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(Top) Hurts Donut, which continues to grow in number of stores across the
central United States, offers a wide variety of decadent toppings. Krispy
Kreme and Reese's combined forces on a new donut creation.

Celebrating sweets
Donut shops continue to celebrate their success in a variety
of ways. Duck Donuts, one of the nation's fastest-growing
donut franchises, is celebrating a dozen years in business
with a campaign focused on raising awareness of the company's origins. In honor of its 12-year anniversary, participating
Duck Donuts locations earlier this summer offered customers the opportunity to enjoy the OBX Originals Assortment,
highlighting the original flavors from where it all began in the
Outer Banks of North Carolina, for $12.
"Typically, milestones are celebrated every decade, but we
wanted to celebrate a dozen years in business with our loyal
fans by offering our OBX Originals Assortment, featuring donuts from our early days in business, for $12 on June 12," says
Russ DiGilio, CEO and founder of Duck Donuts. "Our rapid,
nationwide expansion gives us the opportunity to continuously
educate our customers about the origins of our warm, delicious
and made-to-order donuts, an idea founded during a family
vacation in Duck, North Carolina."

TASTE OF DONUTS FESTIVAL
The Underground Donut Tour is excited to announce
its first-ever donut festival: Taste of Donuts, scheduled for Nov. 2 in Chicago. This event will showcase
the best donuts in the Midwest. There will be donut
shops attending not only from Chicago, but also Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana and surrounding areas.

As Duck Donuts continues to expand across the country, the
company wants to ensure customers understand the brand's
roots. The idea and name for Duck Donuts originated in the
beach town of Duck, North Carolina, where DiGilio and his family vacationed for many years. During a vacation in 2005, the
family noticed there was nowhere to get that sweet staple of
happiness, a warm, fresh donut. What started as a whim even-

Participating retail bakeries include Stan's Donuts,
Roeser's Bakery and Delightful Pastries.

tually led to the first Duck Donuts opening in Duck in 2007.
Today, the franchise has 80 locations in 17 states, including its
first international store in Santiago, Chile, and has plans to open
an additional 145 stores throughout 26 states in the coming
years.
Another of the fast-rising donut chains, Hurts Donut is under
new ownership at its Wichita, Kansas, location, with plans to
add gourmet beverages to the menu.
Featuring unique donuts like the S'mores Donut and the Fruity

To learn more, visit www.tasteofdonuts.com.

Pebbles, Hurts Donut now has 20 locations and has served
more than 4 million people since first opening in 2013.

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KRISPY KREME

Attendees will be able to try some of the best (and
most Instagrammable) donuts from each shop, talk
to the shop owners and learn about what makes
them so special and unique, as well as take home
a bunch of donuts to enjoy. There will be perfect
pairing coffee partners to make sure everyone stays
caffeinated. And lastly, there are numerous opportunities for social media activations planned.

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