Keurig And Dunkin’ Donuts Expand Single Serve Coffee Partnership To Workplace & Hospitality Customers

WATERBURY, Vt. & CANTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Keurig Green Mountain, Inc. (Keurig) and Dunkin’ Donuts today announced an expanded partnership for the manufacturing, distribution and marketing of Dunkin’ K-Cup® pods to workplace customers where coffee is provided as an amenity and to in-room hospitality clients. The initial brand roll-out will feature five K-Cup® pod varieties in popular Dunkin’ Donuts flavors – Original Blend, Dunkin’ Dark®, Hazelnut, French Vanilla, and Dunkin’ Decaf® – and will be available through all Keurig Authorized Distributors serving selected workplace and hospitality clients later this month.

“The expansion of our Dunkin’ Donuts partnership to select away from home customers is just one example of Keurig’s commitment to help drive employee and guest satisfaction in the workplace through high quality, beloved coffee brand choices,” said Larissa Quinn, Vice President of Marketing at Keurig. “With five delicious Dunkin’ varieties now available to workplaces and in-room hospitality, even more consumers can get the Dunkin’ Donuts coffee taste they love through Dunkin’ K-Cup pods from their Keurig brewers."

“We’re thrilled to partner with Keurig to bring the rich, smooth taste of Dunkin’ Donuts coffee to selected workplace and hotel locations,” said John Fassak, Vice President, New Business Development at Dunkin’ Brands.

Based on a recent survey of office decision makers*, Keurig® has been named the number one preferred coffee solution for the workplace, outperforming other coffee brewers on taste, reliability, end user satisfaction, and ease of use. Keurig offers a breadth of 150+ single pod varieties to Away from Home customers including Fair Trade, Organic and Seasonal choices, significantly more varieties compared to most competitors. As part of its commitment to sustainable products, Keurig K-Cup® pods, including Dunkin’ Donuts brands, will be fully recyclable by 2020.

For more information about everything Keurig has to offer for the workplace please visit www.commercial.keurig.com.

*Source: Survey of >1,000 Away From Home Decision Makers, 2016

About Keurig Green Mountain, Inc.

Keurig Green Mountain, Inc. (Keurig) is a leader in specialty coffee and innovative single serve brewing systems. Committed to delivering exceptional coffee for more than 35 years, today our Keurig® brewers and single serve hot beverages are in more than 20 million homes and offices throughout North America. In under a minute, Keurig® brewers consistently and conveniently deliver a fresh-brewed, great tasting cup with just the push of a button. As a testament to that quality, more than 50 leading global coffee, tea and cocoa brands have partnered with Keurig to offer consumers vast personal choice from 500+ varieties. As a company founded on social responsibility, Keurig is committed to using the power of business to brew a better world through our work to build resilient supply chains, sustainable products, and thriving communities. For more information, visit www.keuriggreenmountain.com, and to purchase Keurig® products visit www.keurig.com or www.keurig.ca.

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 11 years running. The company has more than 12,200 restaurants in 45 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.

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