This is a page on the global operations of Krispy Kreme.
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The Australian franchise agreement also covers New Zealand however currently there are no store locations there. On 29 October 2010 the Australian division went into voluntary administration, with media reports attributing this to poor sales.[1] As a result of this administration, several stores closed in early November 2010. As of December 2010, they have come out of Administration, and have continued trading with their remaining stores in the states of New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria. With hour long waits during the opening of their drive-through restaurants, and to this day, a free hot Original Glazed doughnut is offered to every customer making a purchase. The Australian chain has a strong fundraising program which has helped schools, workplaces, charities and non-profit organisations to raise over 10 million dollars to date. Also, unique to Australia, is a range of ice creams. A number of Australian stores have also started selling a Bakery range, including sandwiches, croissants, muffins etc.
Krispy Kreme first opened in Australia in 2003 in Penrith, 55 km west of Sydney, just off Mulgoa Road in the Penrith Panthers Football Club complex. It was the first store in the world outside the United States. The store also features a 24-hour drive-through service. Before opening they gave away 300,000 free doughnuts for publicity.
Since then, 10 Krispy Kreme stores opened in NSW. They now have multiple stores inside Sydney Airport, as well as Krispy Kreme Mascot located at 7 Ross Smith Avenue, adjacent to the airport.
Krispy Kreme has two stores in Brisbane; the Brisbane Airport and in the Myer Centre, although many mini-stores or 'carts' are in various service centres along major roads. The most recent Krispy Kreme outlet in Queensland opened at Pacific Fair, Broadbeach, on the Gold Coast. The stores are supplied by daily deliveries of doughnuts cooked at the commissary facility in Logan, south of Brisbane.
The first Krispy Kreme store in Melbourne, Australia opened on 22 June 2006 at 6.30 am[2] in the suburb of Narre Warren at Fountain Gate Shopping Centre, and features a 24-hour drive-through service. Though most store-locations outside of Australia usually operate with a long schedule including both early mornings and late nights, the twenty-four hour operating model is unique to Sydney and Melbourne. The store is currently hugely popular amongst Melbournians, some of whom queued for several hours during the store's first few weeks running. The drive-through queue during this period was often over 500 metres long and has been controlled by hired security guards and Narre Warren police, who directed traffic and calmed customers. When the store first opened, people had waited for 3 days creating a drive through line over 2 kilometres long. The drive through line did not stop until about three weeks after the opening and the internal store was constantly forced to remove people from the building after closing hours.
Krispy Kreme opened its second Melbourne store in the Central Business District on Collins Street. The store opened on September 26, 2006. Unlike the Fountain Gate store, doughnuts are not produced on site, but rather delivered many times during the day from both Fountain Gate and Dandenong. The Fountain Gate store is the only manufacturing (or factory) location in Victoria. A third store opened at Melbourne Central (and second CBD store) opened at on December 7, 2006. Melbourne's newest stores have been opened at Melbourne Airport T1 (Qantas) & T3 (Virgin) along with at third CBD store located on busy Swanston Street.
Krispy Kreme opened at Bahrain in Seef Mall at 30 September and had over 300 customers on its first day.It has also opened at City Center and in Al-Jawad, Juffair
Krispy Kreme Hong Kong opened their first store in Causeway Bay in September 2006. After that date they also opened another store located in Soho. Both stores sold special doughnuts produced to celebrate Halloween. These stores were franchise owned.
One original donut cost HK$10 while any other donut variety cost $12.
During the years of operation, Krispy Kreme also delivered donuts around Hong Kong. Because of this many schools in Hong Kong did charity Krispy Kreme Sales.
A third Krispy Kreme store opened in December in Causeway Bay at Times Square. A fourth store opened in Mong Kok, the first outlet that was not on Hong Kong Island. Another branch opened in Discovery Bay. Krispy Kreme also opened two stores at the Hong Kong International Airport, one in the Arrivals hall of Terminal 1 and the other one in Terminal 2 ( Sky Plaza), however the store in Terminal 2 has since closed.
The Hong Kong franchisee of Krispy Kreme went into liquidation on 27 October 2008. The directors had tried to find a purchaser in the preceding 3–4 months, but were unsuccessful.[3]
The Hong Kong franchisee was formally put into liquidation when creditors met on 12 November 2008 and at present there are no longer any Krispy Kreme franchises open in Hong Kong.
