In a letter on the Dunkin' Donuts website, CEO Nigel Travis explains why they're finally, after all these years, planning to open stores in California: "Some big-name celebrities have even made pleas on national TV for us to bring our famous coffee to Hollywood."
But don't throw out your DIY munchkin recipe yet — there's a long road to glazed bliss ahead. Here's the outlook:
"We are now actively seeking franchisees to open Dunkin' Donuts restaurants in Los Angeles, Riverside, San Diego, San Bernadino, Ventura and Orange Counties in California. We expect the first new Dunkin' Donuts restaurants in California to open in 2015."
We'll leave you with this highly scientific rendering of what an average L.A. citizen may look like in 2015: