CANTON, Mass., Aug. 11, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Dunkin' Donuts,
America's all-day, everyday stop for coffee and baked goods,
announced today the signing of a multi-unit store development
agreement with existing franchise group, Panama City Donut Network,
LLC, to develop two Dunkin' Donuts restaurants in Baton Rouge and its surrounding areas. The
first restaurant is planned to open in Fall 2016 with the other new
location planned to open in the following year.
Led by Vik Patel, this team will
manage and oversee the operations for each Dunkin' Donuts
restaurant. Patel, a franchisee with Dunkin' Donuts for nine years,
currently operates 27 restaurants in Florida and two in Alabama. With this
agreement, the group also purchased three existing restaurants in
Baton Rouge.
"We are excited to expand the brands' presence in Louisiana and play an important role in the
daily lives of people who live, work and visit here," said
Vik Patel, Dunkin' Donuts
franchisee. "We have a passion and loyalty for the brand and look
forward to opening our restaurants in the years to come."
Franchise opportunities still remain available throughout
Louisiana in Alexandria, Baton
Rouge, Lafayette,
Lake Charles, Monroe and New
Orleans. To help fuel growth in Louisiana, 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.*
Candidates interested in developing Dunkin' Donuts restaurants
in Louisiana can contact
Reggie Wright, Director of
Franchising for Dunkin' Brands, at Reggie.Wright@dunkinbrands.com
to learn more. In addition, entrepreneurs interested in
learning about developing Dunkin' Donuts throughout the U.S. can
join an Informational Franchising Webinar that will be held on
Wednesday, August 19 from
3 p.m. to 4 p.m. (EST). Visit
http://franchisingevents.dunkinbrands.com to register and learn
more about the unique franchising opportunity Dunkin' Donuts
offers.
"Our enthusiastic and dedicated franchisees contribute to our
brands growth, which has helped solidify our position as one of the
fastest growing companies by unit count in the quick-service
restaurant industry," said Grant
Benson, CFE, vice president of global franchising and
business development, Dunkin' Brands. "We are thrilled to announce
that this franchise group has expanded their portfolio to
Louisiana, and know these new
restaurants they are developing will satisfy a growing consumer
demand in the Baton Rouge
community."
Dunkin' Donuts' new look includes four distinct restaurant
design options for franchisees, each featuring variations in
layout, color schemes, graphics, textures, furniture and/or
lighting. The designs enhance the current restaurant appearance,
environment and layout to serve people all day long. Unlike other
quick-service restaurants, Dunkin' Donuts allows franchisees to
select individual elements from any of the four options, creating a
restaurant design that reflects their personal tastes and
preferences, and best serves their specific restaurant size and
location.
Since the 1950s, Dunkin' Donuts has been a daily ritual for
millions of people and has offered guests delicious food, beverages
and friendly service at a great value. Dunkin' Donuts offerings
include iced coffee, flavored coffees, lattes, Dunkin' Donuts
K-Cup® pods, Coolatta® frozen drinks, donuts, muffins, bagels,
breakfast and bakery sandwiches, and a DDSMART® menu featuring
better-for-you items.
For information on franchise opportunities or to attend an
upcoming webinar, please visit www.dunkinfranchising.com.
*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 nine
years running. The company has more than 11,400 restaurants in 39
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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