McDonald’s soon, customers will be able to get famous doughnuts with their McCafé drinks or Big Mac and fries.
The fast food chain has announced it will be selling Krispy Kreme doughnuts at all of its US stores by the end of 2026. They will offer three flavors – Original Glazed, Chocolate Iced Glazed with Sprinkles, and Chocolate Iced Kreme-Filled.
Customers can buy the doughnuts on their own or in a six-pack, Krispy Kreme revealed of the partnership on Tuesday. They will be available from the morning until they are sold out.
‘This partnership will create more growth opportunities for McDonald’s restaurants across the country – especially in the breakfast period (because who doesn’t love a fresh doughnut with their McCafé in the morning?) but also throughout the day,’ a McDonald’s spokesperson told the New York Post.
There are significantly fewer Krispy Kreme outlets compared to the almost 13,500 McDonald’s restaurants nationwide as of 2022.
The Charlotte, North Carolina-based company plans to use its ‘hub and spoke’ method to distribute its products to McDonald's locations, just like it currently does to 6,800 third-party stores. Grocery stores like Walmart have been selling Krispy Kreme doughnuts for years.
‘By making Kreme Krispy (sic) accessible to fans nationwide through this partnership, we expect to more than double our points of access by the end of 2026,’ stated Krispy Kreme President and CEO Josh Charlesworth.
The doughnuts are already being sold in a couple of states like Kentucky, where they were brought to 160 McDonald's locations as a test. This expanded to Indiana, and the gradual introduction to the rest of the states will begin this year. McDonald's stores are going to offer three Krispy Kreme doughnut flavors: Original Glazed, Chocolate Iced Glazed with Sprinkles and Chocolate Iced Kreme-Filled (Picture: Getty Images)
McDonald's shares, which has
ambitious expansion plans pledged to reduce prices and and outrage over the cost amid of some items – stayed the same. While the partnership aims to expand business for both companies, some experts said it could instead weaken them.
‘How will it impact an existing point of access which is located down the street from a McDonald's?’ Truist analysts said of Krispy Kreme.
McDonald's plans to offer three Krispy Kreme doughnut flavors at all of its US locations by the end of 2026.
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