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Gonnella opens
cold storage and
distribution center

convenient access to the nation's

restaurants in Indianapolis and Fort

interstate system to streamline the

Wayne. Ten will be located outside

ﬂow of products.

of the major metropolitan area. The
group currently operates over 70

For easy transport, the warehouse has

Dunkin' Donuts restaurants in several

Gonnella Baking Company has

seven exterior docks, one drive-in dock

states, and their next restaurant is

opened a new cold storage and distri-

and 18 truck parking spaces with plug-

planned to open in 2015.

bution center at 2361 Palmer Drive

ins. The temperature-controlled facility

in Schaumburg, Illinois. The facility

also has 1,800 square feet of refriger-

Existing franchisee Bud Patel plans

will serve as the Chicagoland pick-up

ated dock area and abundant storage

to develop eight Dunkin' Donuts loca-

point for Gonnella's baked frozen

capacity with 1,900 pallet positions.

tions in Lafayette and Indianapolis.
Three of these new restaurants will

line of products, which are delivered
nationwide.
"Sales have been steadily increasing
in our baked frozen division, making
now the opportune time for Gonnella

Dunkin' Donuts to
open 46 stores in
Indiana

be located in smaller towns and
communities outside Lafayette and
Indianapolis. Patel currently operates
over 20 Dunkin' Donuts restaurants
in the metropolitan Chicago area
and Davenport, Iowa. Jay Punukollu,

to move its storage and distribution
operations," says David Gonnella,

Dunkin' Donuts announces the signing

Patel's partner with a background in

national sales manager. "It's the ﬁrst

of multi-unit store development agree-

the QSR industry, will be responsible

step in consolidating various supply

ments with two existing franchise

for overseeing the daily restaurant

and handling activities to achieve

groups to develop 46 restaurants in

operations in Lafayette. The duo's ﬁrst

greater efficiency."

Indiana over the next several years.

restaurant is planned to open in 2016,
and the remainder by 2019.

The 34,000-square-foot building

The two franchise groups and

sits on a 3.78-acre site just 2-1/2

their development plans include

miles from Gonnella's Schaumburg

existing franchise group Kings Point

bakery. The strategic location minutes

Ventures, led by Alex Smigelski, Tom

from the Interstate 290/Rt. 53 and

Hughes and Tom Carpenter, with

Interstate 90 interchange provides

plans to develop 38 Dunkin' Donuts

ClubRational grows
to 65,000 members
A year ago, the cooking appliance
specialist, Rational, provided its
customers with a new version of
ClubRational. Since then, more and
more chefs have been using the
internet platform to get tips for their
kitchens. In one year, the Club has
grown to 65,000 members worldwide.
Professional chefs are increasingly
turning to ClubRational to beneﬁt
from the experiences of Rational
experts. 15,000 chefs joined the Club
in the last year alone. Recipes from all
kinds of categories and the application videos with tips on preparing a
wide range dishes are popular. Club
members also mainly use the plat-

Gonella Baking Company's new 34,000-square-foot cold storage and distribution center.

form to download the free software
updates for their Rational appliances.

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