CANTON, Mass., Sept. 28, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- National
Coffee Day is September 29, and
Dunkin' Donuts has brewed big ways to warm the hearts and celebrate
the smarts of coffee lovers across the country. On National Coffee
Day, Dunkin' Donuts is helping guests share their love of coffee
and add some extra delight to someone's day with a free
additional medium-sized hot coffee with the purchase of a
medium, large or extra-large cup of the brand's signature hot
coffee. This special celebration offer is available at
participating Dunkin' Donuts restaurants nationwide on Friday, September 29.
Additionally, to mark National Coffee Day, Dunkin' Donuts and
its franchisees from across the country will donate 14 tons of
coffee, which is 28,000 pounds, to the brand's longtime partner,
the American Red Cross. The donation will support the
organization's critical mission, including volunteer and biomedical
services, as well as disaster relief efforts. Previously, Dunkin'
Donuts contributed to the Red Cross to support hurricane relief and
recovery efforts in Florida and
Texas, pledging $150,000 in in-kind product donations, delivering
coffee and donuts to shelters and deploying sampling trucks to
bring water and food to these communities. Additionally, many
Dunkin' Donuts restaurants provided free coffee to first
responders.
Dunkin' is also offering fans additional ways to celebrate the
coffee holiday:
- Amazon Alexa: For the first time the brand has teamed
with Amazon to give Dunkin' lovers and coffee fans everywhere the
chance to increase their coffee and donut IQ with a single voice
command using the new Dunkin' Donuts skill for Alexa. With
this new skill, available now, users of Amazon Echo and other
Alexa-enabled devices can enjoy a unique quiz that includes freshly
brewed questions on everything from hot and iced coffee facts and
the history of coffee, to Dunkin' knowledge and donut trivia. To
take a step inside our virtual test kitchen and see how you stack
up, enable the Dunkin' Donuts skill in your Alexa app and say
"Alexa, open Dunkin' Donuts."
- Timehop: Dunkin' Donuts is partnering with Timehop, the
app that helps people see their best memories from the past, to
encourage users to share coffee with an old friend. Users can
celebrate National Coffee Day with Dunkin' Donuts by sharing photos
from previous National Coffee Days with special branded filters
across Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and other social outlets.
- Snapchat: Dunkin' Donuts fans can share their love of
coffee with two one-day-only Snapchat Geofilters that can be
unlocked at any of Dunkin' Donuts' U.S. locations on September 29 only.
On National Coffee Day, Dunkin' Donuts guests can enjoy favorite
flavors of fall, with the brand's popular Pumpkin flavored coffee,
as well as the sweet and nutty taste of Maple Pecan flavored
coffee. According to the NPD Group / CREST, Dunkin' Donuts is a
leader in the hot and iced coffee categories in the U.S. The
company sells approximately 2 billion cups of hot and iced coffee
globally ever year.
Additional photos and videos of the Dunkin' Donuts coffee
donation to the American Red Cross can be found at
https://news.dunkindonuts.com. To learn more about Dunkin' Donuts,
visit www.DunkinDonuts.com, or subscribe to the Dunkin' Donuts blog
to receive notifications at https://news.dunkindonuts.com/blog.
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 11 years running.
The company has more than 12,300 restaurants in 46 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:
Heather
McIntyre
Dunkin' Brands
781-737-5200
Heather.McIntyre@dunkinbrands.com
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