An iconic team-up is happening between McDonald’s and Krispy Kreme. By the end of 2026, McDonald’s restaurants across the nation will be offering fresh made Krispy Kreme donuts. The McCafé is upgrading with new sweet treats, starting in late 2024.
Krispy Kreme is well known for their soft, warm donuts that are made daily. While not the entire sweet selection, McDonald’s will begin selling the three most loved options off of the Krispy Kreme menu:
- The Original Glazed Doughnut: A melt-in-your-mouth doughnut covered in Krispy Kreme’s signature glaze.
- The Chocolate Iced with Sprinkles Doughnut: A chocolatey twist on the original, dipped in chocolate icing and covered in rainbow sprinkles.
- The Chocolate Iced Kreme Filled Doughnut: Made with a light, fluffy dough and filled with Kreme filling then dipped in chocolate icing.
Krispy Kreme doughnuts at McDonald’s nationwide
Patrons will be able to buy single or 6-pack options. Doughnut sales will begin for breakfast and last until the daily-made supplies run out. As stated by Krispy Kreme, “This follows a successful test at 160 McDonald’s restaurants in the Lexington and Louisville, Kentucky areas where consumer excitement and demand exceeded expectations. These pilot restaurants will continue to serve Krispy Kreme doughnuts during the nationwide rollout.”
McDonald’s is known for their unique collaboration with Coca-Cola to preserve the specific crisp taste. The Krispy Kreme team spoke on their work to preserve freshness, “Krispy Kreme has been scaling its supply chain, building a support team, adding technology and new equipment, and enhancing field training to support its Delivered Fresh Daily expansion, which includes this phased rollout.”
The fans demanded more Krispy Kreme doughnuts
“The top request we receive from consumers, every day, is, ‘please bring Krispy Kreme to my town.’ Partnering with McDonald’s on a national scale will provide our fans and doughnut lovers unprecedented daily access to fresh doughnuts and the joy that is Krispy Kreme,” said Krispy Kreme President and CEO Josh Charlesworth.
This partnership is one of many new developments with McDonald’s. Alongside celebrity endorsements, McDonald’s has also been testing a new Starbucks-esque caffeine eatery concept, CosMc’s.
Looking for donuts, ASAP? Hostess and Donettes have also combined forces to offer new HoneyBun Donettes in stores across the United States of America.
