American doughnut and coffeehouse chain Dunkin' Donuts has entered into an agreement with Coffee Action West to develop 21 traditional Dunkin' Donuts restaurants and three Dunkin' Donuts/Baskin-Robbins combination stores in the Austin area in Texas.
The first new restaurant is slated to open in early 2013 in Cedar Park, Texas.
Coffee Action West, which consists of partners that include former University of Texas football standout Colt McCoy and QSR industry veteran Dale Mulvey, has also acquired an existing Dunkin' Donuts corporate restaurant in Round Rock and a second in Austin Proper.
Dunkin' Brands development vice president Grant Benson said: "We believe these new franchisee partners will cultivate lasting customer relationships and become integral parts of their local communities."
Founded in 1950, Dunkin' Donuts has more than 10,000 restaurants in 32 countries worldwide.
The company offers an all-day menu including iced coffee, flavored coffees, lattes, Dunkin' Donuts K-Cup Packs, Coolatta frozen drinks, muffins, bagels, breakfast sandwiches, and a DDSMART menu.
Dunkin' Donuts' restaurants had global franchisee-reported sales of around $6.4bn for the full-year 2011.
