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World's Largest Baked Goods and
Coffee Chain Plans to Develop Approximately 100 New
Restaurants in Greater Minneapolis and St. Paul CANTON,
Massachusetts
Other Topics:
Coffee Chain Expansion,
Coffee Revenues
Adam Dent
August 7, 2008
CANTON, Massachusetts- Dunkin' Donuts, the world's
largest
coffee and bakery quick-service restaurant chain, is in
the midst of a
national expansion to increase its franchised locations
in the U.S. Fueling
this growth is today's announcement that the Greater
Minneapolis and St. Paul
market is now open for franchise sales with plans to
open approximately 100
new restaurants over the next several years. The
company's plans call for
selling of franchises in Minnesota from Beltrami County
to the North; Steele
and Waseca Counties to the South; Big Stone and Lac qui
Parle Counties to the
West; and Barron and Dunn Counties (Wisconsin) to the
East., and the counties
in between.
Dunkin' Donuts' Twin Cities' launch is part of an
aggressive national
growth strategy, which includes expanding in existing
markets while entering
new cities throughout the country. The company is
actively seeking large area
developers to own and operate a minimum of twenty new
restaurants in Greater
Minneapolis and St. Paul and throughout the country to
help direct the
company's future growth.
"To fulfill our national expansion goals, Dunkin' Donuts
is looking for
developers with a strong organization and the ability to
manage multiple
restaurants effectively and successfully in the Greater
Minneapolis and St.
Paul market," said Lynette McKee, CFE, vice president of
franchising, Dunkin'
Brands, Inc. "We also look for prior restaurant
operations and real estate
development experience."
Building a network of stores also enables Dunkin' Donuts
to invest in a
distribution model that ensures consistent, high-quality
products that
customers expect when visiting a Dunkin' Donuts
location. In an effort to
keep the brand fresh and competitive, Dunkin' Donuts
offers franchisees a
variety of designs and venues, including free-standing
stores, sites within
shopping centers and convenience stores and other retail
environments.
According to McKee, Dunkin' Donuts will satisfy a
growing demand in
Greater Minneapolis and St. Paul for high-quality coffee
and baked goods that
are available all day. Dunkin' Donuts is proud to
energize Americans and keep
the honest, hard-working, value-driven people of this
country running every
day -- whether it's in a boardroom, a schoolroom or a
construction site. We
look forward to being a vibrant part of the community
and playing an important
role in the daily lives of the people who live and work
in Greater Minneapolis
and St. Paul.
Dunkin' Donuts recently launched its new, all-day
Oven-Toasted menu. The
new platform marks the most significant change to
Dunkin' Donuts product
lineup since the company launched espresso-based
beverages in 2003. The menu
items are available nationwide in participating cities.
Founded in 1950, Dunkin' Donuts is America's favorite
everyday, all-day
stop for coffee and baked goods. Dunkin' Donuts is the
#1 retailer of hot and
iced regular coffee-by-the-cup in America, and the
largest coffee and baked
goods chain in the world. Dunkin' Donuts has earned the
#1 ranking for
customer loyalty in the coffee category by Brand Keys
for two years running.
The company has more than 7,900 restaurants in 30
countries worldwide. In
2007, Dunkin' Donuts' global system-wide sales were $5.3
billion. Based in
Canton, Massachusetts, Dunkin' Donuts is a subsidiary of
Dunkin' Brands, Inc.
For more information, visit www.Dunkinfranchising.com or
call 877-9-DUNKIN.
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