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McDonald's and Krispy Kreme will end doughnut partnership next monthwww.cnbc.com/2025/06/24/mcdonalds-and-krispy-kreme-end-doughnut-partnership.html
225 sats \ 14 comments \ @Coinsreporter 14h Stacker_Stocks
Key Points
  • McDonald’s and Krispy Kreme will end their doughnut partnership on July 2.
  • The companies said the deal has not been as profitable as expected for the doughnut chain.
  • McDonald’s at one point planned to roll out Krispy Kreme doughnuts nationwide by next year.
Not profitable, hmm? They thought they could milk out some share our of McD?
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202 sats \ 10 replies \ @grayruby 14h
Krispy Kreme doughnuts aren't very good.
We have a doughnut shop in town that makes vegan doughnuts. They are excellent. I was surprised because I tried vegan ice cream once and it was terrible.
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88 sats \ 3 replies \ @Scoresby 14h
I don't believe vegan donuts can be good.
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57 sats \ 0 replies \ @Coinsreporter OP 10h
Why?
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221 sats \ 0 replies \ @k00b 14h
I'd guess most donuts are nearly vegan. They might use egg or milk in the batter but there are decent substitutes for them.
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17 sats \ 0 replies \ @grayruby 14h
That's what I thought. I didn't know they were vegan when I ate one. My wife told me after the fact.
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110 sats \ 3 replies \ @k00b 14h
Donuts are grain + sugar + seed oils for the most part, so vegans aren't at much of a disadvantage relative to ice cream.
Relatively good vegan ice cream usually has a coconut milk base.
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21 sats \ 2 replies \ @grayruby 14h
You would think you need some eggs for the dough though.
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40 sats \ 1 reply \ @k00b 14h
You don't necessarily - gluten makes it stick together well enough. If we're talking cake donuts, apple sauce is sometimes used in vegan recipes as a (weak) egg replacement. Beyond apple sauce there are a lot of plant based gums/emulsifiers that are often used in vegan foods. (I was regretfully a vegan for a couple years.)
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40 sats \ 0 replies \ @Coinsreporter OP 10h
(I was regretfully a vegan for a couple years.)
Not saying you should adopt to veganism once again but clearly there's a misconception.
To tell you the truth, India has the highest % of vegan and vegetarian people.1
However the obesity rates in India are far lesser in comparison to that in USA. India had 8.02% of obesity and US had 45.58% till 2022.2

Footnotes

  1. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vegetarianism_by_country ↩
  2. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_obesity_rate ↩
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50 sats \ 1 reply \ @WeAreAllSatoshi 12h
Krispy Kreme doughnuts aren't very good.
I'll have to disagree with you there. I like them. I do think they used to be better, though. And they're certainly best "fresh".
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50 sats \ 0 replies \ @grayruby 12h
They were kind of a novelty when they first came to Canada and were popular for a little while but I never really liked them.
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20 sats \ 1 reply \ @BlokchainB 10h
Sad to read no more Big Mac’s with a side of glazed donuts on the March to high blood pressure and diabetes
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84 sats \ 0 replies \ @Coinsreporter OP 10h
I can surely see why they couldn't get profitable. It's the overy health conscious Americans who didn't let them as if only Sugar and vegetarianism has been the culprit for high numbers for Obesity.
To tell you the truth around India has the highest % of vegan and vegetarian people.1
However the obesity rates in India are far lesser in comparison to that in USA. India had 8.02% of obesity and US had 45.58% till 2022.2

Footnotes

  1. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vegetarianism_by_country ↩
  2. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_obesity_rate ↩
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Signal312 12h
Krispy Kreme - they were the ones who had the little donut machines right out front, where you could watch
That part was cool. The actual donuts - sure, they're tasty, but sugar and flour fried in seed oil? No thank you.
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