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Company type | Subsidiary and franchise system |
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Industry | Restaurant |
Founded | 1981Sydney, Australia | in
Headquarters | Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia |
Number of locations | 360 + |
Products | |
Owner | Retail Food Group |
Website |
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Donut King is an Australian-based multinational doughnut company, as well as a quick service restaurant. It specialises in classic Australian-style Doughnuts and coffee. Signature items on the menu include: hot cinnamon donuts, Quakeshakes, Thickshakes and Milkshakes, and barista-made DK Coffee Blend.
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.
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]