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Donut King 
Type Subsidiary and franchise system Industry Restaurant Founded 1981 Headquarters Brisbane, Queensland Number of locations 320 + Products Coffee, doughnuts, soft drinks, ice creams, milkshakes, frozen carbonated beverages, hot dogs Owner(s) Retail Food Group Website www.donutking.com.au Donut King is Australia's biggest doughnut franchise, based in Southport, Queensland.
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History
Donut King store in a shopping centre in Doncaster East, Victoria
The Donut King chain was founded in 1981 in Sydney[1], and is currently managed, under license, by the Southport-based Retail Food Group Limited. Retail Food Group also manages Michel's Patisserie, Brumby's Bakeries, and bb's Cafe, with a total of 1050 stores within Australia and New Zealand
As of September 2010, there were over 350 Donut King stores in Australia[2] in almost every major shopping centre. In July 2008, Donut King entered into a master license agreement with Shanghai-based Mak Brands, marking the Australian brand's first foray into the China market. There are now 7 stores in China. [3]
Products
Besides doughnuts, Donut King also serves a variety of other food items and beverages such as coffee and teas, soft drinks, milkshakes, soft serve ice creams, frozen carbonated beverages, and hot dogs. Many of these are offered along with doughnuts as part of a promotion or 'deal'.
World's Largest Doughnut
On December 05, 2007 Donut King oversaw construction of the World's Largest Doughnut, in order to celebrate The Simpsons Movie's DVD release. It was created from over 90,000 doughnuts, using half a tonne of pink icing and 30kg of sprinkles from Donut King. Taking 40 people over nine hours to build, the giant doughnut measured six metres and weighed a whopping 3.5 tonnes.[4]
References
- ^ "FAQ - frequently asked questions - About Donut King" (HTML). Retail Food Group (Australia) Limited. http://www.donutking.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=64&Itemid=14. Retrieved 2007-08-08.
- ^ "History of Retail Food Group (Australia)" (HTML). Retail Food Group (Australia) Limited. Archived from the original on 2008-08-02. http://web.archive.org/web/20080802054752/http://www.rfg.com.au/rfg/aboutus/history/. Retrieved 2008-10-16.
- ^ "Donut King Heads to China" (HTML). Australian Food News. http://www.ausfoodnews.com.au/2008/07/04/donut-king-heads-to-china.html. Retrieved 2008-10-16.
- ^ "World's largest D'oh Nut" (HTML). News.com.au. 2007-12-05. http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,22873599-2,00.html. Retrieved 2009-05-17.
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- Companies established in 1981
- Food companies of Australia
- Doughnut shops
- Fast-food franchises
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