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Dunkin Donuts inks 26-unit deal for Fresno, San Francisco

Existing franchisee Aharon Aminpour plans to develop 17 restaurants in Fresno and its surrounding cities, including Clovis, Visalia and Tulare. .

July 20, 2015

Dunkin’ Donuts has inked multi-unit store development agreements with two franchise groups for a total commitment of 26 new restaurants in Fresno and San Francisco over the next several years, the company announced in a press release.

Existing franchisee Aharon Aminpour plans to develop 17 restaurants in Fresno and its surrounding cities, including Clovis, Visalia and Tulare. Aminpour owns and operates one Dunkin’ Donuts restaurant in Encino, and last November signed a development agreement for 10 new restaurants throughout the San Fernando Valley. His next restaurant under this new agreement is planned to open in 2017.

New franchise group Shiva Developments, led by existing Dunkin’ Donuts franchisee Nick Bhatt alongside his new franchise partners, sister and brother-in-law, Disha and Yogesh Tivedi, plan to develop nine new restaurants in San Francisco and the surrounding cities. Nick Bhatt owns one Dunkin’ Donuts restaurant in Springfield, Illinois. The group’s first restaurant in California is planned to open in 2017.

“With the addition of these enthusiastic and dedicated franchisees, we’re proud to announce 26 new restaurants in the Golden state, which brings our current development commitments to more than 275 total restaurants in California,” said Grant Benson, CFE, vice president of global franchising and business development, Dunkin’ Brands, in a statement. “We are thrilled these existing franchisees have chosen to expand their presence in the California market, and know these new restaurants will satisfy a growing consumer demand for Dunkin’ Donuts in the Fresno and San Francisco communities they will serve."