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In reply to the discussion: We know about the soda - pop divide, but is there a donut divide out there, too? [View all]TreasonousBastard
(43,049 posts)9. DD used to cook them at the store...
Remember this...
But now that the French owners who bought them in the 90's sold them to Bain Capital and some other outfits everything's on the cheap. Like 7-11, who stopped making sandwiches a few years ago and just has the plastic wrapped one made who-knows-where, they make the donuts at a central location.
Reduces payroll, capital costs, electric bills, insurance costs, etc. Also can reduce the quality of the donuts, but that's not important.
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We know about the soda - pop divide, but is there a donut divide out there, too? [View all]
hedgehog
Feb 2016
OP
As a transplanted southerner, until I was 21, Krispy Kreme was the only donut for me.
In_The_Wind
Feb 2016
#34
What kills me is that Dunkin Donuts drives thelocal donut shops out of business,
hedgehog
Feb 2016
#7