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Dunkin’ Donuts, America’s all-day, everyday stop for coffee, donuts and baked goods announced that it will be honoring National Donut Day, celebrated this year on Friday, June 7, with a sweet offer to make the holiday extra special and fun. On June 7,participating Dunkin’ Donuts restaurants nationwide will offer guests a free donut of their choice (while supplies last) with the purchase of any beverage. This special donut offer is also available to Dunkin’ Donuts guests in 31 countries across the globe, marking the brand’s first-ever worldwide donut celebration. 

            Donut lovers have other reasons to look forward to June at Dunkin’ Donuts, as the brand today also unveiled new Summer Fruit Donuts to celebrate the season.  Dunkin’ Donuts’ new Summer Fruit Donuts are available in two fun fruiit flavors: Lemonade, featuring a yeast shell filled with lemon flavored filling, frosted with white icing, and topped with lemonade bark; and Key Lime, featuring a yeast shell, filled with key lime flavored filling, frosted with white icing and finished with a graham cracker topping. Both new donuts are available through August at participating Dunkin’ Donuts restaurants nationwide, beginning June 3.

            National Donut Day, celebrated on the first Friday of June each year, was originally established in 1938 by the Chicago Salvation Army to honor women who served donuts to soldiers during World War I. According to John Costello, President, Global Marketing and Innovation at Dunkin’ Brands, it’s the perfect day to celebrate the joy that donuts bring to people each and every day.

“Perhaps more than any other treat, donuts bring smiles to people’s faces and make any moment in a busy day much sweeter. As the country’s donut leader, we’re proud to once again help people celebrate National Donut Day by enjoying a free donut at Dunkin’ Donuts with the purchase of any beverage,” he said

Dunkin’ lovers in the greater Houston area have even more to celebrate! In addition to the two new recently opened Dunkin’ Donuts – one in Missouri City, near Sienna Plantation, and the other in the Westchase District on Westheimer – Dunkin’ Donuts will be opening four more locations later this summer. DISH will be dishing the details on each of those when the official dates are released.

·         2330 South Shepherd Drive, Houston, TX  77019

·         18315 West Lake Houston Parkway, Humble, TX  77346

·         3950 South Terminal Road, Terminal E, George Bush IAH, Houston, TX  77032

·         4130 Fairmont Parkway, Pasadena, TX 77504

Dunkin’ Donuts Historical Facts

• ·        The price of a Dunkin’ Donut in 1950 was 5 cents
• ·        MUNCHKINS® donut hole treats were first served at Dunkin’ Donuts restaurants in 1972
• ·        Dunkin’ Donuts unveiled its first-ever heart-shaped donut in 2011
• ·        Dunkin’ Donuts unveiled its first-ever star-shaped donut in 2011 with the Captain America Donut

Donut Facts

• ·        Dunkin’ Donuts sells more than 70 varieties of donuts
• ·        Dunkin’ Donuts sells more than 2.4 billion donuts and MUNCHKINS® donut hole treats every year
• ·        The top 3 selling donuts are Glazed Donut, Chocolate Glazed Cake Donut and Boston Kreme Donut
• ·        Dunkin’ Donuts has an actual job title of “Manager of Donut Excellence.” Rick Golden is Dunkin’ Donuts Manager of Donut Excellence.

Donut Facts for Special Occasions

• ·        To celebrate the TODAY show’s 60^th anniversary, Dunkin’ Donuts created a TODAY donut (a yeast ring donut, topped with vanilla icing and TODAY-colored sprinkles in a red, orange and yellow mix) and a three foot tall cake, made entirely of special TODAY Donuts and Munchkins donut hole treats.
• ·        To celebrate the Royal Wedding and the Royal Couple, Dunkin’ Donuts created a special Royal Wedding Donut, a heart-shaped donut filled with jelly to signify the love between the couple, topped with white frosting as a nod to Kate’s white wedding gown and the chocolate drizzle was included in celebration of William’s love for chocolate.

Boston Kreme Donut Facts

• ·        Boston Kreme is one of Dunkin’ Donuts’ top-selling donuts
• ·        Boston Kreme was named the official donut of the Commonwealth of MA Senate and House of Representatives in 2003
• ·        Participating Dunkin’ Donuts have also sold Boston Kreme Munchkins and Boston Kreme Muffins
• ·        Each year for Halloween, the Boston Kreme Donut gets a festive drizzle of orange icing and becomes the Boston Scream Donut