Mark A Belanger

Director, Dunkin’ Brands, Inc.

Mark A Belanger is Director of Franchise Operations for Dunkin’ Donuts. Mark joined Dunkin’ in September 2003 with nearly 21 years of retail and food service operations experience.

Founded in 1950, today Dunkin' Donuts is the number one retailer of hot regular coffee-by-the-cup in America, selling 2.7 million cups a day, nearly one billion cups a year. Dunkin' Donuts is also the largest coffee and baked goods chain in the world and sells more hot regular coffee, iced coffee, donuts, and bagels than any other quick service restaurant in America. Dunkin' Donuts has more than 7,200 restaurants in 30 countries worldwide. Based in Canton, Massachusetts, Dunkin' Donuts is a subsidiary of Dunkin' Brands, Inc.

Prior to joining Dunkin' Donuts, Mark served at Starbucks Coffee Corporation, and he was a key decision maker and contributed to the rapid growth of Starbucks Coffee Company launching new markets and three divisions of Starbucks; Retail, Licensed Concepts and Food Service. When he started, Starbucks had just under 200 stores, and when he left in 2003 there was over 7200 stores worldwide.

Prior to Starbucks, Mark served with the Home Depot Corporation, serving as part of the new store opening team. Mark has a firm understanding of how to successfully grow companies. He has spent his career helping companies implement systems and processes that ensure the Brands’ long term success.

Mark serves on the Belanger Federico Foundation / Cool Kids Campaign board. The mission of Cool Kids Campaign is to provide kids with cancer a higher quality of life for themselves and their families while facing the challenges of cancer. Mark is passionate and motivated by making a difference in peoples daily lives. www.bfpf.org

Mark and his wife, Deanna, have a two-year old boy and a nine-year old black lab, and they reside in Baltimore, MD