CANTON, Mass., June 22, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Dunkin'
Donuts, America's all-day, everyday stop for coffee and baked
goods, announced today that it has opened a new Dunkin' Donuts
location inside Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Las Vegas in
partnership with leading travel industry retailer Hudson Group.
This new restaurant marks the first Dunkin' Donuts ever to be
opened in a Hard Rock Hotel & Casino and will serve as the
brand's 27th restaurant to open throughout the state of
Nevada.
The newly opened Las Vegas
location is one of over 20 Dunkin' Donuts restaurants operated by
Hudson Group. The state-of-the-art restaurant can be found on the
first floor of the hotel near the main entrance and is open
24-hours a day, seven days a week, serving Dunkin' Donuts' menu of
delicious food and beverages. For 30 years, Hudson Group has
operated as the traveler's best friend, and this collaboration with
Dunkin' Donuts is reflective of the brand's mission toward
achieving that goal.
"We are excited to have opened a new Dunkin' Donuts restaurant
in this landmark establishment near the famous Las Vegas strip. We look forward to our
continued partnership with such a knowledgeable and experienced
retailer like Hudson Group," said Chris
Burr, director of non-traditional development, Dunkin'
Brands. "The hospitality industry is a great way for us to broaden
our brand awareness and introduce our signature coffees and baked
goods to a new and ever-evolving audience nationwide."
All of the organizations involved have an established and
trusted presence of serving travelers, from keeping guests running
on Dunkin,' to providing travel essentials and convenience items at
Hudson stores across the
country.
"With Hudson Group's new exclusive properties in Las Vegas, we are forging new territory by
bringing 30 years of travel retail experience to resorts for
the first time," said Joseph
DiDomizio, Hudson Group President & CEO, Division CEO
North America of Dufry. "We could not be more proud to partner
with Dunkin' Donuts and Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Las
Vegas."
Dunkin' Donuts has been strategically expanding in contiguous
markets across the country with a long-term goal of having more
than 17,000 Dunkin' Donuts restaurants in the United States alone, and this expansion
includes more than 750 alternative points of distribution,
including locations on college campuses, hotels, mass transit
stations, travel centers, supermarkets, entertainment centers, and
military bases. Franchise opportunities remain available across the
Las Vegas area. To help fuel
additional growth in the West, special development incentives are
available.
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).
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 and was named
No. 1 in the Coffee Category in Entrepreneur's Top 200 Food
Franchises for 2017. 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 Hudson Group
Hudson Group, the largest travel
retailer in North America, is a
wholly-owned subsidiary of international travel retailer Dufry AG
(DUFN) of Basel, Switzerland.
Hudson Group operates over 950 Hudson, Hudson News, Hudson
Booksellers, cafes, specialty retail and duty free shops in 83
airports and transportation terminals in the United States and Canada, and operates in 24 of the top 25
airports nationally. For more information,
visit www.hudsongroup.com and www.dufry.com.
CONTACT: Courtney
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Fish Consulting
954-893-9150
cwhelan@fish-consulting.com
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