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  • Krispy Kreme Abomination Fakes US Buyers While Foreigners Get the Good Stuff

    Dammit, Krispy Kreme. Is your opinion of American consumers that low?

    News that Krispy Kreme is doing a limited market sell of a donut that can only be described as a killer of men has taken the Interwebs by storm.

    The North Carolina-based donut chain is partnering with the Wilmington Blue Rocks baseball team, a single-A affiliate of the Kansas City Royals, to offer a one-of-a-kind treat.

    A hot dog-bacon donut with raspberry jam.

    Not since the KFC Double Down — and the Double Down Dog — has there been this blatant an attempt to thin the numbers of a business customer base.

    Krispy Kreme and the Blue Rocks are asking fans to help name the unholy donut. There is talk that it could be offered in other areas if it does well in Wilmington.

    But wait, you haven’t heard the best part.

    Krispy Kreme is doing another specialty donut. Remember the Cheerwine donuts? And the Oreo donuts? Get ready for the Krispy Kreme Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups Donuts!

    Krispy Kreme describes the new concoction as “filled with Reese’s Peanut Butter, hand-dipped in chocolate icing and topped with hazelnuts and Reese’s peanut butter drops.”

    What an All-American combo! A North Carolina donut company pairs with a company owned by Hershey in Pennsylvania to bring us the “two great tastes that taste great together” in one donut.

    Except, we can’t have it.

    The Krispy Kreme Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups Donuts are only available in the UK. No, not on the campus of the only undefeated men’s college basketball team in the country.

    In the United Kingdom. Dammit.

    Money reported that “shares of Krispy Kreme (KKD) fell nearly 6% Thursday after the company reported that its latest quarterly sales missed forecasts.”

    Maybe what really happened is that traders found out that they couldn’t buy a Krispy Kreme Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups Donut, but instead had to drive to Wilmington for a heart attack at the hot light.

  • Krispy Kreme Adds Two New Doughnut Flavors

    The next time you are drawn to the lure of Krispy Kreme’s red “Hot Now” sign, instead of buying only a dozen hot glazed doughnuts, you might want to try out one of the doughnut chain’s two new flavors. The North Carolina based chain has decided to collide the two wonderful worlds of coffee and doughnuts by introducing two coffee-flavored doughnuts. These two new flavors are available at participating locations in the United States and Canada.

    Krispy Kreme offers more than a dozen different doughnut flavors on its menu, and now customers can purchase Mocha Kreme and Caramel Coffee Kreme doughnuts. According to Krispy Kreme’s description of the Mocha Kreme doughnut, it is a “moist yeast doughnut filled with a tasty blend of chocolate and coffee flavors, topped with mocha icing, a milk chocolate swirl and decorated with milk chocolate icing.” As tasty as that sounds, the Caramel Coffee Kreme’s description might sound even more heavenly. This doughnut is described as being a “decadent glazed treat topped with smooth caramel and coffee flavored icing, a mocha drizzle and dollop of coffee Kreme.”

    Check out pictures of the two new doughnuts below.

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    The news of Krispy Kreme’s two new flavors might sting a little for those still working on their New Year’s resolutions, but if coffee and doughnuts are two of your favorite things, you might not want to hold off on trying out the new doughnuts for too long–these two flavors are available for a limited time only. The two flavors were added the display cases on Monday, and Krispy Kreme hasn’t yet mentioned how long they plan to keep the doughnuts before yanking them. Since the doughnuts aren’t tied to a holiday theme, like Krispy Kreme’s recent Valentine doughnuts that hung around for a couple of weeks, maybe these will stick around for a while.

    Judging from the number of ‘likes’ the announcement of the new flavors received on Krispy Kreme’s Facebook page, it appears many fans are excited to try them out. If coffee isn’t your thing, which doughnut flavor would you like to see added to Krispy Kreme’s lineup? Add your comments below.

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  • Krispy Kreme Gives Us Two New Flavors

    If you love coffee and donuts, then you will be thrilled to hear about what’s coming to Krispy Kreme. The company has just unveiled not one but two brand new coffee-flavored donuts.

    The first flavor is the Mocha Kreme. It is described as a “moist yeast doughnut filled with a tasty blend of chocolate and coffee flavors”. Yum! The donut is topped with a mocha-flavored icing, milk chocolate swirl, and carefully decorated with milk chocolate icing.

    The second choice, the Caramel Coffee Kreme, manages to combine caramel and coffee flavors in an icing, with a drizzling of mocha and dollop of “coffee-flavored Kreme”.

    These donuts weren’t the only coffee-related items revealed to be coming to Krispy Kreme. The company recently announced that it is teaming up with Green Mountain to sell coffee. The single serve Keurig brewers are big business for coffee companies.

    Is anyone really surprised that a donut company would try and muscle in? It seems predictable enough, but Krispy Kreme is taking a slow and cautious approach. For now, their “K-cups” will be one of two flavors: Smooth or Decaf.

    It’s likely that as Krispy Kreme finds its footing, new flavors will be introduced over time.

    Getting back to donuts, the new flavors will likely be a hit with anyone who loves their coffee and donuts. They can now have all the coffee flavor…and none of the soggy donut!

    The only potential downside is that this seems to be a limited time offer. Which is why you are encouraged to get to your nearest Krispy Kreme to try one or both of the fantastic flavors before March 30th.

    The flavors are available right now while supplies last, and if enough people compliment them perhaps (fingers crossed) these delicious donuts will stick around.

