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Dunkin' Brands added 422 units in 2014

Dunkin' Brands plans to add as many as 440 new Dunkin' Donuts units in 2015, and up to 10 new Baskin-Robbins stores.

January 12, 2015

Dunkin' Brands Group Inc., the parent company of Dunkin' Donuts and Baskin-Robbins, announced today that in 2014 its U.S. franchisees opened a total of 422 net new Dunkin' Donuts and Baskin-Robbins.

Dunkin' Donuts highlights for 2014:

• Dunkin' Donuts logged 405 net new restaurants, with 97 percent of domestic growth coming from existing franchisees.
• The company plans to open 250 new restaurants in California over the next few years, with a long-term goal of 1,000 restaurants across the state.
• Dunkin' Donuts also signed agreements in 2014 with franchisees to open new future restaurants in markets, including Northern, Central and Southern California; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Louisville, Kentucky; Phoenix; Greensboro, North Carolina; and Wichita, Kansas, among others.
• Dunkin' Donuts franchisees remodeled 482 restaurants.
• Dunkin' Donuts also recently announced the launch of DD Green Achievement, a green building program designed to help franchisees build sustainable, energy-efficient restaurants. By the end of 2016, Dunkin' Donuts plans to have 100 new DD Green restaurants across the U.S.
• 70 new restaurants were opened in airports, colleges and other non-traditional locations. Dunkin' Donuts currently has over 600 non-traditional locations, including restaurants at college campuses, mass transit stations, travel centers, supermarkets, entertainment centers and military bases.
• In 2015, the company expects its franchisees to add between 410 and 440 net new Dunkin' Donuts U.S. restaurants
• The brands' long-term goal is to open more than 17,000 restaurants in the U.S., more than doubling its current number of domestic locations.

Baskin-Robbins highlights:

• In 2014, Baskin-Robbins achieved a second consecutive year of positive net new unit growth in the U.S., opening 17 net new units.
• Baskin-Robbins also signed agreements with franchisees to open new future locations in markets including Fresno, California; San Francisco; Phoenix; Tampa; Louisville, Kentucky; and Colorado Springs, Colorado, among others.
• The brand launched a special veteran's incentive program for U.S. veterans offering more than $25,000 in financial discounts on royalties and initial franchise fees.
• In 2015, Baskin-Robbins expects its franchisees and licensees to open five to ten net new restaurants in the U.S.