Duck Donuts is set to open its first Hunterdon County location in the Prestige Plaza on Route 31 in Raritan Township at 7 a.m. Saturday.
The first guest in line Saturday will receive one free dozen donuts a month for a year.
The next 50 guests will receive a coupon for a free dozen donuts, to be redeemed on a future visit.
The location, in the same strip mall as Stop & Shop, is owned and operated by Phil and Megan Suarez.
“We are so excited to be opening the doors of Duck Donuts Flemington and bringing a taste of the Outer Banks home,” Megan Suarez stated in a press release. “The Flemington community has already been so supportive, and we can't wait to share this adventure with you all!”
Phil and Megan Suarez and their three children, Casey, Jack and Teagan, are Hillsborough residents.
The couple currently work as consultants in quality management, risk and compliance in the financial and pharmaceutical industries.
The family first encountered Duck Donuts during their annual family vacations to the Outer Banks. They always made sure to visit Duck Donuts on the first day of vacation.
The donuts will be made fresh to order 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. seven days a week. The 1,929-square-foot store will also serve Duck Donuts’ signature coffee blends, donut breakfast sandwiches, donut sundaes, frozen beverages, milkshakes, select retail items, and more.
At Duck Donuts, customers can create their own donut combination by choosing from a variety of coatings, toppings and drizzles, including traditional favorites such as chocolate icing with sprinkles. There will be a viewing area where children and adults can watch their donuts being made.
For grand opening details, specials and donut topping updates, visit the Duck Donuts Flemington Facebook page or connect on the website or register for the company’s new QuackChat text messaging program. Available on all mobile carriers, guests can text DOZEN to 50282 to join. A welcome offer for a free donut will be sent to each new subscriber.
Duck Donuts has selected Steps Together, a nonprofit with the mission of supporting local families facing a medical crisis, to receive its inaugural Quack Gives Back donation.
Duck Donuts opened its first locations in 2007 in the resort towns of Duck and Kitty Hawk, N.C.
Headquartered now in Mechanicsburg, Pa., the company began franchising in 2013 and has more than 150 locally owned and operated shops across 26 states, Puerto Rico and international locations in Bahamas, Canada, Curac?ao, Egypt, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar and Thailand.
The other Central Jersey locations of Duck Donuts are Route 22 in Green Brook, Route 18 in East Brunswick and Route 9 in Old Bridge.