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title: "Duck Donuts® Closes Q1 with 10 New Franchise Agreements, Including Three International Deals"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/30bd6f1f-fb60-4f24-972b-f378f81e089a
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20230412_duck_donuts_closes_q1_with_10_new_franchise_agreements_including_three_inte.html
category: "Bakery & breakfast"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Bakery & breakfast"
published: 2023-04-12T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T00:53:22.967Z
image: https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1450101499163-c8848c66ca85?w=1600&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop
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# Duck Donuts® Closes Q1 with 10 New Franchise Agreements, Including Three International Deals

**TL;DR:** Duck Donuts signed 10 new franchise agreements for 25 shops and one food trailer in the first quarter, including three international deals in Sydney, Australia, the Bahamas, and Iraq. The company also opened five shops and has six more slated to open through June.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2023-04-12. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20230412_duck_donuts_closes_q1_with_10_new_franchise_agreements_including_three_inte.html).*

## Story

Duck Donuts, known for its Warm, Delicious and Made-to-Order! ® donuts announces signing of 10 franchise agreements for 25 shops and one food trailer during the first quarter. Three of the recent deals include international agreements, awarding the right to develop the franchise brand in Sydney, Australia for five shops; three shops in Bahamas; and 10 shops in Iraq.

In the United States, Duck Donuts franchise partners have signed on in Greater West Palm Beach, Florida; Huntington and Babylon, New York; Queens, New York; South Manhattan, New York; Greenville, South Carolina; Centerville, Virginia.

“We welcome our newest franchise partners to the system and look forward to supporting them throughout their journey as a small business owner,” said Eric Lavinder, Duck Donuts chief development officer.

During the first quarter, Duck Donuts also opened five shops, including Cairo, Egypt, and six are slated to open through June.

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- unit expansion (topic)
- international expansion (topic)
- franchise agreements (topic)
- Duck Donuts (company)
- Greenville (location)
- Eric Lavinder (person)
- Iraq (location)
- Bahamas (location)
- Queens, New York (location)
- Cairo, Egypt (location)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20230412_duck_donuts_closes_q1_with_10_new_franchise_agreements_including_three_inte.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/30bd6f1f-fb60-4f24-972b-f378f81e089a).