Dunkin Donuts' new California locations will be the company's first traditional restaurants in the Golden State.
According to a press release, the company's business partner, Sizzling Donuts will announce details this summer about the restaurants' specific locations. Opening dates are also on tap. Preliminarily, the buildings are slated for Downey, Long Beach, Modesto, Santa Monica and Whittier, Calif. Construction will start in June. Sizzling Donuts already operates locations in Colorado, Texas and Utah. The donut giant eventually wants 1,000 restaurants up and down the state.
Dunkin Donuts' president for the U.S. and Canada said the company is well on its way toward completing the endeavor.
"We are pleased with the solid start to our California development plans, and today's announcement of the locations of our first new traditional Dunkin' Donuts restaurants represents development that is ahead of schedule due to the strong interest of prospective franchisees and consumers across the state," Paul Twohig said in a statement. "We are especially happy to be partnering with such experienced and passionate franchise groups as we begin opening traditional Dunkin' Donuts restaurants in California. We look forward to keeping Californians running on our brand's high-quality coffee, sandwiches and baked goods."
Twohig also oversees Dunkin Donuts and Baskin-Robbins in Europe and Latin America.
Danny and Coby Sonenshine will run the Downey, and Whittier locations under the Prell Restaurant Group name. Frontier Restaurant Group will oversee the Long Beach location. Gary Haar is the man behind Dunkin Donut's Santa Monica spot. Haar also runs seven Dunkin Donuts franchised restaurants in New Jersey.
Dunkin Donuts has opened 200 restaurants since arriving to the Golden State in 2013. The new buildings will add to the three non-traditional restaurants the company already has throughout the sovereignty. This includes a conjoined Dunkin Donuts Baskin Robbins location at the Embassy Suites San Diego Bay Downtown Hotel.