    Or perhaps while Krispy Kreme will be inclined to introduce hot cocoa flavored donuts in the near future.

    What do you think of the new Krispy Kreme donut flavors? Got a favorite donut flavor you’d like to recommend? Share away!

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  • National Donut Day: Free Donuts Abound

    National Donut Day: Free Donuts Abound

    Today is that most American of minor holidays: National Donut Day. Donut retailers across the country today are giving away their fried bread treats to celebrate the 76th annual holiday.

    Krispy Kreme, once again, is offering the most open donut giveaway. Any person can receive one free donut, with no purchase necessary.

    Dunkin’ Donuts will also be giving away one free donut per person, but only so long as they also purchase a beverage.

    Tim Hortons is getting in on the free donut action this year too. Like Dunkin’ Donuts, anyone who wants a free donut will also have to purchase something else. However, Tim Hortons has gone one step further and made the offer only good for those who print off a coupon from the Tim Hortons Facebook page.

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    Tim Hortons US7 days ago

    National Donut Day is just a week away! Print off your Free Donut with any purchase coupon today! Valid on June 7. Oh the Donanity!

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    The Salvation Army claims to have started National Donut Day to honor their “donut girls,” who served the glazed treats to soldiers in Europe during World War I. The organization is working with Entenmann’s Bakery this year, which is donating $1 to the Salvation Army for every “Like” the Entenmann’s Facebook page gets today (up to $30,000).

  • National Donut Day Means Free Donuts Today

    Every year The Salvation Army declares June 1 National Donut Day in honor of the Salvation Army “donut girls” who served donuts to soldiers in Europe during World War I. The organization has a short, wholesome video on the subject that you can view below. It’s sure to make you feel warm and fuzzy about the U.S., but that’s just The Salvation Army’s interpretation of the day. What National Donut Day really means to most of us is free donuts.

    Both Dunkin’ Donuts and Krispy Kreme are giving away donuts at their in-store locations in celebration of the holiday. To receive a free donut from Dunkin’ Donuts, customers must purchase a beverage at the store, but Krispy Kreme claims that any customer can receive any one donut of his or her choice for free – no purchase necessary.

    Krispy Kreme has had its “Krispy Kreme Cruiser” parked on Wall Street today, and the company’s CEO and CFO rang the closing bell for the New York Stock Exchange. Dunkin’ Donuts has been running a Twitter contest, giving their followers a chance to win $50 Dunkin’ Donuts gift certificates for answering an hourly donut quiz question.

    Take a look below the video to see some of the sugar-high-influenced tweets caused by National Donut Day. And don’t forget to pick up your free donut on the way home from work.

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    @krispykreme     @nyse_euronext Here’s a sweet look at the @KKDCruiser in front of the building http://t.co/UtgNHcOO.
    22 minutes ago via HootSuite · powered by @socialditto
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    @krispykreme     Our CEO Jim Morgan and CFO Doug Muir are preparing to ring the @NYSE_Euronext closing bell in a few minutes [photo] http://t.co/3gygccLc
    16 minutes ago via HootSuite · powered by @socialditto
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    @DunkinDonuts     Congrats @MsIrishMafiette, our final #DunkinNDD winner, who answered 2.1 bil donuts & munchkins! Pls DM us your addy for your $50 DD Card.
    1 hour ago via SocialEngage · powered by @socialditto
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    (image) Kate Engler
    @KatieEngler     Happy national donut day 🙂 #freedonutswag @EmilySchantz http://t.co/iBeAnVtN
    (image) 37 minutes ago via Photos on iOS · powered by @socialditto
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    (image) Tiffany Kung
    @tiffany0507     Free donuts at Dunkin Donuts is freaking amazing. Loving national donut day
    39 minutes ago via txt · powered by @socialditto
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    (image) JeepWorld.com
    @JeepWorld     So it’s National Barefoot Day and National Donut Day, BUT I can’t walk into @DunkinDonuts to get my free doughnut #barefoot. #DANG
    50 minutes ago via web · powered by @socialditto
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    (image) Joey Shaffer
    @JoeyShaffer_     Today’s national donut day, so everyone make sure you make love to some fried dough… And then eat it because I want your arteries to clog.
    41 minutes ago via Twitter for Android · powered by @socialditto
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    (image) Megan Riveiro
    @MeggieRivz     Wait, so… it’s a Friday… AND it’s National Donut Day?! #WINNING
    1 minute ago via web · powered by @socialditto
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    (image) dreamingzd7
    @dreamingzd7     I may be partaking in national donut day. 3 or 4 times.
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    (image) PEANUTS
    @snoopy     Happy National Donut Day! 🙂 http://t.co/RqbLuJtj
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  • Krispy Kreme Apps, Now You Know When You Can Get a Free Hot Original Doughnut

    Who doesn’t love a free Hot Original Glazed doughnut that has just come off of the line? But waiting for the neon glow of the “Hot Now” lights isn’t feasible for most people.

    Well a new app from Krispy Kreme will notify you when you can get those fresh, warm, and heavenly rings of dough. The Hot Light Online app allows you to map your nearest Krispy Kreme location from your phone and it alerts you when the “Hot Now” light goes on.

    Krispy Kreme has created six new apps to help you tweet, find your nearest location, and get notified:

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    One person commented on Krispy Kreme’s Facebook Page that this app was going to make her fatter while another called the Hot Now light the red light of temptation.