krispy Kreme

[OllieWinchester]

Inspired by the crap high street coffee thread....

Walk past a little Krispy kreme stand in my local Tesco quite often, they look quite tasty but the price seems a bit excessive to me. They are like £1.35 each and I'm sure I used to buy packs of 10 jam doughnuts for £1 in Sainsburys. My question is this, are they actually any good? I mentioned them at work the other day and some people got this crazy faraway look in their eyes and started waxing lyrical about them which I must admit piqued my interest. I haven't really got that much of a sweet tooth, but if they are really that good then I suppose I ought to give them a try.

[littlegreenfairy]

They are the best around

(but slightly sickly and more than one will make you sick)

[t84]

There's a late night drive through in Manchester... Mmmm...

[The Count]

Don't get me started on Krispy Kreme!!

I fricken love 'em. Just a shame that the nearest one is in Selfridges & Co (Birmingham)

Looked into the franchise opportunity, but you need something like £2mill (cash) in the bank and 15 years business acumen.

[Dupont666]

The Count said:

Don't get me started on Krispy Kreme!!

I fricken love 'em. Just a shame that the nearest one is in Selfridges & Co (Birmingham)

Looked into the franchise opportunity, but you need something like £2mill (cash) in the bank and 15 years business acumen.

why so much for a franchise?

[The Count]

Dupont666 said:

The Count said:

Don't get me started on Krispy Kreme!!

I fricken love 'em. Just a shame that the nearest one is in Selfridges & Co (Birmingham)

Looked into the franchise opportunity, but you need something like £2mill (cash) in the bank and 15 years business acumen.

why so much for a franchise?

I thought that too, although they seem to have fulfilled their quota.

[OnTheOverrun]

They are absolutely disgusting. So sweet they hurt with the texture of stale bread soaked in oil. I genuinely don't know how people can eat them but I've only tried them in the US, maybe they are different over here.

Here's the Krispy Kreme Lutherburger and yes, that is actually a hamburger and cheese in a glazed doughnut!

[Insanity]

OnTheOverrun said:

[LHD]

Is the Krispy Kreme place still at departures at Luton?

Two dozen on every flight home.

[Urban_Ninja]

they are great.

yes, you should spend the £1.35 on a couple to see if they are any good.

try the brown cake type one, the regular glazed, jam, sprincled.....damn it, just by a mixed box with one of everything

[Xenocide]

Yep they're lush!

[TheEnd]

I hate the spelling.

[Alexj800]

They are lighter and much less greasy than a normal doughnut. I like one now and then, but they are overpriced and gone in a mouthful.

[rocksteadyeddie]

Very nice. Very moorish. Very sickly when you do have more!!

[Pferdestarke]

We tried them in Selfridges in The Trafford Centre recently. They were the very best either of us had tried.

I'd still have a pasty or sausage roll instead any day of the week though.

[Fittster]

I'm surprised by the support for them, I thought they were horridly sweet.

[LHD]

The Count said:

Don't get me started on Krispy Kreme!!

I fricken love 'em. Just a shame that the nearest one is in Selfridges & Co (Birmingham)

Looked into the franchise opportunity, but you need something like £2mill (cash) in the bank and 15 years business acumen.

I've just seen the costs for opening a KK franchise.

$1million US for each outlet with a commitment to open 10 outlets.

No more for the UK though.

[Working Class]

littlegreenfairy said:

They are the best around

(but slightly sickly and more than one will make you sick)

I can do 2 before feeling ill, my chubby friend has been known to do 3!!

[sleep envy]

KK counters in Tescos (spit) aren't worth the cash - you need to go to a KK kiosk/shop for the full cardiac arrest experience

[OnTheOverrun]

Fittster said:

I'm surprised by the support for them, I thought they were horridly sweet.

Looks like we're in the minority when it comes to 50% sugar/50% fat junk food!