Krispy Kreme to Sell Doughnuts at McDonald’s Nationwide

<p>McDonald’s and Krispy Kreme have a sweet update for doughnut fans everywhere&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<div id&equals;"bwbodyimg">&NewLine;<p>Krispy Kreme will soon provide fresh doughnuts everyday at McDonald’s restaurants nationwide&period; The phased rollout will begin in the second half this year with nationwide availability expected by the end of 2026&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>Three of Krispy Kreme’s most popular doughnuts will be delivered <span class&equals;"bwuline">fresh<&sol;span> to McDonald’s restaurants every day&period; They’ll be available individually&comma; or in boxes of six&comma; starting at breakfast and lasting throughout the day – while supplies last&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<ul class&equals;"bwlistdisc">&NewLine;<li><b>The iconic Original Glazed Doughnut&colon;<&sol;b> A melt-in-your-mouth doughnut covered in Krispy Kreme’s signature glaze&period; The doughnut that started it all&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li><b>The Chocolate Iced with Sprinkles Doughnut&colon;<&sol;b> A chocolatey twist on the original&comma; dipped in chocolate icing and covered in rainbow sprinkles&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li><b>The Chocolate Iced Kreme Filled Doughnut&colon; <&sol;b>Made with a light&comma; fluffy dough and filled with a smooth Kreme filling then dipped in chocolate icing&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;<p>This follows a successful test at 160 McDonald’s restaurants in the Lexington and Louisville&comma; KY areas where consumer excitement and demand exceeded expectations&period; These pilot restaurants will continue to serve Krispy Kreme doughnuts during the nationwide rollout&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Since the launch of breakfast nearly 50 years ago&comma; we’ve continued to offer new menu items&comma; flavors and experiences that have made McDonald’s an irreplaceable part of fans’ morning routines&comma;” said Tariq Hassan&comma; McDonald’s USA’s Chief Marketing and Customer Experience Officer&period; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;This partnership is an exciting next step in that journey and a chance to unlock new business opportunities in the breakfast category and throughout the day&period; Our fans’ love for Krispy Kreme runs deep&comma; and we can’t wait to make it even easier for them to satisfy their sweet tooth at McDonald’s restaurants across the country&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;The top request we receive from consumers&comma; every day&comma; is&comma; &OpenCurlyQuote;please bring Krispy Kreme to my town&period;’ Partnering with McDonald’s on a national scale will provide our fans and doughnut lovers unprecedented daily access to fresh doughnuts and the joy that is Krispy Kreme&comma;” said Krispy Kreme President and CEO Josh Charlesworth&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><b>Krispy Kreme More Than Doubles Points of Access<&sol;b><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Significantly&comma; by making Kreme Krispy accessible to fans nationwide through this partnership&comma; we expect to more than double our points of access by the end of 2026&period; The partnership accelerates the development of our existing Delivered Fresh Daily channel&comma; creating operating leverage through distribution density and production utilization&comma;” said Charlesworth&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Krispy Kreme has been scaling its supply chain&comma; building a support team&comma; adding technology and new equipment&comma; and enhancing field training to support its Delivered Fresh Daily expansion&comma; which includes this phased rollout&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Krispy Kreme operates in more than 35 countries through its unique network of fresh doughnut shops&comma; partnerships with leading retailers&comma; and a rapidly growing Ecommerce and delivery business with more than 14&comma;000 fresh points of access&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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