Krispy Kreme is a company in Burnaze's franchise knowledge graph, mentioned since 2015. 210 stories link here, each summarized from the original publisher. * Krispy Kreme signed a franchise development agreement with Original Entrepreneurs to open 33 locations in the New York metro area [[2026-10-14 Krispy Kreme signs deal to open 33 units in New York metro (30186a)]]. * Former Krispy Kreme U.S. president Maria Rivera has been named CEO of The Salty Donut, a rapidly expanding artisanal doughnut chain [[2026-11-02 The Salty Donut Names Maria Rivera CEO (96c44b)]]. * Krispy Kreme is bringing back its Original Glazed Blueberry Flavored Doughnut for four days, from September 17-20 [[2026-09-16 Krispy Kreme’s Original Glazed Blueberry Flavored Doughnut Returning For 4 Days (1762c3)]]. * Krispy Kreme reported a 43% increase in adjusted EBITDA and a 2.6% rise in systemwide sales, excluding the impact of its discontinued McDonald's partnership [[2026-08-11 Krispy Kreme’s Turnaround Sees Many Wins (598594)]]. * Krispy Kreme narrowed its loss to $20.3 million in the second quarter of 2026, driven by refranchising efforts and strategic closures [[2026-08-06 Krispy Kreme narrows losses amid turnaround plan (4974fe)]]. * Krispy Kreme has appointed Suk Nicholas as its new chief commercial officer and Lori Suess as chief people officer [[2026-08-04 Krispy Kreme creates chief commercial officer role (eefeae)]]. * Krispy Kreme has partnered with ER Group to open 10 locations in Mauritius over five years [[2026-07-30 Krispy Kreme Signs Deal to Open in Mauritius (afe873)]]. * Krispy Kreme launched a new limited-time Original Glazed Blueberry Flavored Doughnut, available from July 23-26 [[2026-07-21 Krispy Kreme Launches New Original Glazed Blueberry Flavored Doughnut (b040f4)]]. Filed under Restaurants / Bakery & breakfast.
Also known as Krispy Kreme Doughnuts
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