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Krispy Kreme pauses doughnut rollout with McDonald's after surprising lack of demand

Krispy Kreme on Thursday said it is pausing a planned rollout of selling doughnuts in McDonald’s locations nationwide.The doughnut chain said it is “reassessing the deployment schedule together with McDonald’s while it works to achieve a profitable business model for all parties.”Krispy Kreme sells doughnuts in more than 2,400 McDonald’s restaurants as of the end of March, and the chain does not expect to add more restaurants in the second quarter of 2025.“I remain confident in the long-term national opport ...