CANTON, Mass., Nov. 5, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Dunkin' Donuts,
America's all-day, everyday stop for coffee and baked goods,
announced today that 46 new restaurants will be developed
throughout Georgia over the next
several years, with six franchise groups. The company remains on
track for the development of 410 – 440 net new Dunkin' Donuts
restaurants in the U.S. in 2015.
The franchise groups and their development plans include:
- Existing franchise group, Ioan Donuts Holdings, LLC plans to
develop 20 restaurants in the greater Atlanta area. This group currently owns and
operates 30 Dunkin' Donuts restaurants in the Greater Atlanta area. Their next two locations
are planned to open this month at 11250 Medlock Bridge Road in
Johns Creek and 725 North Cobb Parkway in Marietta, with two more expected to open
before year-end.
- U Donuts, LLC plans to develop 11 restaurants in Savannah, with the first location planned to
open next year, and the remainder by 2020. U Donuts is owned
by existing franchisees Charles
Cutler and Michael Ferreira,
in conjunction with NFL players Sam
Shields and Ricky
Jean-Francois, as well as Al
Scotti, Jay Goldman and
Sherard Rogers.
- Awale Investments, Inc. plans to develop six restaurants in the
greater Atlanta area. Led by Ahmed
"Andy" Awale, this group's first restaurant in Atlanta is planned to open in 2016, and the
remainder by 2019.
- Existing franchise group, Dublin Donuts, LLC plans to develop
three restaurants in Dublin,
Vidalia and Statesboro. The group currently owns and
operates six Dunkin' Donuts restaurants in Atlanta and Statesboro. Their next location is planned to
open in winter 2015, and the remainder by 2018.
- Existing franchisees, Peter
Patel and AJ Patel plan to develop four restaurants in
Augusta. This duo currently owns
and operates four Dunkin' Donuts restaurants in the Augusta area, two of which are multi-brand
units with sister brand Baskin-Robbins. Their next restaurant is
planned to open in Fall 2015, and the remainder by 2017.
- Existing franchisees, Bill Jones
and Natalie Jones of Jones - Stark
Properties, LLC plan to develop two additional restaurants in
Atlanta and Macon. The duo currently owns and operates six
Dunkin' Donuts restaurants in the Atlanta area. The group plans to open two more
locations in 2015 and have two planned for 2016 under a previous
franchise agreement.
"We're excited to continue our growth throughout Georgia with six passionate franchise groups,
and look forward to the opening of several new restaurants before
year-end," said Grant Benson, CFE,
vice president of global franchising and business development,
Dunkin' Brands. "We are thrilled these existing franchisees have
chosen to expand their presence in the Georgia market, and know these new restaurants
will satisfy a growing consumer demand for Dunkin' Donuts in the
communities they serve."
Currently, there are more than 150 Dunkin' Donuts restaurants
located throughout Georgia, and
the company continues to recruit franchisees in Atlanta, Augusta and Macon. Candidates interested in developing
Dunkin' Donuts restaurants in Georgia can contact Tarji Carter, Franchising Manager for Dunkin'
Brands at dunkinfranchising@dunkinbrands.com to learn more.
In an effort to keep the brand fresh and
competitive, Dunkin' Donuts offers flexible concepts for any
real estate format including free-standing restaurants, end caps,
in-line sites, gas and convenience, travel plazas, universities, as
well as other retail environments.
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 hot coffee, iced coffee, flavored coffees, lattes,
macchiato, 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.
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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Rachel
Tabacnic
Fish Consulting
954-893-9150
rtabacnic@fish-consulting.com
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