Dunkin' Donuts Keeps It Cool with New Coolatta® Frozen Beverage Flavors

CANTON, Mass., May 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- As temperatures start to heat up, Dunkin' Donuts, America's all-day, everyday stop for coffee and baked goods, is helping people chill out by introducing three cool new Coolatta® frozen beverage flavors, Berry Blast, Raspberry Lime and Minute Maid® Orange.  Dunkin' Donuts is also making it more affordable to keep cool with a Coolatta in May, offering guests small Coolatta beverages in any variety for the special value price of only $1.99 throughout the month.

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Dunkin' Donuts' new Berry Blast Coolatta provides a burst of pomegranate and blueberry taste in a frozen fruity drink, while the new Raspberry Lime Coolatta has a sweet lime flavor with a hint of raspberry. Both flavors are available nationwide at participating restaurants for a limited time only. The Minute Maid® Orange Coolatta joins the menu lineup as a permanent item at participating restaurants nationwide and gives guests the option of enjoying a favorite orange flavor in a refreshing frozen drink.

While Dunkin' Donuts adds these new flavors to its popular menu lineup of Coolatta flavors, the brand is also bringing back several favorite seasonal varieties, including Frozen Lemonade, Blue Raspberry and Strawberry Lemonade Coolatta. These frozen beverage varieties are available for a limited time only at participating restaurants nationwide. Dunkin' Donuts' Frozen Coffee Coolatta drinks are also the perfect pick-me-up to beat the heat during work or play. The Frozen Coffee Coolatta is a delicious frosty coffee-flavored beverage topped with whipped cream. Additional frozen beverages include the Frozen Mocha Coffee Coolatta and the Frozen Caramel Coffee Coolatta.

"We look forward to the beginning of warm weather and the opportunity to give our guests new and innovative ways to keep cool and stay running as the temperatures rise," said Stan Frankenthaler, Dunkin' Brands' Executive Chef and Vice President of Product Innovation. "This year is especially exciting as we're adding to our Coolatta menu lineup with three fun, unique flavors. Along with the special value offer for May, Dunkin' Donuts continues to distinguish itself as the place where busy, on-the-go people can stay cool."

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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 seven years running. The company has more than 10,500 restaurants in 31 countries worldwide. For the full-year 2012, Dunkin' Donuts' restaurants had global franchisee-reported sales of approximately $6.9 billion. 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.    

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