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Dunkin' deal expands Houston-area market penetration

November 8, 2019

Dunkin' Brands announced a substantive deal with a new franchisee this week to expand its brand in Texas, beginning with Dunkin's plan to open 18 Houston-area restaurant, including 10 multi-brand restaurants with sister concept Baskin-Robbins, a news release said. 

The brand said it signed store development agreements with new franchisee, Manchester Enterprises, Llc., to which plans to open its first location next summer. The franchisee is targeting markets throughout Houston, including Sugarland, Missouri City, Pearland, Friendswood, Galveston and Texas City.

Manchester Enterprises — led by COO Kirby Dolliole — has extensive QSR brand experience and is headquartered in Houston.

"We have always admired the Dunkin' and Baskin-Robbins business models and have continued to monitor their growth over the years," Dolliole said in the release. "Throughout my career, I have had the pleasure to cross paths with many Dunkin' franchise owners who have consistently raved about the brand and their support structure. We're eager to begin development and look forward to keeping Houston running on Dunkin'."

Dunkin' now has 160 Texas locations, but is recruiting franchisees for areas surrounding Houston, Austin, Beaumont and Odessa by offering some development incentives, the brand said. Parent company, Dunkin' Brands now has more than 21,000 points of distribution in more than 60 countries worldwide and at the end of the second quarter this year was 100% franchised with more than 13,000 Dunkin' restaurants and 8,000 Baskin-Robbins restaurants.