DUNKIN' DONUTS DESIGN CONTEST

DUNKIN’ DONUTS AND THREADLESS BREW T-SHIRT DESIGN CHALLENGE

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. (October 3,  2013) –  National Coffee Day, celebrated on Sunday, Sept. 29, launched the first-ever Dunkin’ Donuts-themed global T-shirt design challenge, in partnership with Threadless, a creative community that makes, supports, and buys great art.

The contest runs through Thursday, October 17 and fans anywhere in the world can visit Threadless to submit their own T-shirt design inspired by their love of Dunkin’ Donuts coffee. In the event that a design is chosen, one participant will receive $7,000 cash and a $500 Threadless gift code, as well as free coffee for a year or $100 in Dunkin’ Donuts merchandise. The design, selected in partnership by Dunkin’ Donuts and Threadless, may be sold on DunkinDonuts.com in time for the upcoming holiday season.  Fans around the world are also invited to visit the Dunkin’ Donuts Design Challenge page on Threadless.com to join the conversation and score submitted designs.  Visit http://www.threadless.com/ilovecoffee for more information.

Long after National Coffee Day is over, Dunkin’ Donuts guests can celebrate with Dunkin’ Donuts’ autumn array of pumpkin-flavored coffees. Dunkin’ Donuts’ famous Pumpkin Coffee and Lattes, available in both hot and iced in three flavors—Pumpkin, Pumpkin Mocha, and Pumpkin White Chocolate — are the perfect accompaniment for a brisk walk, football games or any favorite fall activity.  With Dunkin’ Donuts’ Pumpkin Packaged Coffee, available in a special eight-ounce size, and Dunkin’ Donuts’ Pumpkin K-Cup® packs, fans can also brew Dunkin’ Donuts Pumpkin Coffee at home this season.

According to The NPD Group / CREST®, Dunkin' Donuts serves the most hot traditional and iced coffee in America, selling more than one billion cups of hot and iced coffee every year. Dunkin' Donuts uses 100% Arabica coffee beans, and the company's coffee specifications are recognized by the industry as a superior grade of coffee. Dunkin' Donuts has earned the No. 1 ranking for customer loyalty in the coffee category by Brand Keys for seven years running.

 To learn more about Dunkin’ Donuts, visit www.DunkinDonuts.com or follow us on Facebook (www.facebook.com/DunkinDonuts) and Twitter (www.twitter.com/DunkinDonuts). Keurig and K-CUP are trademarks of Keurig, Incorporated, used with permission. . 

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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 seven years running. The company has more than 10,500 restaurants in 31 countries worldwide. For the full-year 2012, Dunkin' Donuts' restaurants had global franchisee-reported sales of approximately $6.9 billion. Based in Canton, Mass., Dunkin' Donuts is part of the Dunkin' Brands Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: DNKN) family of companies. For more info, visit www.DunkinDonuts.com. 

About Threadless Threadless is a creative community that makes, supports, and buys great art. Thousands of people worldwide submit their designs online. Our community picks the ones that get made into t-shirts, bags, wall art, and more. When you buy from us, you support the artist who created the design. Threadless.com. Make Great Together.

Contacts:Pam Perry, Hermanoff PR 248-851-3993 or 248-690-6810 pperry@hermanoff.net   

Kyle Geib, Threadless, 815-341-8698 kyleg@skinnycorp.com