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title: "Duck Donuts® Recent Franchise Agreement"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/3cdd53db-b737-452f-a17c-2f572b2aad01
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20221111_duck_donuts_recent_franchise_agreement.html
category: "Bakery & breakfast"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Bakery & breakfast"
published: 2022-11-11T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:06:36.878Z
image: https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1555396273-367ea4eb4db5?w=1600&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop
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# Duck Donuts® Recent Franchise Agreement

**TL;DR:** Duck Donuts signed a franchise agreement to develop and operate in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The company hired Costas Siountres as director of Canadian development to manage the process.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2022-11-11. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20221111_duck_donuts_recent_franchise_agreement.html).*

## Story

Duck Donuts announced the recent signing of a franchise agreement awarding the rights to develop and operate in Edmonton, a city in Alberta, Canada.

Duck Donuts recently hired industry veteran, Costas Siountres, to serve as the company’s first director of Canadian development. As the director of Canadian development, Siountres is responsible for managing the process from the sourcing of leads through the awarding of the franchise agreements.

Siountres entered the franchise business in 1997 when he bought his first Pita Pit Franchise, growing his portfolio to multiple locations in both Canada and the United States. In 2001, he began working for Pita Pit headquarters where he spent time in both development and operations until the franchise sold in 2021.

"We are delighted to expand our presence in Canada," said Eric Lavinder, Duck Donuts chief development officer. "Costas brings a wealth of knowledge and connections to the team.”

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- international expansion (topic)
- franchise agreement (topic)
- Duck Donuts (company)
- canadian market (topic)
- Eric Lavinder (person)
- Edmonton (location)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20221111_duck_donuts_recent_franchise_agreement.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/3cdd53db-b737-452f-a17c-2f572b2aad01).