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Dunkin' dips deeper into bayou

May 8, 2017

Dunkin' Donuts is dipping a little deeper into the bayou, after signing a multi-unit store development agreement with new franchise group, SWLA Delights, LLC, for Lake Charles, Louisiana. A news release said one of the sites will also include a Baskin-Robbins and the first location is planned to open next year. 

Brothers Gul and Vick Awan lead SWLA, which also owns a number of other concepts, gas and convenience locations throughout Lake Charles and Lafayette. The duo will hire and manage a team to oversee the operations for each new restaurant it opens in Lake Charles.

"We are thrilled to be joining the Dunkin’ Donuts and Baskin-Robbins team to help expand the brands’ presence in Louisiana with our new restaurants in Lake Charles," Gul Awan said in a news release. "We have passion and loyalty for both brands and look forward to opening our restaurants in the years ahead."

The brand is actively seeking franchisees for locations across the Southeast in Alabama, Arkansas, Mississippi and Tennessee.