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CANTON, Mass., April 21, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Dunkin’ Brands, the parent company of Dunkin’ Donuts and Baskin-Robbins, is recruiting franchisees in Phoenix to develop locations with both of its brands. Currently, there are 54 Dunkin’ Donuts restaurants and 25 Baskin-Robbins shops located throughout the state of Arizona, with the majority in the greater Phoenix area. Interested candidates can contact Maria Hargett at Maria.Hargett@DunkinBrands.com for additional information on the company’s growth plans for the market.
Additionally, franchising executives from Baskin-Robbins will be at the Franchise & Business Opportunities Expo on May 3rd and 4th at the Phoenix Convention Center. This is a fantastic chance for anyone who has thought about owning his or her own ice cream shop to learn about the great business opportunity Baskin-Robbins can offer.
“At both Dunkin’ Donuts and Baskin-Robbins, we offer our guests high-quality food and beverages served in welcoming environments, quickly, and at affordable prices,” said Grant Benson, CFE, vice president of global franchising and business development, Dunkin’ Brands. “As Dunkin’ Donuts and Baskin-Robbins continue to develop across the west, we’re looking for entrepreneurs in Phoenix with strong financial backgrounds and a passion for their local communities to own their very own restaurants.”
As one of the fastest growing quick service (QSR) brands based on unit growth, Dunkin’ Donuts continues to strategically expand in contiguous markets across the country with a long-term goal of having more than 15,000 Dunkin’ Donuts restaurants in the United States alone. To help fuel growth in Phoenix, special development incentives are available, which include reduced royalty fees for three years and up to $10,000 in local store marketing for stores that open on time*.
As part of Baskin-Robbins’ growth plans, new franchisees who sign a development agreement in 2014 and timely open their shops can take advantage of significant offers, including 50% off of the 20-year initial franchise fee — a $12,500 value – and reduced royalties for the first five years, including the first year at 0% — a substantial savings from the standard royalty rate of 5.9%.** Furthermore, if the new franchisee signs a multi-unit agreement in 2014, he or she can receive the same incentives for each additional unit that timely opens. Baskin-Robbins has also introduced special incentives to help make business ownership a reality for U.S. military servicemen and women, including waiving the 20-year initial franchisee fee and offering a zero percent royalty rate for the first two years and reduced royalty rate years three through five for honorably discharged military veterans.
For information about Dunkin’ Brands franchising opportunities, please visit www.dunkinbrands.com.
About Dunkin’ Brands
With more than 18,000 points of distribution in nearly 60 countries worldwide, Dunkin’ Brands Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: DNKN) is one of the world’s leading franchisors of quick service restaurants (QSR) serving hot and cold coffee and baked goods, as well as hard-serve ice cream. At the end of fiscal 2013, Dunkin’ Brands’ nearly 100 percent franchised business model included nearly 11,000 Dunkin’ Donuts restaurants and 7,300 Baskin-Robbins restaurants. Dunkin’ Brands Group, Inc. is headquartered in Canton, Mass.
* For complete terms and conditions, please see the Dunkin’ Donuts Franchise Disclosure Document
** For complete terms and conditions, please see the Baskin-Robbins Franchise Disclosure Document.
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WASHINGTON, April 24, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — American Legion officials met with a top Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) official in Washington on April 24 to address allegations made against the VA medical center in Phoenix, and how the department is responding to them.
Specifically, CNN reported April 23 that the Phoenix facility has been keeping a secret list of patients long-overdue for medical exams, which has been linked to at least 40 preventable deaths at the facility. The report also said the list was kept secret to conceal appointment delays.
Thomas G. Lynch, M.D., VA’s assistant deputy under secretary for health for clinical operations, responded to questions posed by Peter Gaytan, the Legion’s executive director; Jacob Gadd, the Legion’s deputy director for health; and other attendees.
Lynch offered no useful answers. When asked about the Phoenix facility’s secret list, he said it was created because some VA employees didn’t use electronic wait-list software correctly.
“Answers like that don’t increase our confidence that VA understands the terrible problems in Phoenix,” said Daniel M. Dellinger, the Legion’s national commander. “The fact that this secret list was maintained for quite some time, and that VA’s Central Office knew nothing about it, is bad enough. But for Dr. Lynch to mask it as some kind of human error with software is inexcusable.”
On April 24, the Washington Free Beacon reported that the Phoenix facility’s director, Sharon Helman, received a $9,345 bonus last year, in addition to her base salary of $169,000.
When Helman’s name came up at the meeting, it was explained that she had only been at her job for 18 months and, since her arrival, the current average wait-time for appointments at the VA facility had reportedly fallen to 55 days – down from more than 100 days, but still far from VA’s goal of 10-14 days.
“Again, VA dodged the question,” Dellinger said. “Dr. Lynch needed to tell us why a VA administrator deserves any kind of bonus – or a job, for that matter – when she is the person who authorized the use of a secret list that is linked to the deaths of at least 40 patients.”
According to internal emails obtained by CNN, Helman was aware of the secret list and even defended its use.
Preventable deaths at the Phoenix VA facility and its secret list have caught the attention of Capitol Hill. Arizona Sens. John McCain and Jeff Flake have asked the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs to conduct a hearing on allegations of patient neglect at the Phoenix medical center.
The committee’s chair, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., responded on April 24, announcing that a hearing will be held after VA’s Office of Inspector General completes its own independent investigation, which is under way.
Contacts: Marty Callaghan: 202-263-5758/202-215-8644, mcallaghan@legion.org
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