Canton, Mass. — Dunkin’ Donuts has opened a new location inside Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Las Vegas in partnership with leading travel industry retailer Hudson Group. This new restaurant marks the first-ever Dunkin’ Donuts to be opened in a Hard Rock Hotel & Casino.
The newly opened Las Vegas location is one of more than 20 Dunkin’ Donuts restaurants operated by Hudson Group. The state-of-the-art restaurant can be found on the first floor of the hotel near the main entrance and is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
“We are excited to have opened a new Dunkin’ Donuts restaurant in this landmark establishment near the famous Las Vegas strip. We look forward to our continued partnership with such a knowledgeable and experienced retailer like Hudson Group,” says Chris Burr, director of non-traditional development, Dunkin’ Brands. “The hospitality industry is a great way for us to broaden our brand awareness and introduce our signature coffees and baked goods to a new and ever-evolving audience nationwide.”
“With Hudson Group’s new exclusive properties in Las Vegas, we are forging new territory by bringing 30 years of travel retail experience to resorts for the first time,” says Joseph DiDomizio, Hudson Group’s president and CEO, division CEO North America of Dufry.
Dunkin’ Donuts has been strategically expanding in contiguous markets across the country with a long term goal of having more than 17,000 Dunkin’ Donuts restaurants in the United States alone, and this expansion includes more than 750 alternative points of distribution, including locations on college campuses, hotels, mass transit stations, travel centers, supermarkets, entertainment centers and military bases.
Founded in 1950, Dunkin’ Donuts has more than 12,200 restaurants in 45 countries worldwide. Based in Canton, Mass., Dunkin’ Donuts is part of the Dunkin’ Brands Group, Inc. For more information, visit www.DunkinDonuts.com.
Hudson Group, the largest travel retailer in North America, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of international travel retailer Dufry AG of Basel, Switzerland. Hudson Group operates over 950 Hudson, Hudson News, Hudson Booksellers, cafes, specialty retail and duty free shops in 83 airports and transportation terminals in the United States and Canada, and operates in 24 of the top 25 airports nationally. For more information, visit www.hudsongroup.com and www.dufry.com.
SOURCE: Dunkin’ Donuts