Back in 2018, Dunkin’ opened its first Next Generation restaurant in Quincy, Massachusetts, featuring a new design with a modern atmosphere and innovative features. Now, just three years later, Dunkin’ is proud to celebrate the opening of its 1,000th Next Gen restaurant in Woodstock, Georgia. This past Friday, Dunkin’ hosted a small grand opening ceremony outside of the new restaurant to mark the exciting milestone.
For the official ribbon-cutting, franchisee Andy Awale of the Awale Network was joined by Scott Murphy, Head of Inspire Brands Beverage-Snack Category and President of Dunkin’, and Mathias Piercy, Regional Vice President at Dunkin’. Other festivities included merch and free coffee giveaways, a presentation of a $1,000 grant to the Northside Hospital Cherokee NICU – Miracle Babies Fund from the Dunkin’ Joy in Childhood Foundation and a donation of 1,000 pounds of Dunkin’ packaged coffee to the Never Alone food pantry.
If you haven’t yet experienced a Next Gen restaurant for yourself, you can look forward to:
A Modern Design: The openness, colors and materials used in the design help create an approachable, positive and energetic environment. Just one example of the eye-catching design elements that guests can expect is a front-facing bakery case for an even closer look at Dunkin’s delicious baked goods.
Dunkin’ on Demand: Next Gen restaurants feature a dedicated mobile order pick-up area so guests who order ahead via the Dunkin’ App can get in and out of the restaurant faster than ever before. Guests can track the status of their mobile order placed for in-store pick-up via a digital order status board. At select Next Gen restaurants, Dunkin’ also offers a dedicated drive-thru lane for mobile order pick-ups.
Premium Pours: Dunkin’s signature cold beverages are poured through an innovative tap system, serving a variety of consistently cold sips, such as iced coffee, iced tea, Cold Brew and Nitro-Infused Cold Brew (a Next Gen exclusive!). Crew members also use top-quality, flavor-maximizing espresso machines to make handcrafted drinks to order.
Increased Energy Efficiency: Next Gen restaurants are designed to meet DD Green Achievement™ specifications. Stores that achieve DD Green Achievement status, including the one in Woodstock, are built with sustainable and efficient elements like LED lighting, high-efficiency mechanical equipment, low-flow faucets and more. DD Green Achievement restaurants are performing better than designed. On average, they are 33% more energy efficient compared to conventional Dunkin’ restaurants.
Dunkin’ is not slowing down in its plans to bring the store of the future experience to more guests. New Next Gen restaurants are popping up across the country, including in Mira Mesa, California, Trumbull, Connecticut, Las Vegas, Nevada, Bridgman, Michigan, and more.
