- Krispy Kreme operations by country
This is a page on the global operations of
Krispy Kreme .United Kingdom
In October 2004 Krispy Kreme UK opened their first store at the
Harrods department store inLondon . 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 also seen inside largerTesco stores.Australia
The Australian franchise agreement also covers New Zealand however currently there are no store locations there.
New South Wales and Australian Capital Territory
Krispy Kreme first opened in
Australia in 2003 in Penrith, 55km west of Sydney. Before opening they gave away 300,000 free donuts for publicity.Since then, there are 29 Krispy Kreme stores in NSW and 5 in ACT. They now have multiple stores inside
Sydney Airport , as well as Krispy Kreme Mascot located at 7 Ross Smith Avenue, adjacent to the airport, and Charlestown Square in Newcastle.Queensland
Krispy Kreme has opened two stores in Brisbane at Adelaide Street and in the Myer Centre [ [http://www.ourbrisbane.com/food-and-drink/krispy-kreme-opens-myer-centre Krispy Kreme opens at Myer Centre | ourbrisbane.com ] ] . The most recent Krispy Kreme outlet in Queensland opened at Pacific Fair, Broadbeach, on the Gold Coast, to enthusiastic patronage. The stores are supplied by twice-daily deliveries of doughnuts cooked at the commissary facility in Logan, south of Brisbane.
Victoria
The first Krispy Kreme store in
Melbourne ,Australia opened on22 June ,2006 at 6.30 am [cite news |url=http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,19551235-1702,00.html |title=Salad sumo, doughnut giant clash |publisher=The Australian |date=2006-06-22 ] in the suburb of Narre Warren atFountain 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 hoursFact|date=December 2007.Krispy Kreme opened its second Melbourne store in the Central Business District on
Collins Street . The store opened onSeptember 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 andDandenong . The Fountain Gate store is the only manufacturing (or factory) location in Victoria. A third store opened at theChadstone Shopping Centre , on the 2nd November 2006. A fourth store (and second CBD store) opened at Melbourne Central onDecember 7 ,2006 . The fifth store opened onDecember 19 at Knox Ozone. It is Victoria's second 'Hot Light' store, similar to Fountain Gate, yet only applies glaze to pre-made Original Glazed doughnuts and has the assorted varieties delivered fromDandenong . The sixth store opened atEastland Shopping Centre onMay 31 ,2007 , which is a temporary store moving to a permanent location later in the year. The seventh store opened in June 2007 atWestfield Southland in Cheltenham, the first store in the southern suburbs. Melbourne's newest store has been opened atMelbourne Airport . Two new stores, atCrown Casino and at the busySwanston Street have opened. TheSwanston Street store will be the third CBD store.Krispy Kreme is also going to open a store up north ofMelbourne inBroadmeadows Shopping Centre on Wednesday 28th of May, this will be Krispy Kreme's 14th store in Victoria.Hong Kong
Krispy Kreme
Hong Kong opened their first store inCauseway Bay in September 2006. Since that date they have also opened another store located in SoHo. Both stores have sold special doughnuts produced to celebrate Halloween. These stores are franchise owned.One original donut costs HK$10 and any other donut variety costs $12. Krispy Kreme has also blended in with the local culture By adding flavours like Green Tea and Red Bean to its donut varieties.
Krispy Kreme also delivers donuts around Hong Kong. Because of this many schools in Hong Kong do charity Krispy Kreme Sales.
The third Krispy Kreme store opened in December in Causeway Bay at Times Square. The fourth store opened in Mong Kok the first outlet that was not on Hong Kong Island. Krispy Kreme has 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)Japan
Krispy Kreme opened their first store in
Japan atShinjuku Southern Terrace in Shibuya-ku,Tokyo on FridayDecember 15 2006. The original glaze sells for 160Japanese yen . Plans are in place to build around 50 stores in theKantō region (which will all be franchise owned) in the next five years. [http://www.japanmarketingnews.com/2006/12/first_japanese_.html]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. [LA Times. [http://www.latimes.com/features/health/nutrition/la-fi-japan10apr10,1,1300662.story?coll=la-health-nutrition-news U.S. firms feeding Japan's sweet tooth] . April 10, 2007, retrieved June 3, 2007.]
The second store in Japan opened
October 12 ,2007 with theYurakucho ITOCiA complex in theYūrakuchō district inTokyo . 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. [ [http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nb20071013a1.html Yurakucho ITOCiA complex opens doors | The Japan Times Online ] ]Mexico
Krispy Kreme may have found success in their twenty-eight outlets in
Mexico . Some Mexican Krispy Kreme locations can be found insideWalmart stores as in the USA.Philippines
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. [http://franchise.business-opportunities.biz/2006/07/14/krispy-kreme-awards-development-rights-for-the-philippines/] 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 inFort Bonifacio ,Taguig City . The second store was opened onDecember 21 ,2006 atSM Megamall inMandaluyong City . The third store was opened onJune 28 , 2007 atGreenhills Shopping Center inSan Juan City , it is the first Krispy Kreme drive-thru outlet inAsia and the first free-standing store in the Philippines. Branches inSM Mall of Asia andTrinoma are set to open on October 2007. An original glazed donut costs 30 pesos.Indonesia
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.outh Korea
Krispy Kreme first opened in
South Korea on December 2004 inSinchon ,Seoul . The Korean franchise is owned and operated by theLotte Group . [http://www.koreanconsulting.com/links/bridgingculturekorea.php]Over the past few years Krispy Kreme South Korea have opened eighteen stores, fifteen in
Seoul /Gyeonggi-do and two inBusan and one inDaejeon . These include hot locations and fresh stores.United Arab Emirates
Krispy Kreme opened operations in the
United Arab Emirates on16 March 2007 at the food court inDeira City Centre inDubai . [Cite web|title=Doughnuts upstage Swiss ace Federer |url=http://archive.gulfnews.com/indepth/dubaitennis2007/men/10108084.html |publisher="Gulf News " |date=2007-03-02 |accessdate=2008-05-25] Krispy Kreme has also opened stores in theMall of the Emirates andDubai Festival City , both in Dubai. The franchises are owned by theAmericana Group . In late 2007 a new branch opened atKhalidiyah Mall in Abu Dhabi.Kuwait
The first Krispy Kreme in the
Middle East opened in Kuwait'sMarina World shopping complex in late November 2006. A second and larger branch opened at The Avenues shopping mall in early 2007.Bahrain
Krispy Kreme opened at Bahrain in Seef Mall at 30th of September and had over 300 customers on its first day, and will open at City Center early 2009.
Other Countries
Krispy Kreme have also announced plans to open stores in
Egypt and China in early 2007. They will all be franchise owned.References
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