MASSACHUSETTS -- Dunkin’ Donuts has signed new agreements with Hess Corp., and Sara Lee Foodservice, as part of its expansion plans. 

Sara Lee Foodservice has partnered with Dunkin’ Donuts to be the exclusive provider of Dunkin’ Donuts coffee to foodservice outlets across the country, the Boston Herald reports.  

This new multi-year agreement now gives Sara Lee the right to sell and market Dunkin’ Donuts coffee  to locations such as office buildings and cafeterias. Sara Lee Foodservice will also continue to offer its complete portfolio of coffee products and brands.    

“We are excited to expand on our long-standing relationship with Dunkin’ Donuts,” said Tom Hayes, president, Sara Lee Foodservice. “This alliance will allow our team to provide select foodservice operators with a brand that will delight their patrons and help them grow their business.”

Currently, Sara Lee Foodservice is a coffee roaster and supplier to Dunkin’ Donuts franchisees throughout the United States. The companies have worked together since 1975, notes the newspaper. 

Also, Dunkin’ Donuts announced they will partner with Hess to install self-service coffee, hot chocolate and donut stations within Hess’ gas-convenience locations. 

Hess has about 1,350 retail marketing sites in 14 states on the Eastern seaboard. The stations will begin operations next month, mostly outside Dunkin’ Donuts’ New England base, the company reports. 

The Dunkin’ Donuts self-service offering will roll out in Hess stores starting in January, initially within Hess locations in Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia. Hess plans to introduce at least 175 self-service Dunkin’ Donuts sites in 2008.