CANTON, Mass., June 5, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Today is
National Donut Day, and Dunkin' Donuts is inviting people to enjoy
the holiday in a delicious way, with a special free donut offer.
All day today, June 5th,
participating Dunkin' Donuts restaurants are offering guests a
free donut* (while supplies last) with the purchase of any
beverage. Dunkin' Donuts is making this offer available in its
restaurants all around the world, recognizing the joy and delight
that donuts bring to people across the globe.
For this year's National Donut Day celebration, people can enjoy
new donut varieties featuring the flavor of Chips Ahoy!® cookies,
as Dunkin' Donuts this week unveiled the Chips Ahoy!®
Creme Donut and the Chips Ahoy!® Crunch Donut.
The Chips Ahoy!® Creme Donut is a yeast shell filled with cookie
dough flavored buttercreme and the Chips Ahoy!® Crunch Donut is a
yeast ring. Both are frosted with chocolate icing and dipped in
crumbled Chips Ahoy!® cookies. For perfect beverages to accompany
these new donut treats, Dunkin' Donuts is now serving iced coffees
featuring the flavors of OREO® or Chips Ahoy!® cookies, as well as
OREO® and Chips Ahoy!® Coolatta® Frozen Beverages, which include
real cookie mix-ins in every sip. All are available at
participating Dunkin' Donuts restaurants nationwide throughout the
summer season.
"We look forward to National Donut Day each year as a wonderful
opportunity to celebrate the many ways donuts can make any moment a
little sweeter," said Chris Fuqua,
Vice President, Dunkin' Donuts Brand Marketing &
Global Consumer Insights & Product Innovation. "We are proud to
help our guests all around the world enjoy the holiday in what we
believe is the best way possible, with a free donut at Dunkin'
Donuts with the purchase of any beverage."
National Donut Day was originally established in 1938 by the
Chicago Salvation Army to honor women who served donuts to soldiers
during World War I. The holiday is traditionally celebrated on the
first Friday of June. Dunkin' Donuts has been serving guests
signature donuts for 65 years. As the #1 retailer of donuts in
America, the company sells 2.8 billion donuts and MUNCHKINS® donut
hole treats annually worldwide. Within the United States, Dunkin' Donuts offers more
than 70 varieties of donuts, including beloved flavors such as
Boston Kreme, Glazed, Chocolate Glazed Cake and Chocolate
Frosted.
To learn more about Dunkin' Donuts, visit www.DunkinDonuts.com
or follow us on Facebook (www.facebook.com/DunkinDonuts) and
Twitter (www.twitter.com/DunkinDonuts).
* Excludes Croissant Donuts and Cheesecake Squares
About Dunkin' Donuts
Founded in 1950, Dunkin' Donuts is America's favorite all-day,
everyday stop for coffee and baked goods. Dunkin' Donuts is a
market leader in the hot regular/decaf/flavored coffee, iced
coffee, donut, bagel and muffin categories. Dunkin' Donuts has
earned the No. 1 ranking for customer loyalty in the coffee
category by Brand Keys for nine
years running. The company has more than 11,300 restaurants in 37
countries worldwide. Based in Canton,
Mass., Dunkin' Donuts is part of the Dunkin' Brands Group,
Inc. (Nasdaq: DNKN) family of companies. For more information,
visit www.DunkinDonuts.com.
Contact:
Lindsay
Cronin
Dunkin' Brands
781-737-5200
Lindsay.Cronin@dunkinbrands.com
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