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Dunkin' Brands adds 50 nontraditional units in 2013

February 4, 2014

Dunkin' Brands, parent company of Dunkin' Donuts and Baskin-Robbins, announced it opened more than 50 nontraditional U.S. locations in 2013. The new units were opened at airports and other mass transportation terminals, casinos and resorts, military bases, and colleges and universities around the country, according to a news release.

"Dunkin' Brands has been developing nontraditional locations with our partners for over 20 years, and 2013 has proven to be a strong growth year for us as we continue to expand to many opportune venues," said Grant Benson, CFE, vice president of global franchising and business development. "Our franchisees enjoy the flexibility of these sites, and guests love the convenience of grabbing their favorite food and beverage items on the go, wherever their busy schedules may take them."

The first Dunkin' Donuts now available to the public in California is a nontraditional site, which opened at the Barstow Station in November 2013, and the company experienced continued growth in the hotel and lodging sector with the opening of two new Dunkin' Donuts locations at Great Wolf Lodge resorts in Michigan and Virginia.

In addition, the company opened 12 new Dunkin' Donuts airport locations and five universities. There were also openings at the NBC Sports Network in Stamford, Conn.; Capital One in Richmond, Va.; Internal Revenue Service in Lanham, Md.; West Palm Beach Public Library in Florida and AON Center in Chicago. Military openings include Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque, N.M., and Sheppard Air Force Base in Sheppard, Texas.

Casino locations opened at Harrah's AK-Chin in Maricopa, Ariz.; Vee Quiva Hotel & Casino in Laveen, Ariz.; and Resorts International in Atlantic City, N.J.

Multiple locations opened on the Connecticut Turnpike System and two locations on the Kansas Turnpike, as well as Petro Stopping Center locations in Perrysburg, Ohio, and Remington, Ind.

Finally, mass transit center openings were at the Worcester Center and Sullivan Station in Massachusetts and State Street facility with the Chicago Transit Authority.

Dunkin' Brands currently has more than 600 nontraditional locations in the U.S.

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