Dunkin' Donuts sets sights on Shanghai

(CBC) - Green tea doughnuts will be on the menu at 100 Dunkin' Donuts shops slated to open in Shanghai over the next decade.

The first location in mainland China will open this spring, the Massachusetts-based company announced Friday.

In addition to the company's standard menu offerings of bagels, coffee and doughnuts, the Shanghai outlets will roll out new products to suit local tastes, the company said. New items will include honeydew doughnuts and mochi rings - doughnut-like desserts made of rice flour.

The company, which operates 7,900 restaurants in 31 countries around the globe and is one of many companies seeking to crack the Chinese market, also announced plans to expand its franchise in Taiwan.

In early January, Swiss chocolate maker Barry Callebaut opened a factory in eastern China in a bid to capture the country's growing appetite for chocolates and sweets.