Dunkin' Donuts Opens First Alabama Store

(Monday, February 23, 2009) - Alabama's first Dunkin' Donuts under a new expansion plan opened earlier this month in Dothan, the Massachusetts-based company said.

The company is making progress on its plan to open 142 locations in Alabama over the next several years following an announcement the company made last year.

Since then, the Dothan store has opened and the franchise signed a multi-unit store development agreement with Gulf Coast Franchise Group LLC to develop 40 stores in Mobile and Pensacola, Fla.

Plans call for six restaurants to open in Mobile this year, three in Pensacola and the rest over the next six years.

In a 2007 Birmingham Business Journal article, Dunkin' Donuts said it planned to open more than 70 locations in the Birmingham area over the next several years.

A direct competitor of Krispy Kreme, a national donut franchise in the area, Dunkin' Donuts has said it plans to have 15,000 locations across the country by 2020.

The restaurants can be found in shopping centers, convenience stores, retail establishments and free-standing facilities and employ 20 to 30 full- and part-time people.

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