Canton, Mass. — Dunkin’ Donuts has signed multi-unit store development agreements with four existing franchise groups to develop approximately 65 new restaurants in Dallas-Fort Worth and the surrounding area including Dallas, Collin and Tarrant counties.
These new restaurants will include several multi-brand locations with sister brand Baskin-Robbins, the world’s largest chain of ice cream specialty shops. There are currently more than 35 Dunkin’ Donuts restaurants in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and more than 110 locations throughout the state of Texas.
The four franchise groups and their development plans throughout Dallas-Fort Worth include:
• Quality Brand Dallas, LLC, plans to develop approximately 35 new Dunkin’ Donuts restaurants, including several multi-brand units with Baskin-Robbins, in Wise, Rockwall and Hunt counties. This group has also acquired 10 existing locations in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.
• Anju Donuts of South Dallas plans to develop approximately 15 new Dunkin’ Donuts restaurants, including several multi-brand units with Baskin-Robbins, in Palo Pinto, Parker, Hood and Johnson counties. They have also acquired eight existing restaurants in the Dallas-Fort Worth market. This group also currently operates three Dunkin’ Donuts in Houston and two in Beaumont, Texas, with plans to develop eight and three more restaurants, respectively, in each market. The team’s first Dallas-Fort Worth location under this agreement is planned to open in fall 2017.
• Dallascious Donuts plans to develop 10 new Dunkin’ Donuts restaurants, including three multi-brand units with Baskin-Robbins, in Cooke and Grayson counties, and have also acquired 10 existing locations in the market. The group’s first location under this agreement is planned to open in the first quarter of 2018.
• WF Donuts LLC plans to develop at least five new Dunkin’ Donuts restaurants, including two multi-brand locations with Baskin-Robbins, in Kaufman, Ellis, Navarro and Hill counties. The first location under this agreement in the Dallas-Fort Worth area is planned to open in 2017.
“We believe we can eventually grow our presence in Dallas-Fort Worth to around 100 Dunkin’ Donuts restaurants, and are thrilled that these four highly-qualified and existing operators have committed to growing both the Dunkin’ Donuts and Baskin-Robbins brands over the next several years,” says Grant Benson, CFE, vice president of global franchising and business development, Dunkin’ Brands. “We know these new restaurants will satisfy a growing consumer demand in the local communities they serve.”
Additionally, as part of Dunkin’ Donuts’ growth throughout Texas, a new restaurant opened in mid-November in Euless, Texas.
“As we look to grow to 1,000 Texas restaurants over the long term, we are looking for qualified candidates with foodservice, operations and real estate experience to join our team,” adds Benson.
With more than 19,000 points of distribution in more than 60 countries worldwide, Dunkin’ Brands Group, Inc. is one of the world’s leading franchisors of quick service restaurants (QSR) serving hot and cold coffee and baked goods, as well as hard-serve ice cream. At the end of the first quarter 2016, Dunkin’ Brands’ nearly 100% franchised business model included more than 12,000 Dunkin’ Donuts restaurants and more than 7,700 Baskin-Robbins restaurants. Dunkin’ Brands Group, Inc. is headquartered in Canton, Mass.
For more information, visit www.DunkinDonuts.com or www.BaskinRobbins.com.
SOURCE: Dunkin’ Brands Group, Inc.