CANTON, Mass. (RestaurantNewsRelease.com) With Valentine’s Day approaching, Dunkin’ Donuts wants you to put their heart in your hands. Dunkin’ Donuts, America’s everyday, all-day stop for coffee and baked goods, has introduced the new Cupid’s Choice heart-shaped donut, the brand’s first-ever shaped donut and a sweet new way for sweethearts to show their love this season.
The Cupid’s Choice Donut is a heart-shaped yeast shell donut filled with Bavarian Kreme, topped with strawberry icing and a festive mix of pink, white and red heart-shaped sprinkles. Chocolate lovers can also try the Cupid’s Cocoa Donut, a heart-shaped chocolate yeast shell donut, filled with jelly, topped with chocolate icing and decorated with pink, white and red heart-shaped sprinkles. Made from a special new chocolate yeast mix recipe developed by Dunkin’ Donuts’ renowned culinary team, the Cupid’s Cocoa Donut has a light and airy texture compared to a traditional chocolate cake donut. Both donuts will be available at participating Dunkin’ Donuts restaurants nationwide through the end of February for a suggested retail price of 89 cents each. To make this Valentine’s Day even sweeter, select restaurants will also offer a new half-dozen donut box featuring a clear window perfect for showcasing all your favorite donut varieties.
February is “Chocolate Lovers Month” at Dunkin’ Donuts, with participating Dunkin’ Donuts restaurants serving a variety of new cocoa donuts, along with the new Chocolate Chip Bagel Twist, and returning favorites such as the Triple Chocolate Muffin and Mocha Swirl Lattes.
For another sweet offering, throughout the month of February, Dunkin’ Donuts and American Express have introduced the new “SweetLife Sweepstakes.” From Feb. 1 through Feb. 28, every time Dunkin’ Donuts guests use their American Express® Card at a participating Dunkin’ Donuts restaurant they will be automatically entered for a chance to win an array of prizes, including a VIP Trip for four to Universal Orlando® Resort, tickets for admission to both Universal Studios Florida® and Universal’s Islands of Adventure®, a full year of Air Travel on JetBlue®, free Dunkin’ Donuts coffee for one year or free Dunkin’ Donuts Cards. To find out more details, including how to enter without a purchase, consumers can visit www.DunkinDonuts.com/sweetliferules.
Additionally, just in time for Valentine’s Day, Dunkin’ Brands’ Executive Chef Stan Frankenthaler has whipped up a quick and easy dessert, the “Cocoa Donut Grilled Cheese,” featuring Dunkin’ Donuts’ Cocoa Donut. A perfect treat to make for your sweetheart, the “Cocoa Donut Grilled Cheese” looks and tastes indulgent, but is only approximately 330 calories. A short video of Chef Stan demonstrating how to prepare this dessert can be viewed here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZT9jEAnIy8.
About Dunkin’ Donuts
Founded in 1950, Dunkin’ Donuts is America’s favorite everyday, all-day stop for coffee and baked goods. Dunkin’ Donuts is a market leader in the regular/decaf coffee, iced coffee, hot flavored 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 four years running. The company has more than 9,700 restaurants in 31 countries worldwide. In 2010, Dunkin’ Donuts’ global system-wide sales were $6.0 billion. Based in Canton, Mass., Dunkin’ Donuts is a subsidiary of Dunkin’ Brands, Inc. For more information, visit www.DunkinDonuts.com.