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title: "Happy National Doughnut Day!"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/0f42f473-f28f-421a-bb95-57f897ba07bb
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/happy-national-doughnut-day-1752
category: "Bakery & breakfast"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Bakery & breakfast"
published: 2015-06-05T19:14:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T03:21:05.596Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/8d777f385d3dfec8815d20f7496026dc430.png
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# Happy National Doughnut Day!

**TL;DR:** National Doughnut Day is celebrated on the first Friday of June with free doughnut opportunities at franchises across the country. Dunkin' Donuts and Krispy Kreme are among the franchises offering free treats.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2015-06-05. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/happy-national-doughnut-day-1752).*

## Story

Today marks National Doughnut Day, surely America’s greatest holiday. The fact that work and school are not canceled in exaltation is an affront to all lovers of fried dough confectionaries. Still, we must soldier on.

Today marks a veritable buffet of free doughnut opportunities at franchises across the country. According to RestaurantNews.com, some of the places consumers will be able to enjoy free treats include:

Dunkin’ Donuts (while supplies last and with the purchase of any beverage; excludes Croissant Donuts and Cheesecake Squares)

Krispy Kreme (no purchase necessary; not available in Connecticut and Puerto Rico)

Honey Dew Donuts (free Mocha Madness Donut with the purchase of a medium drink)

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- Dunkin' Donuts (company)
- Connecticut (location)
- Krispy Kreme (company)
- Puerto Rico (location)
- national doughnut day (topic)
- doughnut franchises (topic)
- free doughnuts (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/happy-national-doughnut-day-1752). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/0f42f473-f28f-421a-bb95-57f897ba07bb).