CANTON, Mass., April 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Dunkin'
Brands, home to two of the world's most recognized and loved
brands, announced today the opening of two Dunkin' Donuts
restaurants and one Baskin-Robbins shop at the newly renovated
Dallas Love Field Airport. A joint venture led by premier travel
retailer Hudson Group will operate the new locations.
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The first Dunkin' Donuts opened on March
28 in the pre-security meet and greet level, and the second
opened on April 16 in the
post-security main entrance area. The Baskin-Robbins shop also
opened on April 16, next to Gate 8.
With these openings, Dunkin' Brands has 94 locations in 34 airports
across the country and has plans to open nine more this year.
"Airports continue to be a strong growth area for Dunkin'
Brands, and Hudson Group has been a valued partner of ours since
opening their first Dunkin' Donuts restaurant at the Philadelphia
Airport in 2011," said Grant Benson,
CFE, vice president of development, Dunkin' Brands, Inc. "Together
with Hudson Group, we're prepared for the rush of travelers
stopping by wherever their busy schedules may take them."
The company's growth in alternate locations, such as airports,
mass transit stations, travel centers, supermarkets, college
campuses and military bases continues to be a focal point for
expansion in 2013. Over the next few months, Dunkin' Brands plans
to open locations at Great Wolf Lodge, Denver International Airport, Sheppard Air
Force Base, New York City's Port
Authority Bus Terminal, Houston George Bush Intercontinental
Airport Terminal E, Philadelphia
International Airport Terminal A, among others.
"Our team is delighted for the opportunity to continue providing
unparalleled service to the employees and travelers of Dallas Love
Field Airport, where we have operated for the past 18 years," added
Joe DiDomizio, President & CEO
of Hudson Group.
To learn more about Dunkin' Brands, visit
www.DunkinBrands.com
About Dunkin' Brands
With more than 17,400 points of
distribution in nearly 60 countries worldwide, Dunkin' Brands
Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: DNKN) is one of the world's leading
franchisors of quick service restaurants (QSR) serving hot and cold
coffee and baked goods, as well as hard-serve ice cream. At the end
of fiscal year 2012, Dunkin' Brands' nearly 100 percent
franchised business model included more than 10,400 Dunkin'
Donuts restaurants and nearly
7,000 Baskin-Robbins restaurants. For the full-year 2012,
the company had franchisee-reported sales of
approximately $8.8 billion. Dunkin' Brands Group,
Inc. is headquartered in Canton, Mass.
About Hudson Group
Hudson Group, the largest duty-paid travel retailer in North America, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of
international travel retailer Dufry AG (DUFN) of Basel, Switzerland. The company operates some
700 newsstands, bookstores, cafes, specialty retail and duty free
shops in 70 airports and transportation terminals in the United States and Canada, and additional newsstands in 12 more
countries around the world. Dufry operates over 1,200 stores in 43
countries and 155 airports and transportation terminals. Visit us
at www.hudsongroup.com and www.dufry.com.
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SOURCE Dunkin’ Brands