CANTON, Mass. and WASHINGTON, April 19,
2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Dunkin' Donuts and Amtrak today
announced that Dunkin' Donuts
Original Blend and Dunkin' Decaf
hot coffee varieties are now available on board Amtrak Acela
Express high-speed trains throughout the Northeast
Corridor.
With the new agreement, Dunkin'
Donuts' signature hot coffee is now available to the 3.4 million
customers who ride Acela Express trains each year.
Dunkin' Donuts coffee will be
served all day in First Class and Café Acela, and will be brewed
using the same equipment featured in Dunkin' Donuts restaurants to ensure the same
high quality and great taste enjoyed by millions of Dunkin' guests each and every day.
Dunkin' Donuts has an
established presence at locations geared toward serving travelers,
with restaurants at airports and train stations throughout the
country. According to Chris Fuqua,
Senior Vice President, Dunkin' Donuts Brand Marketing, Global
Consumer Insights & Product Innovation, "Both Amtrak and
Dunkin' Donuts share a long
heritage of serving on-the-go Americans, and we are thrilled for
the opportunity to help keep Acela Express passengers
energized with Dunkin' Donuts hot
coffee whenever and wherever they are traveling. As the brand that
keeps America running, we are excited that Acela Express now
runs on Dunkin'."
According to Thomas Hall, Amtrak Vice President, Passenger
Experience, "Amtrak takes pride in enriching the customer
experience with premium services and brands, and offering
Dunkin' Donuts hot coffee aboard
all of our Acela Express trains is just the latest example
of this on-going commitment. No matter where our customers are
traveling, providing a high-quality coffee experience on board is
another reason why Amtrak is the smarter way to travel."
Acela Express is the premium service on the nation's
busiest passenger rail corridor, offering hourly service between
New York City, Washington, D.C., Baltimore, Philadelphia and other intermediate cities, as
well as many convenient round-trips between New York City and Boston. Acela
Express customers enjoy more legroom, spacious seats, and –
recently announced – Wi-Fi speeds up to six times faster, for more
reliable connectivity at no extra charge. Amtrak's Acela
Express has led a significant growth in revenue and market
share in the Northeast, increasing from 2.4 million customers in
Fiscal Year 2002 to 3.4 million customers in Fiscal Year 2016.
Later this year, Dunkin' Donuts
hot coffees are scheduled to be served aboard Amtrak's Northeast
Regional trains that operate throughout the Northeast
Corridor.
To learn more about Dunkin'
Donuts, visit www.DunkinDonuts.com, or subscribe to the
Dunkin' Donuts blog to receive
notifications at https://news.dunkindonuts.com/blog.
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 a 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.
About Amtrak®
Amtrak – America's Railroad® – is dedicated to safe and reliable
mobility as the nation's intercity passenger rail service provider
and its high-speed rail operator. With our state and commuter
partners, we move people, the economy and the nation forward,
carrying more than 30 million Amtrak passengers for each of the
past six years. Formally known as the National Railroad Passenger
Corporation, Amtrak is governed by a 10-member board of directors,
nine of whom are appointed by the President of the United States plus the Amtrak CEO.
Anthony R. Coscia is board chairman
and Jeffrey R. Moreland is vice
chairman. Amtrak operates more than 300 trains daily – at
speeds up to 150 mph (241 kph) – connecting more than 500
destinations in 46 states, the District
of Columbia and three Canadian Provinces. Learn more at
Amtrak.com or call 800-USA-RAIL for schedules, fares and other
information. Check us out at blog.Amtrak.com, Like us on
Facebook.com and Follow us on Twitter @Amtrak.
Contacts:
Lindsay
Cronin
Dunkin' Brands
781-737-5200
Lindsay.Cronin@dunkinbrands.com
Chelsea Kopta
Amtrak
202-906-3730
Chelsea.Kopta@Amtrak.com
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