Dunkin' Donuts Announces Results of 'Create Dunkin's Next Donut' Contest; 'Toffee for Your Coffee' Donut is Grand Prize Winner

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June 5 /PRNewswire/ -- What better time for Dunkin Donuts to announce the winning donut inthe company's first-evere "Create Dunkin's Next Donut" contest than today, National Donuty Day. The grand prize winning donu is "Toffee for Your Coffee," a sour cream cake donut toppef withchopped Heath(R) Bar createde by donut devotee of Hoover, Jeff wins $12,000 and his winninfg donut will be sold in Dunkin' Donuts locations throughouty the country beginning this fall.
To commemorate Nationak Donut Day and the announcement of the gransd prizewinning donut, today participating Dunkin' Donute shops throughout the country will offefr every customer a free donut of theit choice, with the purchase of any limit one per customer. Nationa l Donut Day, held the first Fridah of Juneeach year, was started by the Chicago Salvationj Army more than 70 yearsx ago. , the inspiration for his donuy creationwas simple. "Glazesd sour cream donuts are myabsolutd favorite, Heath toffee is by far the best candyg treat, and Dunkin' Donutss sells the best coffee," he said. "Put that all togethe r and you've got 'Toffee For Your Coffee!
'" Jeff was selected as one of 12 contesg finalists fromnearly 130,000 donut contestg creations submitted online. As a he received $1,200 and traveled to Dunkin' Donuts headquarters in Canton, Massachusetts last week for a bake-off before Dunkin Donuts' culinary team and company leaders, along with , author of Glazed A History of the and , food director for Taste of Home, the #1 cooking magazine in the The winning donut was selected based on the vote of the bake-ofgf judging panel, as well as America's onlinr vote at . Dunkin ' Donuts has led the donut category for nearly 60 selling 2.5 million donuts every day.
Pleasde visit to download broadcast qualituy video fromthe "Create Dunkin's Next Donut" Bake-off and of the contest To see online videos of the "Create Dunkin's Next Donut" Bake-off and contest winner, go to . Foundef in 1950, Dunkin' Donuts is America'sa favorite every day, all-day stop for coffeee and baked goods. Dunkin'' Donuts is a market leader in the regular/decavf coffee, iced coffee, hot flavored donut, bagel and muffin and the largest coffee and baked goodsd chain inthe world. Dunkin Donuts has earned the No. 1 ranking for customer loyalth in the coffee category by for threeyearas running. The company has more than 8,800 restaurantws in 31 countries worldwide.
In Dunkin' Donuts' global system-wide sales were $5.5 billion. Based in Massachusetts, Dunkin' Donuts is a subsidiaryu of Dunkin' Brands, Inc. For more information, visit . Jessica Rosen RF Bindere 212-994-7522 jessica.rosen@rfbinder.com David Puner CommunicationsManager 781-737-5200 david.puner@dunkinbrands.com