Krispy Kreme is the name of an international chain of
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stores that was founded by
Vernon RudolphVernon Carver Rudolph was the founder of Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc.Vernon was the oldest of two boys born to Plumie and Rethie Rudolph. As he grew older, he began to help in the general store that his father owned. When he graduated high school, he went to Paducah, Kentucky with his uncle...
in 1937 in
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. The parent company of Krispy Kreme is Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc. and is based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States.
While selling assorted types of doughnuts, Krispy Kreme's signature item is a
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doughnut that is traditionally served warm. Along with their own Krispy Kreme brand store locations their products are sold in supermarkets, grocery stores, convenience stores, gas stations,
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and
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stores in the United States.
Internationally,
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supermarkets and
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gas stations in Canada along with
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Service Stations and
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Travel Centres in Australia carry Krispy Kreme. In the United Kingdom
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supermarkets, Tesco Extra and
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service stations carry Krispy Kreme products.
The company's growth was steady prior to its
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but profits have decreased in recent quarters.
History
Krispy Kreme's founder
Vernon RudolphVernon Carver Rudolph was the founder of Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc.Vernon was the oldest of two boys born to Plumie and Rethie Rudolph. As he grew older, he began to help in the general store that his father owned. When he graduated high school, he went to Paducah, Kentucky with his uncle...
and his uncle, Ishmael Armstrong, purchased Joseph LeBeouf's donut shop on Broad Street in
Paducah, KentuckyPaducah is the largest city in Kentucky's Jackson Purchase Region and the county seat of McCracken County, Kentucky, United States. It is located at the confluence of the Tennessee River and the Ohio River, halfway between the metropolitan areas of St. Louis, Missouri, to the west and Nashville,...
along with a secret recipe for yeast-raised doughnuts in 1933 acquired from a Buffalo NY businessman. Rudolph began selling the yeast doughnuts in Paducah and delivered them on his bicycle. The operation was moved to
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and other family members joined to meet the customer demand. Rudolph sold his interest in the Nashville store in 1937 and opened a doughnut shop in Winston-Salem, North Carolina selling to grocery stores and then directly to individual customers. The first store in North Carolina was located in a rented building on South Main Street in Winston-Salem in what is now called historic
Old SalemOld Salem is a historic district of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. It features a living history museum that interprets the restored Moravian community. The non-profit organization began its work in 1950, although some private residents had restored buildings earlier...
. The Krispy Kreme logo was designed by Benny Dinkins, a local architect.
Expansion occurred in the 1950s, including an early store in Savannah, GA and elsewhere in the southern U.S. By the 1960s, Krispy Kreme was known throughout the southeastern United States, and it began to expand into other areas. In 1976, Krispy Kreme Doughnut Corporation became a wholly owned
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of
Beatrice FoodsBeatrice Foods Company was a major American food processing company. In 1987, its smaller international food operations were sold to Reginald Lewis, a corporate attorney creating TLC Beatrice International, after which the majority of its domestic brands and assets were acquired by Kohlberg,...
of
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,
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. The headquarters for Krispy Kreme remained in Winston-Salem.
A group of
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purchased the
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back from Beatrice Foods in 1982. In 2003, a pilot project in
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, to sell doughnuts through car windows and sunroofs at a busy intersection (with
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) failed.
On February 19, 2007, Krispy Kreme began selling the Whole Wheat Glazed doughnut in an attempt to appeal to the health conscious. The doughnut has 83.736
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(20
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in most countries, or 20
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s in the US) fewer than the original glazed (754 kJ vs. 837 kJ) and contains more fiber (2 grams vs. 0.5 grams). As of January 2008, the
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content of all Krispy Kreme doughnuts was reduced to 0.5 of a gram or less. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, in its guidelines, allows companies to round down to 0 g in its nutrition facts label even if the food contains as much as 0.5 of a gram per serving. Krispy Kreme benefited from this regulatory rule in its subsequent advertising campaign, touting its doughnuts as "trans fat free" and having "0 grams trans fat!".
On July 1, 2010, Krispy Kreme introduced a doughnut that included the
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CheerwineCheerwine is a cherry-flavored soft drink produced by the Carolina Beverage Corporation of Salisbury, North Carolina. It has been produced since 1917 by "the oldest continuing soft drink company still run by the same family".- Overview and history :...
, which was to be sold in
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s in
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and
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during July. The doughnuts proved so popular the
Salisbury, North CarolinaSalisbury is a city in Rowan County in North Carolina, a state of the United States of America. The population was 33,663 in the 2010 Census . It is the county seat of Rowan County...
Krispy Kreme location, in the town where Cheerwine is made, sold them as well, and after July 31, this was the only place to get them. The Cheerwine Kreme doughnut returned for July 2011 and made its debut in
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and
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.
Also in 2010, Krispy Kreme Express, a delivery service for businesses, began testing at the Battleground Avenue location in
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.
Growth
Krispy Kreme began another phase of rapid expansion in the 1990s, opening stores outside the southeastern United States where most of their stores were located. Then, in December 2001, Krispy Kreme opened its first store outside the U.S. in Mississauga,
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,
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, just outside
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. Since 2004, Krispy Kreme has rapidly expanded its international operations.
On April 5, 2000, the corporation went
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on the
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using the
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KREM. On May 17, 2001, Krispy Kreme switched to the
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, with the ticker symbol KKD, which is its current symbol.
