{"id":44584,"date":"2016-02-22T11:45:00","date_gmt":"2016-02-22T13:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/dunkin-donuts-plans-puerto-rico-expansion\/"},"modified":"2016-02-22T12:46:19","modified_gmt":"2016-02-22T16:46:19","slug":"dunkin-donuts-planea-expansion-en-puerto-rico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/dunkin-donuts-planea-expansion-en-puerto-rico\/","title":{"rendered":"Dunkin&#8217; Donuts Plans Puerto Rico Expansion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">CANTON, Mass.<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Feb. 22, 2016<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dunkindonuts.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Dunkin&#8217; Donuts<\/a>, one of the world&#8217;s leading baked goods and coffee chains, today announced plans to develop new restaurants in <span class=\"xn-location\">Puerto Rico<\/span>, with an initial focus in <span class=\"xn-location\">San Juan&#8217;s<\/span> metropolitan area. The brand is currently seeking a single operator to develop approximately 50 restaurants across <span class=\"xn-location\">Puerto Rico<\/span> over approximately seven years. <\/p>\n<p>Logo\u00a0&#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/photos.prnewswire.com\/prnh\/20110217\/MM50839LOGO\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/photos.prnewswire.com\/prnh\/20110217\/MM50839LOGO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The company is looking to recruit a franchisee with experience operating multi-unit foodservice concepts in <span class=\"xn-location\">Puerto Rico<\/span> as well as acquiring and developing local real estate. Qualified candidates should meet the minimum financial requirements for this opportunity, which are <span class=\"xn-money\">$5M<\/span> liquidity and <span class=\"xn-money\">$10M<\/span> in total net worth.*<\/p>\n<p>The initial focus area will target the Northeast areas of <span class=\"xn-location\">San Juan<\/span>, Bayam\u00f3n and Carolina with many of the restaurants across the market being a mixture of free-standing and in-line restaurants ranging from 100 to 175 square meters. Dunkin&#8217; Donuts currently has more than 8,400 locations in the U.S. and 370 locations across <span class=\"xn-location\">Latin America<\/span> and the <span class=\"xn-location\">Caribbean<\/span>. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;With more than 11,700 restaurants in 43 countries, it&#8217;s evident that our brand resonates with all types of consumers,&#8221; said <span class=\"xn-person\">Grant Benson<\/span>, vice president of global franchising and business development for Dunkin&#8217; Brands. &#8220;We&#8217;re excited to bring our value proposition \u2013 high-quality food and beverages, served fast in a friendly environment and at a great value \u2013 to areas throughout <span class=\"xn-location\">Puerto Rico<\/span>, where we feel there is a significant demand for the brand&#8217;s offerings.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Benson added, &#8220;Aside from brand growth, <span class=\"xn-location\">Puerto Rico<\/span> represents a tremendous and unique opportunity for Dunkin&#8217; Donuts. The development of 50 restaurants across the island could help boost the economy, with a franchisee creating up to a thousand jobs or more for local residents.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Dunkin&#8217; Donuts restaurants in <span class=\"xn-location\">Puerto Rico<\/span> would serve a wide range of delicious foods and beverages, including hot and iced coffee, hot and iced tea, espresso, lattes, cappuccinos, sandwiches, muffins, croissants and the brand&#8217;s signature donuts. The restaurants would also serve products that incorporate local flavors, such as caf\u00e9 con leche and tropical flavored frozen and juice drinks. <\/p>\n<p>To apply for this franchise opportunity in <span class=\"xn-location\">Puerto Rico<\/span> and for more information about Dunkin&#8217; Donuts, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dunkinfranchising.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.dunkinfranchising.com<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>*These financial targets are for recruitment purposes only and the actual financial requirements for every transaction will be based on the candidate&#8217;s validated pro forma.<\/p>\n<p><b>About Dunkin&#8217; Donuts <br \/><\/b>Founded in 1950, Dunkin&#8217; Donuts is America&#8217;s favorite all-day, everyday stop for coffee and baked goods. Dunkin&#8217; Donuts is a market leader in the hot regular\/decaf\/flavored coffee, iced coffee, donut, bagel and muffin categories. Dunkin&#8217; Donuts has earned the No. 1 ranking for customer loyalty in the coffee category by Brand Keys\u00a0for ten years running. The company has more than 11,700 restaurants in 43 countries worldwide. Based in\u00a0Canton, Mass., Dunkin&#8217; Donuts is part of the Dunkin&#8217; Brands Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:\u00a0DNKN) family of companies. For more information, visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dunkindonuts.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.DunkinDonuts.com<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><b>CONTACT:<\/b> <br \/><span class=\"xn-person\">Ellie Mannix<\/span><br \/>Fish Consulting<br \/>954-893-9150<br \/><a href=\"mailto:emannix@fish-consulting.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">emannix@fish-consulting.com<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">CANTON, Mass.<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Feb. 22, 2016<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dunkindonuts.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Dunkin&#8217; Donuts<\/a>, one of the world&#8217;s leading baked goods and coffee chains, today announced plans to develop new restaurants in <span class=\"xn-location\">Puerto Rico<\/span>, with an initial focus in <span class=\"xn-location\">San Juan&#8217;s<\/span> metropolitan area. 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