CANTON, Mass. (April 19, 2010) – It’s time to judge the donuts! Today, Dunkin’ Donuts, America’s all-day, everyday stop for coffee and baked goods, announced the 12 finalists in the “Create Dunkin’s Next Donut” contest who will compete for the chance to win a $12,000 grand prize and have their donut creation sold in participating Dunkin’ Donuts restaurants throughout the country. Nearly 90,000 people channeled their imagination and inspiration to submit their personal donut masterpiece for Dunkin’ Donuts’ second annual contest. People can vote for their favorite finalist online beginning today through May 3 at www.dunkindonuts.com/donut.
This year’s lucky dozen includes:
- “Cop Cake” – A cake donut with chocolate icing, topped with white sprinkles and chopped Reese’s® Peanut Butter Cups (Chris Schinnerer, Clackamas, OR)
- “Full Moon” – A cheesecake kreme-filled donut with white icing, topped with shredded coconut and Hershey®’s Vanilla shavings (Pat Cooper, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL)
- “I Like You a Latte” – A chocolate cake donut with maple icing, topped with white and chocolate sprinkles (Rosemary Burian, Joliet, IL)
- “Let Freedom ‘Ring’” – A blueberry cake donut with white icing, topped with red and blue sprinkles (Jack Turchetta, Cranston, RI)
- “Mango Fandango” – A berry mango-filled glazed donut, topped with pink and orange sprinkles (Rachel Llanes, Miami, FL)
- “Monkey-See Monkey-Donut” – A bananas foster-filled donut with chocolate icing, topped with Reese’s® Peanut Butter Cup shavings (Rachel Davis, Sharon, MA)
- “Mornin’ Paper” – A chocolate butter kreme-filled donut with white icing, topped with chocolate sprinkles (Catherine Kunkle, Pittsburgh, PA)
- “Much A Do About Nut Things” – A chocolate cake donut with peanut butter icing, topped with shredded coconut and chopped roasted almonds (Stefanie Schwalb, New York, NY)
- “Nut N’ Fancy” – A peanut butter-filled donut with chocolate icing, topped with Reese’s® Peanut Butter Cup shavings and whole Reese’s® Pieces candies (Lisa Burns, Medford, NJ)
- “Pumpkin to Pie-n For” – A pumpkin cake donut with maple icing, topped with Hershey®’s Cinnamon Chips shavings and graham cracker crunch (Kelly Rice, Orlando, FL)
- “S’morgasbord” – A marshmallow-filled donut with chocolate icing, topped with graham cracker crunch (Chris Wiley, Medford, MA)
- “Snack-o-Lantern” – A pumpkin cake donut with maple icing, topped with Hershey®’s Cinnamon Chips shavings (Jennifer Hayes, Hardwick, MA)
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Founded in 1950, Dunkin' Donuts is America's favorite every day, all-day stop for coffee and baked goods. Dunkin' Donuts is a market leader in the regular/decaf coffee, iced coffee, hot flavored coffee, donut, bagel and muffin categories, and the largest coffee and baked goods chain in the world. Dunkin' Donuts has earned the No. 1 ranking for customer loyalty in the coffee category by Brand Keys for four years running. The company has more than 9,000 restaurants in 30 countries worldwide. In 2009, Dunkin' Donuts' global system-wide sales more than $5.6 billion. Based in Canton, Massachusetts, Dunkin' Donuts is a subsidiary of Dunkin' Brands, Inc. For more information, visit www.DunkinDonuts.com.