Dunkin’ Brands has signed a master franchise agreement with Grand Parade Investments to bring the Dunkin’ Donuts and Baskin-Robbins franchises to South Africa.

Grand Parade Investments is the group which brought popular fast food outlet Burger King back to South Africa in 2013.

According to the Dunkin’ Brands group, under the agreement, Grand Parade will develop more than 250 Dunkin’ Donuts restaurants and more than 70 Baskin-Robbins shops in South Africa over the coming years, with an initial focus on Cape Town and Johannesburg.

The agreement also calls for the introduction of Baskin-Robbins ice cream products to supermarket chains and convenience stores in South Africa over the next several years.

Dunkin’ Donuts is one of the world’s leading coffee and bakery chains, with more than 11,500 restaurants in 40 countries worldwide, while Baskin-Robbins is the world’s largest chain of ice cream specialty shops, with more than 7,600 locations in nearly 50 countries worldwide.

Dunkin’ Donuts in South Africa will feature the brand’s wide range of hot and iced coffees, lattes, espresso, cappuccino, teas, frozen drinks, sandwiches, bagels, and donuts. The brand will also offer regional menu items to cater to local tastes.

Baskin-Robbins shops in South Africa will feature the brand’s extensive selection of hard scoop ice cream flavors, as well as ice cream cakes, frozen beverages, ice cream sundaes and take home treats. Baskin-Robbins ice cream will also be available in select retail shops in the coming years, the group said.

The news of Dunkin Donuts making an entry into the South African market follows the successful launch of Krispy Kreme in the country in November 2015.

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