Dunkin' Donuts Opens 100th Store within Stop & Shop Supermarket; Grand Opening Marks Milestone of Strategic Alliance to Offer Customers Convenient One-Stop Shopping.Business Editors RANDOLPH, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 24, 2003 Today Dunkin' Donuts Sources: Dunkin' Donuts is an international coffee and donut retailer founded in 1950 in Quincy, Massachusetts, U.S. by William Rosenberg. Corporate Profile History Incorporated and Stop & Shop Supermarket Co. of Quincy announce that the Grand Opening of the 100th full-service Dunkin' Donuts shop to open within a Stop & Shop will take place this Thursday, June 26 at the 19 Temple Street Stop & Shop Supermarket in Framingham. In February 2002, the Stop & Shop Supermarket Company and Dunkin' Donuts announced a strategic alliance in which Dunkin' Donuts would open full-service stores in Stop & Shop locations throughout Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island Rhode Island, island, United States Rhode Island, island, 15 mi (24 km) long and 5 mi (8 km) wide, S R.I., at the entrance to Narragansett Bay. It is the largest island in the state, with steep cliffs and excellent beaches. . This alliance enables Stop & Shop customers to buy Dunkin' Donuts coffee and baked goods while shopping at New England's leading supermarket chain. "We are pleased with the continued success of our alliance with Stop & Shop Supermarkets," said Will Kussell, Dunkin' Donuts Chief Operating Officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. . "We are thrilled to work with Stop & Shop in offering customers their favorite coffee and baked goods, while being able to expand our brand presence." The Dunkin' Donuts concept was initially tested in three Stop & Shop locations in Quincy, Mansfield and Dedham, MA beginning in March 2001. The success of the test program led to a formal agreement. Dunkin' Donuts estimates that by the end of 2003 it will have an additional 50 points of distribution, in non-traditional outlets such as Stop & Shop Supermarkets, in both the northeast and the mid-Atlantic region. Dunkin' Donuts also plans to develop this market model across different regions of the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , including Upstate New York Upstate New York is the region of New York State north of the core of the New York metropolitan area. It has a population of 7,121,911 out of New York State's total 18,976,457. Were it an independent state, it would be ranked 13th by population. , Chicago and the Mid-Atlantic States Mid-At·lan·tic States See Middle Atlantic States. Noun 1. Mid-Atlantic states - a region of the eastern United States comprising New York and New Jersey and Pennsylvania and Delaware and Maryland U.S.A. . The Stop & Shop Supermarket Company, based in Quincy, Massachusetts, employs more than 56,000 associates and operates 336 stores throughout Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of and New Jersey. Founded in 1950, Dunkin' Donuts is the largest coffee and baked goods chain in the world, selling more donuts, coffee, bagels and muffins than any other retailer in America. Dunkin' Donuts has more than 5,500 stores in the United States and 31 other countries. Dunkin' Donuts is based in Randolph, MA, and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Allied Domecq PLC. For more information, visit www.dunkindonuts.com. |
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