US EditionNo More McDoughnuts: McDonald's and Krispy Kreme End Partnership
- McDonald's and Krispy Kreme announced on Tuesday, June 24, 2025, that they will end their doughnut partnership effective July 2, 2025.
- The partnership started in 2024 after a successful pilot but demand declined and efforts to align costs with sales were unsuccessful, making it unsustainable.
- Krispy Kreme doughnuts were introduced in approximately 2,400 McDonald’s outlets, representing around 18% of the chain’s U.S. locations, but due to slowing sales, the companies halted further expansion of the partnership in May 2025.
- Krispy Kreme CEO Josh Charlesworth explained that the company could not align its expenses with the expected sales volume, which rendered the partnership unviable. Meanwhile, Krispy Kreme’s stock value has dropped approximately 73% this year.
- Krispy Kreme will focus on expansion via high-volume retail and international franchises, while McDonald's noted the deal was a small part of its breakfast business with modest sales impact.
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Krispy Kreme, McDonald's End Partnership
Sad news for people who wanted a doughnut instead of fries with that: McDonald's and Krispy Kreme have ended their partnership just six months after the doughnuts first appeared at the fast food chain. Last year, the companies said they planned to have Krispy Kreme doughnuts in all of McDonald's...
The relationship between McDonald's and Krispy Kreme is coming to an end in the United States.Both companies announced that they will conclude their collaboration in July.According to the original report, the costs associated with this initiative were too high and unsustainable.A sweet but limited startThe agreement between McDonald's and Krispy Kreme originated in March last year with high expectations. McDonald's planned to introduce Krispy Kr…
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No more McDoughnuts: McDonald’s and Krispy Kreme end partnership
By DEE-ANN DURBIN There will soon be a doughnut-sized hole in McDonald’s U.S. menu. McDonald’s and Krispy Kreme said Tuesday that they’re ending their partnership on July 2, a little more than a year after it was announced. Krispy Kreme said demand for its doughnuts at McDonald’s wasn’t strong enough to recoup its costs. Chicago-based McDonald’s announced in March 2024 that it would begin selling three types of Krispy Kreme doughnuts at particip…
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