Baskin-Robbins, the world’s largest chain of ice cream specialty shops, announced today plans to develop locations in major metropolitan areas across South Africa and Germany. This effort is part of Baskin-Robbins’ development strategy to increase its presence internationally.
Baskin-Robbins is seeking qualified, multi-unit franchisee candidates to develop the brand in South Africa, with an initial focus on provinces in the south, north and east regions. The German introduction for Baskin-Robbins will begin in Berlin and Munich followed by Hamburg, Frankfurt and Stuttgart. Ideal franchisee candidates should have strong financial backgrounds, a deep knowledge of their local consumers, a proven track record of success in operating multi-unit retail or restaurant businesses, and a desire to develop a minimum of 20-25 Baskin-Robbins’ locations in South Africa and 25-30 in Germany over the next several years.
“Expansion in both South Africa and Germany will provide Baskin-Robbins with a strong growth opportunity,” said Jeremy Vitaro, Vice President of International Development for Dunkin’ Brands. “We are confident that Baskin-Robbins will be well-received internationally in these countries and are eager to extend the brand further to additional markets.”
In 1945, Baskin-Robbins was founded by two ice cream enthusiasts who shared a dream to create an innovative ice cream store that would be a neighborhood gathering place for families. Today, over 300 million people visit Baskin-Robbins each year to sample from the more than 1,000 flavor creations available in its ice cream library. Baskin-Robbins offers guests a wide range of hard scoop ice cream flavors, along with custom ice cream cakes, delicious frozen beverages and take home frozen treats in its more than 7,000 locations around the world.
For more information about Baskin-Robbins’ franchise opportunities in South Africa, please contact Valentino Ribeiro, Director of International Development, at +9715 56324084 or valentino.ribeiro@dunkinbrands.com. For more information about opportunities in Germany, please contact Patricia Halpin, Director of International Development, at +001-248-320-9087 or via email at patty.halpin@dunkinbrands.com. For additional information about Baskin-Robbins, visit www.baskinrobbins.com.
Named the top ice cream and frozen dessert franchise in the United States by Entrepreneur magazine’s 31st annual Franchise 500 ranking, Baskin-Robbins is the world’s largest chain of ice cream specialty shops. Baskin-Robbins creates and markets innovative, premium hard scoop ice cream and soft serve, custom ice cream cakes and a full range of beverages, providing quality and value to consumers at more than 7,000 retail shops in nearly 50 countries. Baskin-Robbins was founded in 1945 by two ice cream enthusiasts whose passion led to the creation of more than 1,000 ice cream flavors and a wide variety of delicious treats. In 2012, more than 13 million ice cream cakes were sold in Baskin-Robbins shops worldwide. For the full-year 2012, Baskin-Robbins’ shops had global franchisee-reported sales of approximately $1.9 billion. Headquartered in Canton, Mass., Baskin-Robbins is part of the Dunkin’ Brands Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: DNKN) family of companies. For further information, please visit http://www.baskinrobbins.com.
