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Dunkin' Donuts aims for 410-plus net new US units in 2015

December 18, 2014

Dunkin' Brands Group Inc. announced its performance expectations for 2015 for its Dunkin' Donuts and Baskin-Robbins brands. The FY15 targets include:

• The company expects Dunkin' Donuts US comparable store sales growth of 1 to 3 percent and Baskin-Robbins US comparable store sales growth of 1 to 3 percent.
• The company expects that Dunkin' Donuts U.S. will add between 410 and 440 net new restaurants and expects Baskin-Robbins US will add between 5 and 10 net new restaurants.   
• Internationally, the company is targeting opening 200 to 300 net new restaurants across the two brands. It expects net income of equity method investments to be approximately $13 million.
• Globally, the company expects to open between 615 and 750 net new units.   
• The company expects revenue growth of between 5 and 7 percent and adjusted operating income growth of between 6 and 8 percent. 

"This has been a challenging year for our businesses. We are pleased that Dunkin' Donuts' 2014 US comparable store sales and transactions remained positive, although not as positive as we hoped because of continued pressure on the consumer and decelerating sales of packaged coffee in our restaurants. We expect these trends to continue into next year," CEO Nigel Travis said in a news release.