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Tasty facts you didn't know about Krispy Kreme

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31. Krispy Kreme started in Kentucky
30. The first shop opened in Nashville
29. Vernon Rudolph was inspired by Camel
28. The company started as a wholesale business
27. It expanded in the 1940s and 1950s
26. It owes its consistency to the Ring King
25. There’s a waterfall of warm sugar glaze
24. An Original Glazed doughnut takes an hour to make
23. It's helped raise millions for worthwhile causes
22. The logo is referred to as a bow tie
21. The green tiles arrived in the 1960s
20. It's no longer family owned
19. It had its heyday in the 1990s
18. Krispy Kreme can make 12,000 doughnuts per hour
17. Some stores make 20 million doughnuts per year
16. Krispy Kreme doesn't just sell doughnuts
15. You can now dunk one in your McFlurry
14. The Hot Now light was a game changer
13. Krispy Kreme went international in 2001
12. The doughnuts have many celebrity fans
11. There was once a Krispy Kreme doughnut worth £1,000 ($1,388)
10. Krispy Kreme doughnuts are kosher and Halal
9. There’s an official Krispy Kreme challenge
8. Krispy Kreme has approximately 1,400 retail shops
7. Leftover Krispy Kreme doughnuts are made into pig feed
6. You can bag yourself a free doughnut
5. The first retail-only store opened in 1989
4. It once sold pizza
3. A wholewheat doughnut flopped
2. The secret recipe is locked in a vault
1. The Original Glazed recipe came from a river boat chef
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There's a hole lot to learn

Krispy Kreme has been going strong for over eight decades – and it continues to be one of the most coveted brands in the world. But even though there are stores pretty much everywhere these days, how much do you really know about the company and its melt-in-the-mouth treats? Here, we reveal some little-known Krispy Kreme facts that may surprise you, from what exactly was in the first Original Glazed recipe to how to bag yourself a free doughnut.

Click or scroll through our gallery to discover everything you ever wanted to know about Krispy Kreme – counting down to the most surprising fact of all.

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Miriam Carey

30 December 2024

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