A national chain of donut shops that expanded into the local region more than 15 years ago and left about as quickly as it arrived is planning to give it another shot.
According to an article from Universal Hub, Krispy Kreme is eyeing an IPO that could help bring the chain back into the Greater Boston area along with other places (Minneapolis is mentioned as well), with the plan being to build "factory" outlets for donut production and sell them at the outlets while also distributing them to such businesses as gas stations and grocery stores. The North Carolina-based chain launched a rapid expansion in the late 1990s entering the local market in the early to mid 2000s with shops opening in such places as Boston's Prudential Center, Dedham, Medford, and Saugus, but by 2007, all of the outlets in the Greater Boston area had shut down. (Currently, the closest locations of Krispy Kreme can be found at Mohegan Sun in Connecticut and in New York City.)
The website for Krispy Kreme is at https://www.krispykreme.com/
by Marc Hurwitz (Also follow us on Twitter at @hiddenboston)[A related post from our sister site (Boston's Hidden Restaurants): List of Restaurant Closings and Openings in the Boston Area]
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