CANTON, Mass., April 2, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Dunkin' Donuts
has announced that beginning today, Dunkin' K-Cup® pods will
be available for sale online for the first time. As part of Dunkin'
Brands' (NASDAQ: DNKN) expanded partnership with The J.M. Smucker
Company (NYSE: SJM) and Keurig Green Mountain (NASDAQ: GMCR),
announced in February, Dunkin' K-Cup® pods will be sold on
www.DunkinDonuts.com. The 12-count box of Dunkin' K-Cup® pods is
available in five varieties, including Original Blend, Dark Roast,
French Vanilla, Hazelnut, and Dunkin' Decaf®. Dunkin' K-Cup® pods
will also be available in select retail locations,
www.OnlineStore.Smucker.com, www.Keurig.com and other online
retailers beginning this summer.
"This is an exciting day for Dunkin' Donuts, as we are now
making it easier than ever for guests to purchase our K-Cup pods
and enjoy our famous coffee at home, one cup at a time," said
John Costello, Dunkin' Brands
President, Global Marketing and Innovation. "To satisfy the growing
demand for single-serve, at-home coffee, we are making Dunkin'
K-Cup pods available at thousands of retail outlets and online,
beginning today with our K-Cup pods available on
DunkinDonuts.com. We are giving our guests and all coffee
lovers new choices we believe will benefit both our brand and our
franchisees."
In February, Dunkin' Brands, The J.M. Smucker Company and Keurig
Green Mountain expanded their partnership by signing agreements for
the manufacturing, marketing, distribution and sale of Dunkin'
K-Cup® pods at retailers nationwide in the U.S. and Canada,
and online. In addition to today's launch of Dunkin' K-Cup®
pods online, under the new agreement, Smucker will distribute and
market Dunkin' K-Cup® pods exclusively to grocery chains, mass
merchandisers, club stores, drug stores, dollar stores and home
improvement stores. Keurig Green Mountain will distribute and
market Dunkin' K-Cup® pods exclusively to specialty stores such as
Bed Bath & Beyond, Kohl's and Macy's, as well as office supply
retailers such as Staples and Office Depot beginning this summer.
Keurig is the exclusive producer of Dunkin' K-Cup® pods and
will remain so with the expansion of the
partnership.
To learn more about Dunkin' Donuts,
visit www.DunkinDonuts.com or follow us on Facebook
(www.facebook.com/DunkinDonuts) and Twitter
(www.twitter.com/DunkinDonuts).
*K-Cup® is a
trademark of Keurig Green Mountain, Inc., used with permission.
K-Cup® pods are for use in Keurig® K-Cup® brewing systems,
including Keurig® 2.0.
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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 nine
years running. The company has more than 11,300 restaurants in 36
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.
Contact:
Michelle King
Dunkin' Brands
781-737-5200
Michelle.King@dunkinbrands.com
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