CBA Posts Record A$10.98B Profit Despite Cautious Outlook 
ANZ Home Loan Applications Drop 12% After Australia Property Tax Changes 
SMIC Shares Rally as Q2 Profit Surges 262% on Strong Chip Demand 
China Automakers Accelerate Global Expansion as Domestic Car Sales Slump 
Aviva First-Half Operating Profit Jumps 24% as Direct Line Deal Boosts Growth 
Australia’s Corporate Leaders Face Parliament Over KPMG Client Data Scandal 
Cisco Forecasts Strong Fiscal 2027 Growth as AI Networking Demand Surges 
Sanrio Shares Plunge as Q1 Profit Miss Overshadows Strong Sales 
Google Pushes Gemini AI Overhaul as Sergey Brin Targets Model Supremacy 
Paramount Weighs CNN Sale as $110B Warner Bros. Discovery Deal Faces Antitrust Fight 
Apple Develops China-Specific AI Model With Alibaba as Apple Intelligence Launch Nears 
Ford to Move Some Lincoln Production From China to U.S. in 2030 
Pandora Shares Rise as Q2 Results Beat Forecasts, 2026 Outlook Raised 
Super Micro Stock Jumps 19% as AI Server Demand Drives Strong 2027 Outlook 
Anthropic Signs $9.1B AI Data Center Deal With Riot Platforms 
Samsung, SK Hynix Shares Surge on Report of Potential Temasek Investment 
Add as a preferred source on Google
McDonald's and Krispy Kreme are looking to extend their partnership and are currently in talks for the deal. This means that with the expansion, customers will see donut treats in more of the burger joint’s stores.
McDonald’s and Krispy Kreme first signed a collaboration deal a year ago, and a trial of the program followed soon after. The companies launched the test and offered KK donuts to customers in nine locations in Louisville, Kentucky. It was a successful test run thus an expansion is now in the offing.
The Trial Run in Kentucky
According to CNBC, since the pilot, McDonald’s and Krispy Kreme added more locations to the list and by March this year, the initial nine stores became almost 160 and included two more territories - Louisville and Lexington. It was said that the expanded testing was designed to gauge customer demand and see how a larger-scale launch would affect the McDonald’s store operations.
The trial yielded good results so Krispy Kreme and McDonald’s are now looking to add more locations so customers from other states may also experience having KK donuts while dining in McDonald’s. The talks are leaning on the positive side so the sweet treats may soon be available in more outlets.
“We are also excited about our continued partnership with McDonald’s, which we believe has validated the attractiveness of the quick-service restaurant channel,” Krispy Kreme’s chief executive officer, Mike Tattersfield, said in a press release for the donut chain’s 2023 Q3 result report. “While nothing has been finalized, we are in advanced discussions about expanding the partnership and are making investments in the U.S. that reflect our confidence in further scaling our Delivered Fresh Daily network.”
The CEO added, “I could not be more excited to watch Krispy Kreme become the most loved sweet treat brand in the world and follow the Company’s continued success as Josh Charlesworth takes on the CEO position in 2024.”
Photo by: Grant Beirute/Unsplash
