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Krispy Kreme's competitors and similar companies include Dutch Bros, Brinker, IHOP, The Cheesecake Factory and Dunkin' Donuts.
 Krispy Kreme Krispy Kreme is a company that operates as a retailer and wholesaler of doughnuts, coffee, other beverages, treats, and packaged sweets. |  IHOP IHOP is a multinational house/diner-style table service restaurant chain that specializes in pancakes and burgers. |  The Cheesecake Factory The Cheesecake Factory is a restaurant company and distributor of cheesecakes and desserts for their own restaurants as well as for external foodservice operators, retailers, and distributors. |  Dunkin' Donuts Dunkin' Donuts (also known as Dunkin's Brands Group) is a chain of coffee and baked goods restaurants. | |||
Founding Date | Founding Date 1937 | Founding Date 2021 | Founding Date 1975 | Founding Date 1958 | Founding Date 1978 | Founding Date 1950 |
Type | Type Public | Type Public | Type Public | Type Subsidiary | Type Public | Type Subsidiary |
Tags | ||||||
Locations | Locations Winston-Salem, US HQ | Locations Grants Pass, US HQ | Locations Coppell, US HQ | Locations Glendale, US HQ Bedford, CA Calgary, CA Calgary, CA Lethbridge, CA Medicine Hat, CA Niagara Falls, CA see more | Locations Agoura Hills, US HQ Rocky Mount, US | Locations Canton, US HQ |
Employees | Employees 9,100 | Employees 7,500 | Employees 64,3234% increase | Employees 1,2761% increase | Employees 47,900 | Employees 21,6651% increase |
Valuation ($) | Valuation ($) 2 b | Valuation ($) 5.5 b | Valuation ($) 4.3 b | Valuation ($) N/A | Valuation ($) 2.2 b | Valuation ($) N/A |
Financial | ||||||
Revenue (est.) | Revenue (est.) $518.7m (FY, 2016) | Revenue (est.) $1.6b (FY, 2025) | Revenue (est.) $5.4b (FY, 2025) | Revenue (est.) N/A | Revenue (est.) $3.8b (FY, 2025) | Revenue (est.) $1.4b (FY, 2019) |
Cost of goods | Cost of goods N/A | Cost of goods $1.2b (FY, 2025) | Cost of goods N/A | Cost of goods N/A | Cost of goods N/A | Cost of goods $155m (FY, 2019) |
Gross profit | Gross profit N/A | Gross profit $423.9m (FY, 2025) | Gross profit N/A | Gross profit N/A | Gross profit N/A | Gross profit $1.2b (FY, 2019) |
Net income | Net income $32.4m (FY, 2016) | Net income $117.3m (FY, 2025) | Net income $383.1m (FY, 2025) | Net income N/A | Net income $148.4m (FY, 2025) | Net income $242m (FY, 2019) |
Operating ⚠ | ||||||
Countries | Countries N/A | Countries N/A | Countries 27 (Q3, 2021) | Countries N/A | Countries 30 (Mar, 2019) | Countries N/A |
Restaurants | Restaurants N/A | Restaurants N/A | Restaurants 1.7 k (Q3, 2021) | Restaurants N/A | Restaurants 294 (Mar, 2019) | Restaurants N/A |
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