CANTON, Mass., March 7, 2017 /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 to develop a total of 17
Dunkin' Donuts restaurants throughout Alabama and Mississippi over the next several years.
The two franchise groups and their development plans
include:
- Existing franchisee Birmingham Donut Holdings, LLC, plans to
develop nine new Dunkin' Donuts restaurants in Birmingham, Alabama. Led by Amish Patel, this
group currently operates 34 restaurants throughout Alabama and Florida. The team's next Birmingham location is planned to open in
2017.
- New franchise group, Lagunita Franchise Operations, LLC, plans
to develop five new restaurants in Mobile, Alabama and three restaurants in
Biloxi, Mississippi. Led by
Damon Dunn, this group recently
acquired four existing Dunkin' Donuts restaurants in Mobile and one in Biloxi. The team's first new Dunkin' Donuts
restaurants under this agreement in both Alabama and Mississippi are planned to open in 2018.
"Dunkin' Donuts' growth would not be possible without our
existing and new franchisees like Birmingham Donut Holdings,
LLC and Lagunita Franchise Operations, LLC, who continue to
demonstrate their high confidence in our business model, our
word-class support team, and the unit economics of the business,"
said Grant Benson, CFE, senior vice
president of franchising and development, Dunkin' Brands. "As we
continue to work towards our long-term goal of developing 17,000
Dunkin' Donuts in the U.S., we also remain committed to providing
great products, exceptional guest service and innovative marketing
to our loyal guests around the country."
There are currently 29 Dunkin' Donuts restaurants located
throughout Alabama and
Mississippi. The brand is
continuing to recruit franchisees in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and in Greenwood, Jackson, Meridian and Tupelo,
Mississippi. To help fuel growth in both states, 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.*
Additionally, as part of Dunkin' Donuts' growth throughout
Alabama, a multi-brand location
with sister brand Baskin-Robbins, the world's largest chain of ice
cream specialty shops, opened in October at Petro Dodge City in
Hanceville, Alabama. The location
is a full-service restaurant and also offers a
drive-thru.
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 offerings include hot coffee, iced coffee, cold
brew 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. Like us on Facebook
(www.facebook.com/DunkinDonuts) and follow us on 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 11 years
running. The company has more than 12,200 restaurants in 45
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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