Donut King
| Logo used since 2024 | |
| Company type | Subsidiary and franchise system |
|---|---|
| Industry | Restaurant Franchising |
| Founded | 1981; 44 years ago (1981) in Sydney, Australia |
| Headquarters | Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia |
Number of locations | 360 + |
| Products | |
| Owner | Retail Food Group |
| Website | www |
Donut King is an Australian multinational doughnut company and quick service restaurant. It specialises in Australian-style doughnuts and coffee. Signature menu items include hot cinnamon donuts, quakeshakes, thickshakes, milkshakes and barista-made DK Coffee Blend.
History
[edit ]The Donut King chain was founded in 1981 in Sydney.[1] The Donut King Brand System was established in Australia in 1989 and has been operating as a franchise system since 1991. It is currently managed, under licence, by the Gold Coast-based Retail Food Group Limited. Retail Food Group also manages Gloria Jeans Coffee, Michel's Patisserie, Brumby's Bakeries, Crust Pizza, and bb's Café, with a total of 1050 stores within Australia and New Zealand.
As of January 2020, there were over 250 Donut King stores in Australia[2] and a number of stores internationally across New Zealand, Fiji, Saudi Arabia, Papua New Guinea, China and the United Kingdom. In July 2008, Donut King entered into a master licence agreement with Shanghai-based Mak Brands, marking the Australian brand's first foray into the China market. There are now 14 stores in China.[3]
Donut King is not related to a restaurant with the same name that is located in St. Charles, Missouri, United States,[4] or several other Donut King located across the United States.
World's Largest Doughnut
[edit ]On 5 December 2007, Donut King oversaw construction of the World's Largest Doughnut, in order to celebrate The Simpsons Movie's DVD release. It was created from over 90,000 doughnuts, using half a tonne of pink icing and 30 kg of sprinkles from Donut King. Taking 40 people over nine hours to build, the giant doughnut measured six metres and weighed 3.5 tonnes.[5]
See also
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ "FAQ – frequently asked questions – About Donut King". Retail Food Group (Australia) Limited. Retrieved 8 August 2007.
- ^ "Donutking – FAQs". DonutKing. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
- ^ "Donut King Heads to China". Australian Food News. 4 July 2008. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
- ^ "STORY – donutkingstcharles.com". donutkingstcharles.com. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ^ "World's largest D'oh Nut". News.com.au. 5 December 2007. Archived from the original on 6 February 2009. Retrieved 17 May 2009.