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Dunkin' Donuts debuting 13 new restaurants in the Carolinas

Dunkin’ Donuts announced the signing of multi-unit store development agreements with three franchise groups to develop 13 new restaurants in North and South Carolina over the next several years.

October 29, 2015

Dunkin’ Donuts announced the signing of multi-unit store development agreements with three franchise groups to develop 13 new restaurants in North and South Carolina over the next several years. The brand remains on track for the development of 410 to 440 net new Dunkin’ Donuts restaurants in the U.S. in 2015, according to a company press release.

The three franchise groups and their development plans include:

• Existing franchise group Kings Point Ventures, LLC, led by Alex Smigelski, Tom Carpenter and Tom Hughes, plans to develop eight new restaurants in Raleigh, North Carolina. They have also purchased an existing multi-brand unit with sister brand Baskin-Robbins in Cary, North Carolina, the release stated. This team currently owns and operates one Dunkin’ Donuts location in Raleigh and nearly 40 other restaurants throughout Indiana, New York, Pennsylvania and Connecticut. Their first restaurant under this development agreement is planned to open by year-end, and the remainder are planned to open by 2018.
• Existing franchisees Donna and Vince Machi plan to develop one Dunkin’ Donuts restaurant in Charlotte that will open in 2016. They currently own and operate four Dunkin’ Donuts restaurants in New Jersey, and previously signed an agreement to develop three restaurants in West Charlotte. One of the restaurants is currently open, and an additional location will open before year-end.
• Existing franchise group Coastal Franchising, led by George Ross, plans to develop four new Dunkin’ Donuts restaurants in Charleston, South Carolina. This group currently owns 37 restaurants, with a number of new locations expected to open in Raleigh, Charlotte and Wilmington.

"Our enthusiastic and dedicated franchisees contribute to our brand’s growth, which has helped solidify our position as one of the fastest growing brands by unit count in the quick-service restaurant industry," said Grant Benson, CFE, vice president of global franchising and business development, Dunkin’ Brands. "We are thrilled that these existing franchisees have chosen to expand in the Carolinas, and know these new restaurants will satisfy a growing consumer demand in the local communities they serve."

Dunkin' Donuts has more than 11,400 restaurants in 39 countries worldwide.