and business development, Dunkin' Brands. "We are
thrilled these existing franchisees have chosen to expand their
presence in the California market,
and know these new restaurants will satisfy a growing consumer
demand for Dunkin' Donuts in the Fresno and San
Francisco communities they will serve."
Since September 2014, Dunkin'
Donuts has opened ten restaurants in California and currently operates locations in
the cities of Downey, Encino, Laguna
Hills, Long Beach,
Los Angeles, Modesto, Santa
Ana, Santa Monica,
Upland and Whittier. Additional California Dunkin' Donuts
locations are planned to open in Los
Angeles and Sacramento
areas before the end of 2015. The opening of these restaurants is
part of a larger plan to open approximately 275 new restaurants in
California over the next several
years. The company plans to open more than 1,000 restaurants in
total throughout the state over the long-term. Franchise
opportunities still remain available in portions of California, including in the Los Angeles county desert communities,
Santa Barbara and Chico-Redding.
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 iced coffee, flavored coffees, lattes, Dunkin' Donuts
K-Cup® pods, 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:
Rachel Tabacnic
Fish Consulting
954-893-9150
rtabacnic@fish-consulting.com
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