{"id":14297,"date":"2024-03-26T12:45:03","date_gmt":"2024-03-26T16:45:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/?p=14297"},"modified":"2024-03-26T12:45:05","modified_gmt":"2024-03-26T16:45:05","slug":"mcdonalds-to-sell-krispy-kreme-doughnuts-nationwide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/26\/mcdonalds-to-sell-krispy-kreme-doughnuts-nationwide\/","title":{"rendered":"McDonald\u2019s to Sell Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Nationwide"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Krispy-Kreme-x-McDonalds.jpg?resize=640%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Krispy-Kreme-x-McDonalds.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Krispy-Kreme-x-McDonalds.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Krispy-Kreme-x-McDonalds.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Krispy-Kreme-x-McDonalds.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Krispy-Kreme-x-McDonalds.jpg?w=1500&amp;ssl=1 1500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Krispy-Kreme-x-McDonalds.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>McDonald\u2019s USA and Krispy Kreme, one of the most beloved sweet treat brands in the world, are teaming up for a national expansion. Fans will begin spotting Krispy Kreme doughnuts in their local McDonald\u2019s restaurants later this year as part of a phased market rollout across the country. Nationwide availability at participating restaurants is expected by the end of 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Three of Krispy Kreme\u2019s most popular doughnuts will be delivered fresh to McDonald\u2019s restaurants every day. They\u2019ll be available individually, or in boxes of six, starting at breakfast and lasting throughout the day \u2013 while supplies last:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>The iconic Original Glazed\u00ae Doughnut:<\/strong>&nbsp;A melt-in-your-mouth doughnut covered in Krispy Kreme\u2019s signature glaze. The doughnut that started it all.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The Chocolate Iced with Sprinkles Doughnut:<\/strong>&nbsp;A chocolatey twist on the original, dipped in chocolate icing and covered in rainbow sprinkles.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The Chocolate Iced Kreme&#x2122; Filled Doughnut:<\/strong>&nbsp;Made with a light, fluffy dough and filled with a smooth Kreme&#x2122; filling then dipped in chocolate icing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This follows a successful test at 160 McDonald\u2019s restaurants in the Lexington and Louisville, Kentucky areas where consumer excitement and demand exceeded expectations. These pilot restaurants will continue to serve Krispy Kreme doughnuts during the nationwide rollout. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSince the launch of breakfast nearly 50 years ago, we\u2019ve continued to offer new menu items, flavors and experiences that have made McDonald\u2019s an irreplaceable part of fans\u2019 morning routines,\u201d said Tariq Hassan, McDonald\u2019s USA\u2019s Chief Marketing and Customer Experience Officer. \u201cThis 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. Our fans\u2019 love for Krispy Kreme runs deep, and we can\u2019t wait to make it even easier for them to satisfy their sweet tooth at McDonald\u2019s restaurants across the country.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe top request we receive from consumers, every day, is, \u2018please bring Krispy Kreme to my town.\u2019 Partnering with McDonald\u2019s on a national scale will provide our fans and doughnut lovers unprecedented daily access to fresh doughnuts and the joy that is Krispy Kreme,\u201d said Krispy Kreme President and CEO Josh Charlesworth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSignificantly, by making Kreme Krispy accessible to fans nationwide through this partnership, we expect to more than double our points of access by the end of 2026. The partnership accelerates the development of our existing Delivered Fresh Daily channel, creating operating leverage through distribution density and production utilization,\u201d said Charlesworth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Krispy Kreme has been scaling its supply chain, building a support team, adding technology and new equipment, and enhancing field training to support its Delivered Fresh Daily expansion, which includes this phased rollout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Krispy Kreme and McDonald\u2019s will provide more details regarding the nationwide rollout in the coming months.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>McDonald\u2019s USA and Krispy Kreme, one of the most beloved sweet treat brands in the world, are teaming<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[21],"class_list":["post-14297","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14297","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14297"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14297\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14297"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14297"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14297"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}