Krispy Kreme Hong Kong is closing its door

Krispy Kreme has a special meaning for me, I once bought a box of fresh doughnuts in US and took it on a plane to Canada to visit my girlfriend (now wife). At that time there was no Krispy Kreme in Canada. The lady in custom asked me to open it for inspection and one even said whether she could take a bite (she was joking). Once I took it on the plane, you could smell it everywhere. I guess a lot of passengers were also wondering where the smell came from.

I saw this sad news today about Krispy Kreme's HK franchisee closing it door in Hong Kong due to financial issue. The high rent and the economic downturn forced the owner to liquidate this franchise.

Although I have doubt about whether Chinese will visit it regularly when it first launched, Krispy Kreme actually setup quite a lot of store in Hong Kong. At one time I thought it was doing well as I saw it showing up in many different places.

I think one major problem with Krispy Kreme in HK is the opening hour. It doesn't open their store before 10am (The Mongkok store). I tried to visit them for breakfast before work and it is just not opened. So my money always goes to Cafe de Carol instead.

The stores that are still opened are located in the airport and it is just too far away for me to visit. Maybe I will be able to enjoy it when I have a chance. I wish they could announce the closing of those stores one day earlier so I could visit it in time.

Kind of wonder who will be next to go....

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