Dunkin’ Donuts Brewing Joy for the Holidays with Free Medium Hot Coffee at Two Local Dunkin’ Restaurants in St. Louis

On December 14, the Kirkwood and St. Peters, MO Locations will be offering the first 500 guests at each location a free hot medium coffee and will be donating $1,000 to the Blues for Kids Foundation

ST. LOUIS, MO (December 12, 2016) -- With the holidays fast approaching, Dunkin’ Donuts is brewing a little extra joy for its St. Louis guests and communities, serving up its signature hot coffee for free. To celebrate the joy and warmth of the season, both Kirkwood and St. Peters’ locations will offer 500 guests a free medium hot coffee, served in the brand’s festive holiday cups featuring the word “JOY”.

Additionally, the brand will donate $1,000 to the Blues for Kids Foundation, an organization aligned with the Joy in Childhood Foundation’s mission to bring joy to children whose lives are affected by health issues. In total, Dunkin’ Donuts will donate $15,000 in December as part of the “Brewing Joy” program.

Dunkin’ Donuts is also spreading joy throughout the holiday season with its #DDCoffeeJoySweepstakes photo and video sweepstakes. Beginning today, December 5, and continuing through December 23, each week Dunkin’ Donuts will provide a new holiday topic or activity, with the challenge for fans to post a photo or video to Instagram using the hashtag #DDCoffeeJoySweepstakes, showing how Dunkin’ coffee plays a part in this holiday activity. A new theme will be presented each week, with this first week’s theme being “pretty lights.” Each week, five entrants will receive a month’s supply of Dunkin’ Donuts coffee, and one grand prize winner will receive a year’s worth of Dunkin’ Donuts coffee. No purchase necessary, legal U.S. residents, 18+. Void where prohibited. For additional terms and conditions related to Dunkin’ Donuts’ #DDCoffeeJoySweepstakes, visit www.ddsweeps.com.

Additionally, Dunkin’ Donuts is celebrating the joy of the holiday season with its festive lineup of coffee, latte, macchiato and donut flavors. New this holiday season is Dunkin’ Donuts’ Crème Brulée macchiatos, lattes and coffees, featuring the rich and creamy taste of crème brulée with a deep, caramelized sugar finish. Additional coffee choices to keep people dashing through their day include returning holiday classic Peppermint Mocha, combining cool peppermint flavor with rich chocolate; and Salted Caramel, just introduced at the beginning of fall, offering sweet and salty flavor in every delicious sip.

To pair perfectly with the holiday beverages, Dunkin’ Donuts has debuted its new Candy Cane Crunch Donut, which is a yeast donut with vanilla flavored buttercreme filling, topped with white icing and crushed candy cane pieces. For another sweet holiday treat that is a deluxe take on a classic favorite, the new Boston Kreme Croissant Donut is a glazed croissant donut filled with Bavarian creme and finished with a chocolate icing drizzle. Dunkin’ Donuts’ holiday beverages and donuts are available nationwide through the end of the year at participating Dunkin’ Donuts restaurants.

The Dunkin Donuts in Kirkwood is located at Kirkwood Commons, 1208 S Kirkwood Rd, Kirkwood, MO 63122. The Dunkin’ Donuts in St. Peters is located at 7343 Mexico Rd, St Peters, MO 63376. 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).

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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 a No. 1 ranking for customer loyalty in the coffee category by Brand Keys for 10 years running. The company has more than 12,000 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.

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