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Donut King

Company type	Subsidiary and franchise system
Industry	Restaurant
Founded	1981; 43 years ago (1981) in Sydney, Australia
Headquarters	Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
Number of locations	360 +
Products	doughnuts coffee soft drinks ice creams milkshakes thickshakes frozen carbonated beverages hot dogs
Owner	Retail Food Group
Website	www.donutking.com.au

Donut King is an Australian multinational doughnut company and quick service restaurant. It specialises in Australian-style doughnuts and coffee. Signature menu items include hot cinnamon donuts, quakeshakes, thickshakes, milkshakes and barista-made DK Coffee Blend.

History

The Donut King chain was founded in 1981 in Sydney. 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 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.

Donut King is not related to a restaurant with the same name that is located in St. Charles, Missouri, United States, or several other Donut King located across the United States.

World's Largest Doughnut

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.

See also

• List of doughnut shops
• List of restaurant chains in Australia

References

1. "FAQ - frequently asked questions - About Donut King". Retail Food Group (Australia) Limited. Retrieved 8 August 2007.
2. "Donutking - FAQs". DonutKing. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
3. "Donut King Heads to China". Australian Food News. 4 July 2008. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
4. "STORY - donutkingstcharles.com". www.donutkingstcharles.com. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
5. "World's largest D'oh Nut". News.com.au. 5 December 2007. Archived from the original on 6 February 2009. Retrieved 17 May 2009.

• Australian brands
• Doughnut shops
• Fast-food chains of Australia
• Fast-food franchises
• Companies based on the Gold Coast, Queensland
• Restaurants established in 1981
• 1981 establishments in Australia
• Doughnut shops in the United States