CANTON, Massachusetts, May 28, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Dunkin' Donuts, one of the world's leading baked goods and coffee chains, today announced a sweet deal for donut lovers all around the world. On Friday, June 6, participating Dunkin' Donuts restaurants worldwide will offer guests a free donut of their choice (while supplies last) with the purchase of any beverage in honor of the brand's second annual Global Donut Day celebration.

"We were so proud to celebrate Global Donut Day at our restaurants worldwide last year, and wanted to share this great promotion with our guests around the world again this year," said John Costello, President, Global Marketing and Innovation, Dunkin' Brands. "Donuts are such fun and delicious treats, which bring smiles to guests at Dunkin' Donuts restaurants around the world every day. We hope our guests enjoy our brand's free donut with the purchase of any beverage offer on June 6."

In addition to the special Global Donut Day offer for a free donut with the purchase of any beverage, participating Dunkin' Donuts restaurants around the world will also be featuring a delicious Smiley Face Donut to celebrate the smiles donuts bring to peoples' faces. The Smiley Face Donut is a filled yeast shell donut decorated with an adorable smiley face. Fillings for the donut will vary by market to cater to local tastes, and include fillings such as Jelly, Bavarian Kreme and Chocolate Kreme.

For more than 60 years, Dunkin' Donuts has been a leader in the donut category, and last year sold 2.5 billion donuts and MUNCHKINS® donut hole treats at its restaurants in 33 countries around the world. It offers an extensive variety of delicious and creative donuts, including beloved flavors such as Boston Kreme, Glazed and Chocolate Frosted.

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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 eight years running. The company has nearly 11,000 restaurants in 33 countries worldwide. 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.

Contact:

Justin Drake, Dunkin' Brands

Tel.: +1-781-737-5200

Justin.Drake@dunkinbrands.com