Dunkin' Donuts plans 2016 entry into San Francisco
November 25, 2014
Dunkin' Donuts has signed multistore development agreements with five franchise groups for a total commitment of 63 new restaurants in the greater San Francisco Bay Area, as well as Palm Springs and Bakersfield, California, throughout the next several years.
The plans include:
- New franchise group California Donut Kings LLC, led by existing franchisees Vipul Patel, Vishal Shah, Jamie Dejuras, Chetan Jani, and Haresh Patel, plan to develop 26 restaurants in San Francisco and surrounding area. This combined group currently operates more than 100 Dunkin' Donuts restaurants, and their first restaurant in the San Francisco Bay Area is expected to open in 2016.
- New franchise group Chandi Group USA CVDD Inc. plans to develop eight restaurants throughout Palm Springs and Imperial County, California. Led by Nachhattar Chandi, the group's first restaurant is planned to open in 2015.
- Top Brand Donuts LLC, plans to develop eight restaurants in Monterey, California, and the surrounding communities. Led by existing franchisees Ray Alaigh, Surinder Singh and new franchisee Gurneer Dadwal, the group's first restaurant is planned to open in 2016.
- Existing franchise group CT Coffee LLC, led by Theodore Zafiris, plans to develop 13 restaurants in the San Jose area. The group's first California restaurant is planned to open in 2016.
- Existing franchise group Frontier Restaurant Group, plans to develop eight restaurants in and around Bakersfield, California. Led by Dan Almquist and Robert Jonas, the group's first restaurant from this agreement is planned to open in 2015.
“We're thrilled to have agreements signed for the development of more than 250 Dunkin' Donuts restaurants in California, and our continued growth throughout the state would not be possible without our passionate franchisees and loyal guests,” said VP of Global Franchising and Business Development, Grant Benson, in a news release.
Dunkin' Donuts opened its first full California restaurants in September in Santa Monica, Modesto and Downey. Additional locations for the state are planned for Long Beach and Whittier before the end of this year.
The company plans to open more than 1,000 restaurants in total throughout the state over the long-term.
