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title: "Duck the Halls with Limited-Time Flavors that are Mint to Be"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/1dccf4f1-9398-4958-b5e6-e7616b07d11c
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20191203_duck_the_halls_with_limitedtime_flavors_that_are_m.html
category: "Bakery & breakfast"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Bakery & breakfast"
topics: ["Marketing"]
published: 2019-12-03T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T04:11:45.142Z
image: https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1524749292158-7540c2494485?w=1600&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop
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# Duck the Halls with Limited-Time Flavors that are Mint to Be

**TL;DR:** Duck Donuts returns its Holiday Assortment with mint icing and crushed peppermint topping, along with festive combinations and seasonal flavors. The company, founded by Russ DiGilio, specializes in warm, delicious and made-to-order donuts and has expanded to 85 open franchise locations and more than 145 additional contracts in 26 states and 3 countries.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2019-12-03. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20191203_duck_the_halls_with_limitedtime_flavors_that_are_m.html).*

## Story

“We want to help our guests eliminate one daunting task this holiday season, baking, by letting us cater to their holiday needs for any upcoming special occasion or party,” said Russ DiGilio, the founder and CEO of Duck Donuts. “We are focused on providing families with not only delicious donuts but an opportunity to create warm family memories this season.”

Many Duck Donuts locations will also be offering jolly holiday beverages to help keep warm. This includes the Winter Roast medium coffee blend, which features rich flavors of sweet butterscotch and complementing flavors of hazelnut and whiskey and specialty espresso beverages, including a Vanilla Latte sprinkled with cinnamon, a Peppermint Mocha topped with crushed peppermints and a chocolate drizzle, and the Salted Caramel Mocha garnished with drizzles of caramel.

Do you know a Duck Donuts fan? Give them the gift of Duck Donuts this season, whether it’s a stocking stuffer such as apparel, drinkware or a gift card, or surprise them by having donuts delivered directly to their door through the company’s online ordering platform. To learn more about delivery options, visit

Duck Donuts specializes in warm, delicious and made-to-order donuts. Customers can create their own donut combination by choosing from a variety of coatings, toppings and drizzles, including traditional favorites such as chocolate icing with sprinkles and more adventurous creations such as maple icing with bacon. The family-friendly stores offer a viewing area where children and adults alike can watch their donuts being made.

Duck Donuts also sells coffee, tea, donut breakfast sandwiches and now offers online ordering and delivery in many locations. To learn more about local promotions or locate the nearest Duck Donuts, visit duckdonuts.com/locations/.

Duck Donuts opened its first locations in 2007 in the beach resort towns of Duck and Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. His intention? To solve a family vacation problem: “Our family wanted a place to buy warm, delicious, made-to-order donuts, and when we couldn’t find one, we decided to start our own.”

By 2011, Duck Donuts had expanded to four Outer Banks locations and the donut business was so successful that Founder Russ DiGilio was continuously approached about franchise opportunities by fans who begged for a Duck Donuts in their community. The first franchise opened in Williamsburg, Virginia, in 2013, and there are now 85 open franchise locations and more than 145 additional contracts in 26 states and 3 countries.

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- franchise expansion (topic)
- online ordering (topic)
- Duck Donuts (company)
- holiday menu (topic)
- delivery options (topic)
- limited time flavors (topic)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20191203_duck_the_halls_with_limitedtime_flavors_that_are_m.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/1dccf4f1-9398-4958-b5e6-e7616b07d11c).