Krispy Kreme Coming Back To Ocean County And I’m Pumped
My History with Krispy Kreme
Krispy Kreme first entered my world over 20 years ago. I remember it well. I had heard this doughnut shop was opening in 2003 and that the Rat would be part of the grand opening. So I hopped in the van with the promo team, early in the AM and headed over to the new small shop on Route 70 in Brick near TGI Fridays.
Krispy Kreme was a foreign word to me then. They didn’t have anywhere I had grown up in North Jersey, and Dunkin was the only corporate name I ever associated with doughnuts. I mean, Entenmann’s in the store, of course. But Krispy Kreme? Boy, was I in for a surprise? What a day we had, and what a magical opening few months that franchise had. Alas, it didn’t last long, and for whatever reason, by 2005, it was all over. No more red light when the glazed beauties were done, and no more white green, and red box with magic inside.
The location became Arby’s and is a Sleep Number store, last I checked. 19 years. A long time without a Krispy Kreme in Ocean County. Until now…
Rising Like A Gluten Pheonix.
Krispy Kreme is indeed returning to the Jersey Shore and specifically Ocean County. In fact, the new store isn’t only a couple of miles down Route 70 from the old one. According to The Asbury Park Press, A Krispy Kreme Factory, which will include a drive-up window, is slated to open this fall at the Home Depot-anchored Town & Country Shopping Center at 1900 Route 70 in Lakewood, said David Townes, retail market lead for New Jersey at Jones Lang Lasalle, who represents the tenant.
Furthermore, a Krispy Kreme franchise group, which is expanding in New Jersey and has stores in Paramus, Springfield, East Rutherford, and Jersey City, has signed a lease for the 4,000-square-foot restaurant, a former McDonald’s with a drive-through, Townes said.
“They’re going to completely transform the building, not just interior work but exterior work,” Townes said. “They’re going to turn it into what they call a factory store.” It will include Krispy Kreme’s “glaze waterfall’ and conveyor belt used to make the doughnuts.
You’ll Know When These Doughnuts Are Ready.
The Press article went on to say, Krispy Kreme is home of the self-described Original Glazed Doughnut. The stores are known for their Hot Doughnuts sign which lights up when the freshly-made glazed doughnuts are on the conveyor.
Meanwhile, my adult daughter has been known to travel up to Springfield NJ from our home in Toms River to get her mitts on these doughnuts, so when I told her the news, you can imagine her reaction.
This is going to be great for the kids of the area who have never had the delicious made-in-front-of-you treat that is Krispy Kreme.
Meanwhile, in an odd coincidence, McDonalds has announced that they will be selling Krispy Kreme Doughnuts in their stores nationwide in the next year.
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