Krispy Kreme currently has opened eight stores in Indonesia. At least seventeen more stores are scheduled to open over the next five years. The stores are located in Pondok Indah Mall 2, Senayan City, Plaza Senayan, Mal Kelapa Gading 3, Discovery Shopping Mall Bali, Grand Indonesia, Setiabudi One and Plaza Indonesia.
Krispy Kreme opened their first store in Japan at Shinjuku Southern Terrace in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo on Friday December 15, 2006. The original glaze sells for 160 Japanese yen. Plans are in place to build around 50 stores in the Kantō region (which will all be franchise owned) in the next five years. [1]
Since opening, the store has seen hour long waits to get in, and in the first three days the store saw more than 10,000 customers.[4]
In the event of a long wait, this location is known for providing a free hot glazed donut to patrons waiting in the queue.
The second store in Japan opened October 12, 2007 with the Yurakucho ITOCiA complex in the Yūrakuchō district in Tokyo. The Krispy Kreme store is located on the first basement level and is expected to be a major draw for the new shopping center which is built on top of the Yurakucho station.[5]
Krispy kreme operates more than 9 stores in Lebanon.
Krispy Kreme may have found success in their twenty-eight outlets in Mexico. Some Mexican Krispy Kreme locations can be found inside Walmart stores as in the USA.
The first Krispy Kreme in the Middle East opened in Kuwait's Marina World shopping complex in late November 2006. A second and larger branch opened at The Avenues shopping mall in early 2007.
In November 2006, Krispy Kreme opened the flagship store in the Philippines. These stores are franchise owned like many others.The development deal for the franchise is awarded to the Real American Donut Company, Inc., a company owned and operated by the principals of Max's Restaurant. [2] The original franchise agreement is for 30 stores over the next five years.
The flagship store was officially opened on November 30, 2006 at the Bonifacio High Street in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City. The second store was opened on December 21, 2006 at SM Megamall in Mandaluyong City. The third store was opened on June 28, 2007 at Greenhills Shopping Center in San Juan City, it is the first Krispy Kreme drive-thru outlet in Asia and the first free-standing store in the Philippines. Branches in SM Mall of Asia and Trinoma opened October 2007. 3 more branches opened in 2008 located at Robinsons Galleria in Quezon City. another factory and drive-thru store in SM Mall of Asia in Pasay City, the 9th store opened in Gateway Mall, Araneta Center, and a 10th in Glorietta 4, Makati City. The only branch located in the provinces is the one at Marquee Mall in Angeles City, Pampanga.
Krispy Kreme first opened in South Korea on December 2004 in Sinchon-dong, Seoul. The Korean franchise is owned and operated by the Lotte Group. [3]
Over the past few years Krispy Kreme South Korea have opened eighteen stores, fifteen in Seoul/Gyeonggi-do and two in Busan and one in Daejeon. These include hot locations and fresh stores.
In 2009, Krispy Kreme have 30 stores in South Korea, three new stores have opened in Seoul and 9 more stores in main cities of the country.
Krispy Kreme opened operations in the United Arab Emirates on 16 March 2007 at the food court in Deira City Centre in Dubai.[6] Krispy Kreme has also opened stores in the Mall of the Emirates and Dubai Festival City, both in Dubai. The franchises are owned by the Americana Group. In late 2007 a new branch opened at Khalidiyah Mall in Abu Dhabi. Krispy Kreme also opened in Al Buhaira (Kornich Khalid) in Sharjah.The latest one opened in Ajman Corniche. also there is another one in Sharjah Industrial Area next to Al Darary Area.
In October 2003 Krispy Kreme UK opened their first store at the Harrods department store in London, which closed in June 2011. Krispy Kreme currently separate their stores into three categories: Factory Stores that produce all fifteen doughnuts varieties, Hot Tunnels that have the equipment to add warm glaze to original glazed doughnuts that are produced elsewhere, and Fresh locations' that rely entirely on factory stores. The latter also seen inside larger Tesco stores.
Krispy Kreme opened its first store in Dominican territory at the Winston Churchill Avenue in Santo Domingo in July 2010. It has been a popular place among Dominicans.
Krispy Kreme has 4 stores in Canada as well as plans to open stores in Egypt and China in early 2007. They will all be franchise owned. It has now opened. Krispy Kreme also opened a store at Siam Paragon in September 2010 and another store at Central Ladprao in August 2011 in Bangkok, Thailand.