CANTON, Mass., Nov. 3, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Dunkin' Donuts, the world's largest baked goods and coffee chain, returns for a fifth year as an official sponsor of the ING New York City Marathon, the premier event of New York Road Runners. This year, Dunkin' Donuts will fuel the runners by brewing 12,000 gallons of hot coffee in the Marathon's Start Village beginning at 1:00am, and by setting up cheering hubs at each of the Dunkin' Donuts restaurants along the Marathon route.
Also returning for the fifth year is "Team Dunkin'." This running team will participate in the Marathon to represent everyday, hard-working people doing something extraordinary.
On race day, Sunday, November 7, all ten Dunkin' Donuts restaurants along the route will have "refuel" stations where fans can create custom cheer posters to support the runners. At the stations, fans will also receive free fleece caps to keep them warm on the sidelines.
Inside the Start Village, Dunkin' Donuts will be the exclusive hot coffee provider for all 45,000 runners and 600 volunteers, proving that America really does run on Dunkin'. Here, Dunkin' Donuts will brew 12,000 gallons of hot coffee from four coffee trucks, fueling runners with the energy they need to endure the 26.2-mile race. Dunkin' Donuts will also distribute 15,000 branded fleece caps to runners in each of the start-line zones.
About Dunkin' Donuts
Founded in 1950, Dunkin' Donuts is America's favorite everyday, all-day stop for coffee and baked goods. Dunkin' Donuts is the #1 retailer of hot and iced regular coffee-by-the-cup in America, and the largest coffee and baked goods chain in the world. Dunkin' Donuts has earned the #1 ranking for customer loyalty in the coffee category by Brand Keys for two years running. The company has more than 7,900 restaurants in 30 countries worldwide. In 2007, Dunkin' Donuts' global system-wide sales were $5.3 billion. Based in Canton, Massachusetts, Dunkin' Donuts is a subsidiary of Dunkin' Brands, Inc. For more information, visit www.DunkinDonuts.com.
The ING New York City Marathon
The premier event of New York Road Runners, the ING New York City Marathon is one of the world's great road races, drawing nearly 120,000 applicants. The race attracts many world-class professional athletes, not only for the more than $600,000 in prize money, but also for the chance to excel in the media capital of the world before two million cheering spectators and more than 300 million worldwide television viewers. As any one of the 788,000 past participants will attest, crossing the finish line in Central Park is one of the great thrills of a lifetime. For more information visit www.ingnycmarathon.org.
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