Dunkin' Brands Group Inc. didn't say how many shares it will offer or when the offering will take place. The regulatory filing proposes an estimated maximum IPO value of $400 million.
But the Massachusetts-based company did say in a regulatory filing that it believes it sees "significant opportunity" to expand in foreign markets and outside the Northeast U.S., where it is concentrated.
It also says it lost $1.7 million in the first quarter of 2011, a big difference from $5.9 million in net income the year before.
The company would trade on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ticker "DNKN."