CANTON,
Mass,, Feb. 23, 2018 /PRNewswire/
-- As millions of people show support for Girl Scout
entrepreneurs this season by buying boxes of their beloved cookies,
Dunkin' Donuts is delivering the delicious taste of Girl Scout
Cookies™ in its signature coffee and beverages for the
first time. Dunkin' Donuts, under a licensing agreement with Girl
Scouts of the USA (GSUSA),
introduces a trio of new coffee flavors inspired by iconic Girl
Scout Cookie varieties: Thin Mints®, Coconut Caramel and Peanut
Butter Cookie. All three flavors will be available by Monday, February 26, and served at participating
Dunkin' Donuts restaurants nationwide through May for a sweet
spring.
New Thin Mints flavored coffee features the classic
cookie's combination of cool mint and decadent chocolate, while new
Coconut Caramel flavored coffee treats guests to the taste of
toasted coconut together with creamy caramel. With new Peanut
Butter Cookie flavored coffee, Dunkin' Donuts has crafted its
first-ever coffee featuring the flavor of mouth-watering peanut
butter (without allergens). All of Dunkin' Donuts' coffee flavors
inspired by Girl Scout Cookies are available in the brand's full
lineup of hot or iced coffees, lattes, macchiatos,
frozen coffee, and frozen chocolate.
Dunkin' Donuts unveiled the new coffee flavors today in a
special Facebook Live event from Savannah, Georgia, the birthplace of Girl
Scouts of the USA, which can be
accessed here.
Dunkin' Donuts' launch of its Girl Scout Cookie inspired
flavored coffee beverages coincides with National Girl Scout Cookie
Weekend 2018, February 23 – 25. This
season, Girl Scouts is celebrating the next century of female
entrepreneurs. To help power amazing experiences for
girls, Dunkin' Donuts franchisees at select locations across the
country will open their doors to cookie entrepreneurs, inviting
local troops to sell Girl Scout Cookies at Dunkin' Donuts
restaurants on weekends February
24 – March
18. Participating Dunkin' Donuts locations can be found
at www.girlscoutcookies.org as well as
the official Girl Scout Cookie Finder app, free on
iOS and Android
devices.
Girl Scouts have been selling cookies for more than a
century, unlocking their G.I.R.L. (Go-getter, Innovator,
Risk-taker, Leader)™ potential by building essential
entrepreneurial and business skills imperative to leadership and
future success. Over one million Girl Scouts
participate in the cookie program each year, and 100% of the net
revenue from cookie sales benefits the girls and their local
council. Councils depend on cookie earnings to run their
programming, which supports incredible experiences for girls, and
girls decide how to invest their troop's portion of the earnings in
impactful community projects and personal enrichment
opportunities.
According to Patty
Healy, Senior Director of Integrated
Marketing, Dunkin' Donuts, "Our guests have come to expect and
enjoy fun, innovative flavors from us, and what could elicit more
smiles than the iconic taste of Girl Scout Cookie inspired flavors
in your favorite Dunkin' Donuts coffee? It's a natural fit and a
powerful combination. We are especially proud that our
franchisees, many of whom are small business owners themselves, are
committed to fueling the entrepreneurial spirit of the Girl Scouts
by welcoming local troops to sell cookies at their
restaurants."
"GSUSA is pleased to work with Dunkin' Donuts to showcase
the power of the Girl Scout Cookie Program," said Barry Horowitz, GSUSA Chief Revenue Officer.
"Not only do girls learn important business and entrepreneurial
skills, but they put their earnings toward impactful community
projects and leadership experiences—so we are grateful to Dunkin'
Donuts for opening up their restaurants around the country to our
cookie entrepreneurs!"
Dunkin' Donuts is serving the new flavors under a license
from Girl Scouts of the USA.
Visit www.girlscoutcookies.org for
more information on the Girl Scout Cookie Program, including when
and where Girl Scouts in your area are selling cookies.
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 12 years running. The company has
more than 12,400 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.
We're Girl Scouts of the USA
We're 2.6 million
strong—1.8 million girls and 800,000 adults who believe in the
power of every G.I.R.L. (Go-getter, Innovator,
Risk-taker, Leader)™ to change the world. Our
extraordinary journey began more than 100 years ago with the
original G.I.R.L., Juliette Gordon "Daisy" Low. On March 12, 1912, in Savannah, Georgia, she organized the very
first Girl Scout troop, and every year since, we've honored her
vision and legacy, building girls of courage, confidence, and
character who make the world a better place. We're the preeminent
leadership development organization for girls. And with programs
from coast to coast and across the globe, Girl Scouts offers every
girl a chance to practice a lifetime of leadership, adventure, and
success. To volunteer, reconnect, donate, or join,
visit www.girlscouts.org.
Media Contacts:
Lindsay Cronin
Dunkin'
Brands
781-737-5200
Lindsay.Cronin@dunkinbrands.com
For Girl Scouts of the USA:
media@girlscouts.org
View original content with
multimedia:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/dunkin-donuts-celebrates-girl-scout-cookie-season-with-new-thin-mints-coconut-caramel-and-peanut-butter-cookie-inspired-coffee-flavors-300603372.html
SOURCE Dunkin' Donuts