NEW YORK, Aug. 1, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Dunkin' Donuts, America's all-day, everyday stop for coffee and baked goods, is rewarding every Dunkin' run with the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to throw out the first pitch at a New York Mets game through the Dunkin' Donuts "First Cup, First Pitch Sweepstakes."

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Throughout the month of August, every guest who purchases a cup of Dunkin' Donuts hot coffee using an enrolled DD Perks card will be entered into the "First Cup, First Pitch Sweepstakes." One lucky fan will be randomly selected to throw out the first pitch at the Mets game on September 27(th) against the Houston Astros.

"It's every baseball fan's dream to throw out the first pitch at a game, and Dunkin' Donuts is giving one of our guests that once-in-a-lifetime opportunity," said Cathy Chavenet, Dunkin' Brands Senior Field Marketing Director, Metro New York. "This sweepstakes is also a fun way to celebrate the baseball season and reward guests for every Dunkin' hot coffee run they take using an enrolled DD Perks card."

There is no purchase necessary and the sweepstakes is open to legal U.S. residents residing in New York (Bronx, Dutchess, Kings, Nassau, New York, Orange, Putnam, Queens, Richmond, Rockland, Suffolk, Sullivan, Ulster and Westchester counties), New Jersey (Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Hunterdon, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Ocean, Passaic, Somerset, Sussex, Union and Warren counties) and Connecticut (Fairfield county), who are eighteen (18) years of age or older. Void where prohibited. Sweepstakes period runs from August 1(st) to August 31(st). Enter without purchase by emailing DDPromos@dunkinbrands.com. See official rules for details. For additional terms and conditions related to Dunkin' Donuts' "First Cup, First Pitch Sweepstakes," please visit: www.ddnysweeps.com.

To enroll in DD Perks and for complete details about the program, visit www.DDPerks.com. The DD Perks program is fully integrated into the Dunkin' Mobile® App for mobile payment, available for free from the App Store on iPhone or iPod touch or at www.itunes.com/appstore and from the Google Play Store at https://play.google.com/store.The Dunkin' Mobile App also allows guests the option of sending virtual Dunkin' Donuts Cards to friends, family and colleagues with the mGift feature. Dunkin' Donuts Cards can be mGifted three ways: via text, email, or Facebook Connect.

To learn more about Dunkin' Donuts, visit www.DunkinDonuts.com or follow us on Facebook (www.facebook.com/DunkinDonuts) and Twitter (www.twitter.com/DunkinNYTri).

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*Participating restaurants include those in the following counties:

New York: Bronx, Dutchess, Kings, Nassau, New York, Orange, Putnam, Queens, Richmond, Rockland, Suffolk, Sullivan, Ulster, Westchester
New Jersey: Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Hunterdon, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Ocean, Passaic, Somerset, Sussex, Union, Warren
Connecticut: Fairfield

About Dunkin' Donuts
Founded in 1950, Dunkin' Donuts is America's favorite all-day, everyday stop for coffee and baked goods. Dunkin' Donuts is a market leader in the hot regular/decaf/flavored coffee, iced coffee, donut, bagel and muffin categories. Dunkin' Donuts has earned the No. 1 ranking for customer loyalty in the coffee category by Brand Keys for seven years running. The company has nearly 11,000 restaurants in 33 countries worldwide. Based in Canton, Mass., Dunkin' Donuts is part of the Dunkin' Brands Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: DNKN) family of companies. For more information, visit www.DunkinDonuts.com.

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212-994-7559

Jim.Furrer@rfbinder.com

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