Donut King is an Australian-based multinational

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company, as well as a

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. It specialises in classic Australian-style Doughnuts and coffee. Its signatures are hot cinnamon donuts and the classics, and it also offers Quakeshakes, Thickshakes and Milkshakes, and barista-made DK Coffee Blend.

History

The Donut King chain was founded in 1981 in

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. 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

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-based

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and

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. As of January 2020, there were over 250 Donut King stores in

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

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market. There are now 14 stores in China. Donut King is not related to a restaurant with the same name that is located in

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, 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 ''

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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.

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History

World's Largest Doughnut

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