Financial Analysis: Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc. operates as a branded retailer and wholesaler of doughnuts and coffee. It engages in the ownership and franchising of Krispy Kreme doughnut stores, which make and sell approximately 20 varieties of doughnuts. These stores also offer a wide variety of coffees and other beverages. As of January 31, 2010, there were 224 Krispy Kreme stores operated domestically in 37 U.S. states and in the District of Columbia and 358 shops in other countries internationally
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Ador, Camille Marie B. MG11A KRISPY KREME DOUGHNUTS 2008 Abstract Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc. (KKD) was founded by Vernon Caver Rudolph. Rudolph purchased a secret recipe for yeast-raised doughnuts in Paducah, Kentucky from Joseph LeBeouf of Lake Charles, Louisiana and began making, selling, and delivering them through bicycle. The first store with the brand name “Krispy Kreme” was opened in Charlotte Pike, Nashville Tennessee in 1933. Rudolph’s business partner then was Mike Harding
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Krispy Kreme Doughnuts ACCT 6334. Taiwan – Auditing Fall 2013 Class Research Project STUDENT: Chien-Yun Tseng UTD ID# 2021195349 Table of Contents INTRODUCTION................................................................ 3 CHAPTER1. THE CLIENT ACCEPTANCE /CONTINUATION PROCESS, INCLUDING ESTABLISHING AN UNDERSTANDING WITH THE CLIENT ... 4 CHAPTER2. OBTAINING AN
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Introduction Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc., began as a family-owned business back in 1937, as an expansion of a pre-existing business, when Vernon Rudolph purchased a doughnut shop along with the now-famous secret recipe for making yeast-raised doughnuts. His doughnuts, which he delivered to grocery stores in the Winston-Salem, North Carolina area, quickly became immensely popular with customers. So popular in fact, that he cut a hole in the wall of his shop so that he could sell hot doughnuts to potential
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September 30, 2013 FIN 3717 Case 3 Executive Summary “Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc.” Executive Summary: * As the millennium began, the future for Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc, looked very promising. * Not only had the company created an iconic status for themselves and gained a cult-like following, it had quickly become a darling of Wall Street. * Less than a year after its IPO, in April 2000, Krispy Kreme shares were selling for 62 times earnings and, by 2003, Fortune magazine dubbed
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Krispy Kreme Case Study: Adapting to the Changing Needs of Consumers By: Andrea Slonecker, Jessica Curtin, Mike Hurlbut, & Keith Anderson Table of Contents Executive Summary............................................................................................................................ 1 Introduction ...................................................................................................................................... 2 Company History ...........................
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Krispy Kreme Case Study: Adapting to the Changing Needs of Consumers By: Andrea Slonecker, Jessica Curtin, Mike Hurlbut, & Keith Anderson Table of Contents Executive Summary............................................................................................................................ 1 Introduction ...................................................................................................................................... 2 Company History ...........................
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Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc. I. POINT OF VIEW This case is analyzed from the point of view of a third party consultant. II. PROBLEM There is inefficiency in the management of Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc. in terms of its operations, marketing, accounting, and investment planning. III. OBJECTIVES a. To gradually gain back analysts’, investors’ and lenders’ confidence in the company in the succeeding months. b. To increase sales and profitability in terms of its core business, selling of doughnuts
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Case Analysis Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc. Thadavillil (Nathan) Jithendranathan Professor of Finance Opus College of Business University of St. Thomas St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S.A. Context This case considers the sudden and very large drop in the market value of equity for Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc., associated with a series of announcements made in 2004. Those announcements caused investors to revise their expectations about the future growth of Krispy Kreme, which had been one
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Running head: KRISPY KREME DOUGHNUTS, INC.: A CASE ANALYSIS Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc.: A Case Analysis Presented to By October 09, 2009 Table of Contents II. Table of Contents 2 III. Executive Summary 3 IV. Situational Analysis 5 A. Environment 5 B. Industry Analysis 5 C. The Organization 7 D. The Marketing Strategy 9 V. Problems Found in Situational Analysis 10 A. Statement of primary problem. 10 B. Statement of secondary problem 12 C. Statement
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