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Dunkin' Donuts crosses border into Mexico

Dunkin' Donuts announced that it has signed a franchise agreement with the Mexican subsidiary of Sizzling Platter LLC to begin developing 100 restaurants throughout Mexico.

January 5, 2015

Dunkin' Donuts announced that it has signed a franchise agreement with the Mexican subsidiary of Sizzling Platter LLC, a franchisee of Dunkin' Donuts in the United States, to begin developing Dunkin' Donuts restaurants throughout Mexico.

The agreement calls for the development of more than 100 Dunkin' Donuts restaurants in the Distrito Federal, as well as the states of Hidalgo, Mexico, Morelos, Jalisco, and Queretaro, over the coming years.

"There's a significant demand for what Dunkin' Donuts offers, high-quality food and beverages served fast and at a great value, in Mexico," said Paul Twohig, president, Dunkin' Donuts U.S. and Canada, and Dunkin' Donuts & Baskin-Robbins Europe and Latin America, in a company press release. "We're very pleased to be entering Mexico with the experienced leaders at Sizzling Platter, who have a strong track record in the quick service restaurant industry. We are thrilled to have Mexico wake up with DD soon."

Dunkin' Donuts currently has more than 11,000 restaurants in 33 countries around the world, including nearly 8,000 restaurants in North America in Aruba, the Bahamas, Canada, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama and the United States. Its largest market in the region is the United States, where Dunkin' Donuts currently has more than 7,900 locations.