Krispy Kreme: signs supply agreement with S+D Coffee

Winston-Salem / NC. (kkd) Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. announces that the company has signed a supply agreement with S+D Coffee Inc., which has purchased certain of the company´s coffee roasting assets. The company will continue to offer its existing line of Krispy Kreme signature coffees in its shops, which will now be supplied by S+D Coffee.

«As is the case with many other restaurant concepts, Krispy Kreme´s coffee will now be supplied by an outside vendor», says Brad Wall, Krispy Kreme Senior Vice President of Supply Chain. «Identifying opportunities to leverage external expertise is important to the restructuring of our Supply Chain operations and we are delighted to work with the coffee experts at S+D».

Based in Concord, North Carolina, S+D serves more than 70.000 customers nationwide, including leading restaurant chains. As one of the leading coffee roasters in the country, S+D Coffee will provide Krispy Kreme consumers with the high quality great tasting coffee they are accustomed to getting at their local Krispy Kreme shop.

About: Founded 1937 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Krispy Kreme is a leading branded specialty retailer of premium quality doughnuts, including its signature Hot Original Glazed. There are currently approximately 411 Krispy Kreme stores including satellites operating system-wide in 41 U.S. states, Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Kuwait, Mexico, the Philippines, the Republic of South Korea, the United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom.

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