CANTON, Mass., Oct. 28, 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 three franchise groups to develop 13 new
restaurants in North and South
Carolina over the next several years. The brand remains on
track for the development of 410 – 440 net new Dunkin' Donuts
restaurants in the U.S. in 2015.
The three franchise groups and their development plans
include:
- Existing franchise group Kings Point Ventures, LLC, led by
Alex Smigelski, Tom Carpenter and Tom
Hughes, plans to develop eight new restaurants in
Raleigh, N.C. They have also
purchased an existing multi-brand unit with sister brand
Baskin-Robbins in Cary, N.C. This team currently owns and
operates one Dunkin' Donuts location in Raleigh and nearly 40 other restaurants
throughout New York, Pennsylvania and Connecticut. Their first restaurant under this
development agreement is planned to open by year-end, and the
remainder are planned to open by 2018.
- Existing franchisees Donna and Vince
Machi plan to develop one Dunkin' Donuts restaurant in
Charlotte, N.C that will open in
2016. They currently own and operate four Dunkin' Donuts
restaurants in New Jersey, and
previously signed an agreement to develop three restaurants in
West Charlotte. One of the
restaurants is currently open, and an additional location will open
before year-end.
- Existing franchise group Coastal Franchising, led by
George Ross, plans to develop four
new Dunkin' Donuts restaurants in Charleston, S.C. This group currently owns 37
restaurants, with a number of new locations expected to open in
Raleigh, Charlotte and Wilmington.
"Our enthusiastic and dedicated franchisees contribute to our
brand's growth, which has helped solidify our position as one of
the fastest growing brands 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 that these
existing franchisees haven chosen to expand in the Carolinas, and
know these new restaurants will satisfy a growing consumer demand
in the local communities they serve."
Currently, there are over 370 Dunkin' Donuts restaurants located
throughout the Carolinas, and the company is continuing to recruit
franchisees in Greensboro and
Wilmington, N.C. To help fuel
growth in North Carolina, 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.
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 coffee, iced coffee, flavored coffees, lattes,
macchiato, espresso, cappuccino, 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).
*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 11,400 restaurants in 39 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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