Excitement Brewing in O’Fallon, Mo. with Opening of New Multi-Brand Dunkin’ Donuts and Baskin-Robbins Restaurant

Grand Opening Celebration to Include Coffee Mug Giveaways

Dunkin’ Donuts, America's favorite all-day, everyday stop for coffee and baked goods, along with Baskin-Robbins, the world’s largest chain of ice cream specialty shops, will celebrate the grand opening of its new multi-brand restaurant in O’Fallon, Mo. at 4009 Hwy K on March 21, 2017. To commemorate the grand opening, the restaurant will celebrate with coffee mug giveaways to the first 500 guests who arrive on opening day. The mug is redeemable for 99¢ hot or iced coffee refills throughout the rest of 2017.

The new O’Fallon location will be open from 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. seven days a week. The restaurant is 2,346 square feet and employs approximately 20-25 crewmembers. It also features a drive-thru window for even greater convenience for busy people on the go, soft comfortable seating, free Wi-Fi and comfortable outdoor seating.

The new Dunkin’ Donuts in O’Fallon will keep people energized with the brand’s beverage offerings including high-quality, freshly-brewed Hot and Iced Coffees, Cold Brew and Rainforest Alliance Certified™ Dark Roast, along with a Rainforest Alliance Certified™ espresso lineup featuring Americano, Cappuccino, Espresso, and Hot and Iced Lattes and Macchiato. Dunkin’ Donuts will also serve a full menu of Premium Hot Teas, Coolatta® frozen beverages, delicious donuts, bakery goods and sandwiches that pair perfectly with the brand’s coffee beverages.

Baskin-Robbins will offer its wide selection of delicious ice cream flavors, including classics like Mint Chocolate Chip, Pralines ‘n Cream and Jamoca® Almond Fudge, as well as a new Flavor of the Month every month. Baskin-Robbins will also feature custom ice cream cakes, ice cream sundaes and flavorful frozen beverages, including Milkshakes, Smoothies and Cappuccino Blast® frozen drinks. Baskin-Robbins’ ice cream cakes can be customized with a guest’s favorite ice cream and cake flavor combination and can be ordered in-store or online at BaskinRobbins.com/OnlineOrdering. Baskin-Robbins custom ice cream cake orders are available for pick-up within 24 hours of ordering.

With Dunkin’ Donuts’ On-the-Go Ordering, members of the DD Perks® Rewards Program can place their Dunkin’ Donuts order in advance using their mobile phone, speed past the line and go straight to pick up when they get inside the store. Guests can also pick up their mobile order at the drive-thru. Guests can place a mobile order up to 24 hours in advance, then simply confirm via the Dunkin’ Mobile app when they are at the restaurant and ready to pick up their order.

Keith Patel is the franchisee for the new restaurant in O’Fallon and currently operates three Dunkin’ Donuts restaurants, with this new location being his fourth restaurant in the St. Louis area; however, this is Patel’s first Baskin Robbins operation. "As both a resident and business owner in the St. Louis region, I am proud to serve the people who live and work here, and look forward to becoming a popular destination and an everyday routine for guests looking for high-quality coffee, snacks, and ice cream treats delivered fast in a friendly environment and at an affordable price,” said Patel.

Dunkin' Donuts is America's favorite all-day, everyday stop for coffee and baked goods, selling more than 1.9 billion cups of hot and iced coffee and espresso-based beverages per year and approximately 2.8 billion donuts and MUNCHKINS® donut hole treats combined globally per year. Today, there are more than 12,200 Dunkin’ Donuts restaurants worldwide in 45 countries, including more than 8,800 Dunkin’ Donuts restaurants across the U.S. and more than 3,400 international restaurants.

In 1945, Baskin-Robbins was founded in Glendale, Calif., by two ice cream enthusiasts who shared a dream to create an innovative ice cream shop that would be a neighborhood gathering place for families. Today, guests at more than 7,800 Baskin-Robbins shops in more than 50 countries visit to sample from the more than 1,300 flavor creations available in its ice cream flavor library. Baskin-Robbins offers guests its wide range of hard scoop ice cream flavors, along with custom ice cream cakes, delicious frozen beverages, ice cream sundaes and take-home frozen treats.

To learn more about Dunkin’ Donuts, visit www.DunkinDonuts.com or follow us on Facebook (www.facebook.com/DunkinDonuts), Instagram (www.instagram.com/DunkinDonuts) and Twitter (www.twitter.com/dunkinstl). You can also subscribe to the Dunkin’ Donuts blog to receive notifications at https://news.dunkindonuts.com/blog. To learn more about Baskin-Robbins visit www.baskinrobbins.com or follow us on Facebook (www.facebook.com/baskinrobbins) and Twitter (www.twitter.com/baskinrobbins).

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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 11 years running. The company has more than 12,200 restaurants in 45 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.

About Baskin-Robbins

Named a top ice cream and frozen dessert franchise in the United States by Entrepreneur magazine's 38th annual Franchise 500® ranking in 2017, Baskin-Robbins is the world's largest chain of ice cream specialty shops. Baskin-Robbins creates and markets innovative, premium hard scoop ice cream, a full range of beverages, and a delicious lineup of desserts including custom ice cream cakes, the Polar Pizza™ Ice Cream Treat and take-home ice cream quarts and pints, providing quality and value to consumers at more than 7,800 retail shops in more than 50 countries. Baskin-Robbins was founded in 1945 by two ice cream enthusiasts whose passion led to the creation of more than 1,300 ice cream flavors and a wide variety of delicious treats. Headquartered in Canton, Mass., Baskin-Robbins is part of the Dunkin' Brands Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: DNKN) family of companies. For more information, visit www.BaskinRobbins.com.

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