Krispy Kreme to celebrate 85th birthday by treating 8,500 fans to free doughnuts for a year

CHARLOTTE — Birthdays are meant to be celebrated and Charlotte-based Krispy Kreme has a sweet offer for its fan to mark its 85th year.

Beginning Monday, every participating Krispy Kreme shop in the U.S. will randomly select multiple guests each day through Thursday to receive a Krispy Kreme 85th birthday card worth free original glazed doughnuts for a year — one dozen per month through June 2023. A total of 8,500 people will win a year’s worth of free doughnuts.

And the celebration doesn’t end there. On July 15, Krispy Kreme fans can get a dozen original glazed doughnuts for 85 cents with the purchase of any regular price dozen.

“We love celebrating Krispy Kreme’s birthday every year with our fans. But this year is special, we’re turning 85! So, we’re going to have a weeklong celebration by giving 8,500 people a year’s worth of free original glazed doughnuts,” said Krispy Kreme’s Chief Marketing Officer Dave Skena in a news release.

In addition, Krispy Kreme is continuing its Beat the Pump promotion, setting the price for a dozen original glazed doughnuts based on the national average price of a gallon of regular gasoline each Wednesday through Aug. 31. Guests can get up to two dozen original glazed doughnuts at participating shops, via drive-thru and for pick up by ordering online and through the Krispy Kreme app. Krispy Kreme will alert fans to the price by posting it on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, as well as online here.

(Watch below: The sweet history of Krispy Kreme)

The Sweet History of Krispy Kreme The company says the original doughnut recipe was bought from a New Orleans French chef. (NCD)

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