Press Release

Championsgate Closes deal with Dunkin’ Donuts

Dunkin’ Donut & Baskin-Robbins to join the shopping area of Downtown ChampionsGate Fl.

Championsgate, Fla, Feb 4, 2015:  The Downtown ChampionsGate Village is excited to announce a new addition to its shopping area.  Dunkin’ Donuts / Baskin-Robbins one of the world’s leading coffee, baked goods and ice cream specialty chain have close a deal to build a lively  Mediterranean looking store which will add a little Flavor to the CG village.  It will be nestled near the entrance of the Gates which will make it a very easy on/off for the travelers driving down I-4 interstate.

About ChampionsGate

ChampionsGate (www.ChampionsGate.com) is Florida’s premier golf resort community, encompassing some 1,500 acres southwest of Orlando.  ChampionsGate, with its beautifully designed double gates, welcomes visitors off Interstate 4, just south of Walt Disney World Resort.

ChampionsGate is home to the world headquarters of the David Leadbetter Golf Academy, the AAA four-diamond Omni Orlando Resort at ChampionsGate, a flagship resort for Omni Hotels featuring a 10,000 square-foot spa, and two championship golf courses designed by Greg Norman. The community is also host each December to the nationally televised MBNA WorldPoints Father/Son Golf Challenge, which pairs up major championship winners with their sons.ChampionsGate is being developed by Rida Associates LP as a joint venture by Apollo Real Estate Advisors of New York and Rida Development Corporation of Houston.

ChampionsGate has a projected value of approximately $1 billion and is expected to include 2,864 hotel rooms, 2,136 resort villas, condominiums, townhomes and apartments, 36 holes of golf, and 426,000 square feet of retail space, making ChampionsGate one of the region’s largest resort destinations.

Dunkin’ Donuts, At-A-Glance

Dunkin’ Donuts is owned by Dunkin’ Brands Group, Inc. (Nasal: DNKN), one of the world’s leading franchisors of quick service restaurants. Dunkin’ Brands is the parent company of both Dunkin’ Donuts and Baskin-Robbins. Dunkin’ Brands Group, Inc. is headquartered in Canton, Massachusetts. At the end of 2013, Dunkin’ Brands Group, Inc. had franchisee-reported sales of approximately $9.3 billion. Dunkin’ Brands, the parent company of Dunkin’ Donuts and Baskin-Robbins is one of the largest QSR (quick service restaurant) companies in the world with more than 18,000 points of distribution in nearly 60 countries worldwide. Dunkin’ Brands Group, Inc. has a nearly 100 percent franchised model. There are more than 11,000 Dunkin’ Donuts restaurants in 33 countries.

Company, At-A-Glance

Baskin-Robbins is owned by Dunkin’ Brands Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: DNKN). Total global franchisee-reported sales for Baskin-Robbins: $1.9 billion. (For Year-End, 2013) Total worldwide shops: More than 7,400 shops in nearly 50 countries; Nearly 2,500 U.S. shops in 43 states, plus the District of Columbia; More than 4,900 international shops. (As of October, 2014 euteller)

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 For more information about this news release, contact:

Marc S. Reicher, Senior VP Operations ChampionsGate, 407-397-2500