Our franchisees are supported by the unparalleled experience of our leadership.

Nigel Travis, a veteran of the food-service industry, was named Chief Executive Officer in December 2008. Before joining the Dunkin' Brands, Mr. Travis was the President & CEO of Papa John's (NASDAQ: PZZA), a pizza chain with annual system-wide sales of $2.1 billion and more than 3,300 restaurants throughout the U.S. and 29 international markets.

Since 2007, Dunkin' Donuts has engaged in a steady and strategic national growth strategy, which includes expanding in existing Dunkin' Donuts markets while entering new cities throughout the country.

Current franchise development opportunities are available today in:
Minneapolis, MN; St. Louis, MO; Kansas City, MO; Birmingham, AL; Madison, WI; Detroit, MI; Washington, DC; Columbus, OH; Dayton, OH; Louisville, KY; Charlotte, NC; and Miami, FL, and many other markets.

We continue to take interest profiles for markets that are not currently open for franchise development, such as California, Colorado and Utah to name a few. If you are interested in an area that is not currently open for development, please fill out our interest profile for that area at www.DunkinFranchising.com. This will allow us continued engagement in your area of interest.

In 2008 Dunkin' Donuts opened 19 new stores in Nevada and ten new stores in Arizona. We have begun a steady and strategic southern and westward growth expansion. In addition, approximately 50 new Dunkin' Donuts stores have opened in areas such as Indiana, Tennessee and Florida.

Visit www.DunkinFranchising.com to review open markets and franchising news.

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In 2007, Peter Turner retired as a Commander in the U.S. Navy. With his military career coming to an end, he began to plan for a second career. The obvious choice would have been the airlines, but friends in the industry didn't recommend it. Corporate America was another option. But, ultimately it was franchise ownership that held the most appeal.

Turner began to explore his options and found the International Franchise Association's Veterans Transition Franchise (VetFran) Initiative. The VetFran Program — with the cooperation of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, the Veterans Cooperation and the U.S. Small Business Administration — helps qualified veterans acquire franchise businesses by providing financial incentives not typically available to other investors.

While many first-time franchisees see financing as a road block, Turner considered it a mere speed bump. "There are so many options to help pull together Dunkin Donuts franchise financing — a financial partner, the banks, relatives who may be retiring," he says.

Through the VetFran program, Turner purchased a store development agreement to open 12 new Dunkin' Donuts and Baskin Robbins restaurants in Raleigh/Durham, North Carolina — the first of which opened in April 2008. A Minneapolis native, he and his partners also signed a multi-unit store development agreement in Minneapolis for the development of new restaurants.

For Peter Turner, making the move from Navy Commander to Dunkin' Donuts franchisee is a dramatic life change that he's enjoying, thanks to the VetFran program that made it all possible.

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