CANTON, Mass., Feb. 20, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Dunkin'
Donuts, America's all-day, everyday stop for coffee and baked
goods, announced today its franchisees opened more than 86 new
non-traditional locations across the country in 2017. Being a
leader in convenience, the brand's franchisees continue to open
restaurants throughout the hotel sector, including a Great Wolf
Lodge location in Bloomington,
Minnesota and two restaurants in the Hard Rock Hotel &
Casino located in Las Vegas and
Biloxi. Other notable
non-traditional partnerships throughout 2017 include a three-unit
deal with nationally recognized grocer Price Chopper in
Kansas and the opening of 12 rest
stop and travel center restaurants across the country.
"Non-traditional restaurants continue to be an integral piece of
what truly keeps America running on Dunkin,' by consistently
introducing and providing our level of convenience and service to
the on-the-go customer in markets nationwide," said Chris Burr, director of non-traditional
development, Dunkin' Brands. "We're excited about the strong
growth of the non-traditional sector in 2017, from being able to
provide our signature cup of coffee at Kauffman Stadium in
Kansas City, to offering our
selection of baked goods to the students on the University of Hawaii campus, we're eager to see
where 2018 will take us."
Further expanding the Dunkin' Donuts footprint within rest stops
and travel centers, the brands franchisees opened a total of 12
travel center restaurants around the country. The company also
significantly increased its partnership with Pilot Flying J Travel
Centers in 2017, accounting for five of the total 12 locations open
throughout the year, with a commitment for an additional 20 in
2018. These new locations expanded the brand's portfolio to include
full-service restaurants, as well as additional self-serve
locations.
Dunkin' Donuts continued to expand its partnership with Great
Wolf Lodge in 2017, opening a new restaurant at
its Minnesota resort in December, marking the tenth
restaurant to open under a franchise agreement between Dunkin'
Donuts and Great Wolf Resorts. Additional locations are
slated to debut at two new Great Wolf Lodge resorts
opening this summer, one in the outskirts of Atlanta and another just outside of
Chicago.
Capitalizing on the development of traditional restaurants
throughout Hawaii in 2017, Dunkin'
Donuts franchisee opened its first non-traditional location at the
University of Hawaii in October. A
total of 8 restaurants on college and university campuses opened
during 2017, including George Mason
University, Binghamton University and the second restaurant
to open in the Air Force Academy in
Colorado Springs.
Dunkin' Donuts' non-traditional offerings are located at a
variety of different venues from airports and other mass
transportation terminals, to casinos and resorts, hospitals,
stadiums, grocery stores, military bases, and universities.
Other notable non-traditional locations that Dunkin' Donuts
opened in 2017 include:
- Chicago Midway International Airport – Five New Locations
- Price Chopper – Paola & Fort
Scott, KS
- Hard Rock Hotel & Casino – Las
Vegas, NV & Biloxi,
MS
- Lucas Oil Stadium – Indianapolis,
IN
- Kauffman Stadium – Kansas City,
MO
- U.S. Bank Arena – Cincinnati,
OH
- Sanford Stadium – Athens,
GA
- Florida Gulf Coast University –
Fort Myers, FL
- Brandeis University – Waltham, MA
"Dunkin' Donuts attributes much of its growth in this segment to
our ability to blend opportunities in these unique venues across
both our excellent traditional franchisee population as well as by
working with nationally recognized non-traditional foodservice
operators," added Burr.
Dunkin' Donuts has been strategically expanding
in contiguous markets across the country with a long-term goal
of having more than 18,000 Dunkin' Donuts restaurants
in the United States
alone.
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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
regular/decaf/flavored 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 12 years. The company
has more than 12,500 restaurants in 46
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:
Courtney Whelan
Fish Consulting
954-893-9150
cwhelan@fish-consulting.com
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