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title: "Duck Donuts® Celebrates Shop Openings and Franchise Agreement Signings"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/8f038b9c-1855-4027-976a-83ceb8b08395
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20240112_duck_donuts_celebrates_shop_openings_and_franchise_agreement_signings.html
category: "Bakery & breakfast"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Bakery & breakfast"
published: 2024-01-12T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-10-31T20:01:50.817Z
image: https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1561758033-d89a9ad46330?w=1600&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop
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# Duck Donuts® Celebrates Shop Openings and Franchise Agreement Signings

**TL;DR:** Duck Donuts celebrated 23 domestic shop openings and 10 international locations, with 34 domestic franchise agreements sold. The company expanded into new states and countries, including Colorado, Nevada, Massachusetts, Thailand, Egypt, Qatar, Pakistan, and Canada.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2024-01-12. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20240112_duck_donuts_celebrates_shop_openings_and_franchise_agreement_signings.html).*

## Story

Duck Donuts proudly announces a year of growth with the opening of 23 domestic shops and 10 international locations. Moreover, the company has inked 34 domestic franchise agreements.

The company’s 2023 shop openings included three new states: Colorado, Nevada and Massachusetts, and the opening of its first college campus location on Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia. Internationally, the company soared to Bangkok, Thailand; two shops and four mobile units in Egypt, including the country’s vibrant capital, Cairo; Doha, Qatar; Lahore, Pakistan; and Edmonton, Alberta in Canada. Regarding franchise agreements sold, the brand signed for locations in existing markets.

"We're thrilled by the overwhelming response and interest this past year from Duck Donuts’ guests as well as our newest franchise partners across the globe,” said Gary Hitterdal, Duck Donuts vice president of development.

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- unit expansion (topic)
- international expansion (topic)
- franchise agreement (topic)
- Colorado (location)
- Nevada (location)
- massachusetts (location)
- Duck Donuts (company)
- Egypt (location)
- Cairo (location)
- Norfolk, Virginia (location)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20240112_duck_donuts_celebrates_shop_openings_and_franchise_agreement_signings.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/8f038b9c-1855-4027-976a-83ceb8b08395).