On January 18, 2005, Krispy Kreme announced Stephen Cooper, chairman of financial consulting group Kroll Zolfo Cooper LLC, as interim
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. Cooper replaces
Scott LivengoodScott Livengood is the former CEO of Krispy Kreme Corporation, which makes doughnuts. A native of Salisbury, North Carolina, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill-educated man started working for Krispy Kreme in 1977, then a privately held company based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina...
, who the company said has retired as chairman, president, CEO and a director. The company also named Steven Panagos, a managing director of Kroll Zolfo, as president and
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.
Although based on informal advertising such as word-of-mouth, in 2006, Krispy Kreme moved into television and radio advertisements, beginning with its "Share the Love" campaign with heart-shaped doughnuts.
International operations
The first Krispy Kreme store to open outside North America was in
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,
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, in the city of Sydney. At first the operation was successful, opening 53 other stores around the country. However as of November 1, 2010 the entire Australian division went into voluntary administration, with media reports attributing this to poor sales. They have since come out of administration as of December 2010, and continued trading, with fewer stores. Besides the stores that Krispy Kreme operate in the United States and Canada, there are also locations in the
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,
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,
Malaysia,
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, the
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,
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,
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, the
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(2006–2008), and
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.
In August 2011, Krispy Kreme's Japan operation planned to increase the number of stores from 21 to 94, and its Mexico operation announced the number of stores would increase from 58 to 128 in five years.
In November 2011 it was announced that Krispy Kreme was going into Administration in the UK
New England
In 2002, Krispy Kreme opened its second store in
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in
Newington, ConnecticutNewington is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. As of the 2000 census, it had a total population of 29,306. The Connecticut Department of Transportation has its headquarters in Newington....
. What followed was a period of aggressive expansion throughout the region; this included a Krispy Kreme at the Prudential Center in
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, which opened on April 15, 2004 and closed sixteen months later. Initially fueled by hype surrounding the opening of Krispy Kreme in New England, this regional expansion was followed by the closing of all but one store, at the
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casino in Uncasville. In January 2010 the Milford store, the first to open in the region, closed after a long decline in patronage. Some say that Krispy Kreme's coffee "left many locals unimpressed, a mortal sin in the joe-loving
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."
Krispy Kreme also opened one store in Cranston, Rhode Island in May 2003. It is now closed after receiving initial fanfare. This may be due to dominance of Dunkin Donuts in the state.
Arizona
Krispy Kreme reentered the Arizona market when a new franchise reopened its East
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, location on May 13, 2008. This location was purchased by Krispy Kreme after Rigel closed it in 2006. The new franchise owner, Dan Brinton, plans to eventually open four to five factory stores in the Phoenix market. These stores are planned to support 10 to 15 smaller non-factory stores that will only sell doughnuts and other products.
Texas
In 2002, Krispy Kreme opened a restaurant style store in the Amarillo area in Texas. Many thought that the local doughnut store was the reason the national chain closed, but this was not the case. The Amarillo Krispy Kreme closed on July 17, 2005.
California
In January 2006, Krispy Kreme terminated the franchise license of Great Circle Family Foods LLC, alleging non-payment of required fees. At the time, they were one of the largest franchisees, operating 28 stores in Southern California. Preceding this action was a financial dispute by Great Circle, culminating in their September lawsuit filed against Krispy Kreme. The lawsuit was settled in July 2006 and led to the reinstatement of Great Circle's license.
On August 22, 2007, Great Circle Family Foods and some of its wholly owned subsidiaries filed for
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Bankruptcy. Great Circle emerged from Chapter 11 on July 6, 2009, and currently operates 11 stores in Southern California.
Puerto Rico
On May 6, 2008, the first store in
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opened, followed by two additional locations in 2010 and one additional location in 2011.
Canada
The 18 stores which opened in Canada, out of 32 planned, have been reduced to four. Two of those exist in
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(in
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and
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) while the other two stores are in Mississauga, Ontario and
Delta, British ColumbiaDelta is a district municipality in British Columbia, and forms part of Metro Vancouver. Located south of Richmond, it is bordered by the Fraser River to the north, the United States to the south and the city of Surrey to the east...
. A small seasonal store was recently opened in
Wasaga Beach, OntarioWasaga Beach is a town in Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada. It is a popular four-season tourist destination situated on Nottawasaga Bay at the southern end of Georgian Bay approximately two hours north of Toronto, and abuts, to the west, the town of Collingwood...
. The Wasaga Beach location receives its doughnuts from the Mississauga store every morning. Another small store recently opened on November 3, 2010 in Toronto at Bathurst and Harbord Streets in the city's Harbord Village neighborhood. This store receives shipments from the Mississauga store. Krispy Kreme's Canadian assets were put up for sale in 2005 seven weeks after the U.S.-based doughnut company had the firm that owns and operates stores in Canada placed under bankruptcy protection. The Canadian operations are managed under the franchisee Krispy K Canada Company of Mississauga, Ontario.
Philippines
In the
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, Krispy Kreme currently has 17 branches in
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and one in
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,
PampangaPampanga is a province of the Philippines located in the Central Luzon region. Its capital is the City of San Fernando, Pampanga. Pampanga is bordered by the provinces of Bataan and Zambales to the west, Tarlac and Nueva Ecija to the north, and Bulacan to the southeast...
, and two branches in
Cebu CityThe City of Cebu is the capital city of Cebu and is the second largest city in the Philippines, the second most significant metropolitan centre in the Philippines and known as the oldest settlement established by the Spaniards in the country.The city is located on the eastern shore of Cebu and was...
.
Japan
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Japan operates 27 shops throughout the country.
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