Dunkin' Donuts Approves Espresso Rollout <b></b>

May 12, 2003

Randolph, Massachusetts--Dunkin' Donuts, a subsidiary of Allied Domecq Quick Service Restaurants, completed testing and received agreement from franchisees to launch a line of espresso beverages. The nationwide rollout is scheduled for this fall.

Separately, the company signed a four-year partnership with the New York Yankees to be the exclusive sponsor of an in-game promotion at all home games; the first 18,000 adults entering Yankee Stadium on August 22 will get a Dunkin' Donuts travel mug and a coupon for a breakfast sandwich. -Nation's Restaurant News

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