Oh, the Tragedy!
- As Krispy Kreme Doughnuts spread across the country, hoopla followed. But the chain has struggled continually in the past few years and on Tuesday the Krispy Kreme franchisee for Illinois filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and said it plans to close about half its 15 Chicago-area stores.
A number of missteps, including the Krispy Kreme's in the tollway oases, contributed to the filing. Who goes to a tollway oasis to get doughnuts? Combine that with incredibly bad timing where America was just starting to come to grips with the existence of an obvious obesity epidemic and the general unhealthiness of our collective diets, we certainly hope that Krispy Kreme wasn't part of any one's stock portfolios.
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posted by SCC at 1:03 AM
30 Comments:
Krispy Kreme was a short lived novelty in Illinois. They really only taste good when they are hot and fresh.
To many shops not enough want in this health driven society.
and I bought the damn thing at 15
It wasn't the product that killed this company it was the $3 million needed to open a store...try making your money back on that if your average check is about $5.00, you would need a massive volume of customers. To spend that kind of cash on a build-out you would need a full blown restaurant with 200 covers per night. A typical Starbucks built-out is about $500,000 to 750,000 depending on sq ft.
Whats my fat f*#%#ing mother-in-law gonna do now !
I bought KKD at $12,,watched it go to $105, it is now stuck in the $5 range since forever.
I keep it to remind me not to be so greedy at times.
Anonymous said...
To many shops not enough want in this health driven society.
9/06/2007 02:32:00 AM
Don't think I can agree with that statement! Remember when wendy's and other fast food rest. pushed their salad bars, and low-fat options? That is gone now time to get fat again! Look at many on cpd especially girls with the "saddle ass" syndrome!
Well there is always White Castle for an alternative meal choice.
U DONT MESS WIT "MUTHA NATURE" OR "DUNKIN DONUTS"
The real Police go to Dunkin Donuts
Lori Fay is on suicide watch.
Who cares. Frank Portillo (of Portillo's Hotdogs) owns all the rights to K.K. in Illinois, Indiana, and Wis. I don't think he's going to be in the poor house anytime soon.
They need to come up with an organic donut and $5 cup of coffie ala Starphucks.
To: 9/06/2007 10:53:00 AM
Dont think KKD ever went to 105, Topped out around 50 several years ago.
To: 9/06/2007 03:49:00 AM
BUMMER! I bought 200 shares at 5. Sold half when it hit 10.5 so have a zero cost for it at the time being. will keep it since it was free.
bought Walgreens when I came on the job in 87. WOW!
Been playing with a fantasy stock market game with all the spams i get in one portfolio. Amazingly the Oil stock spam is doing well!
Don't worry...there are enough cops around the country to supply Krispy Kreme with enough customers for the next 1,000 years!
WHAT health craze? How many coppers do you see working out in our new $4 million dollar gym at the Academy? This is a FAT country, with millions of people who are quite content to stuff themselves until they burst at the seams! I'm willing to bet that the AVERAGE waist size of a male officer on this job is a size 40 or better. I won't even speculate what the average waist size is of the broads on this job.
Anonymous said...
To: 9/06/2007 10:53:00 AM
Dont think KKD ever went to 105, Topped out around 50 several years ago.
To: 9/06/2007 03:49:00 AM
BUMMER! I bought 200 shares at 5. Sold half when it hit 10.5 so have a zero cost for it at the time being. will keep it since it was free.
bought Walgreens when I came on the job in 87. WOW!
Been playing with a fantasy stock market game with all the spams i get in one portfolio. Amazingly the Oil stock spam is doing well!
9/06/2007 10:47:00 PM
That sounds cool,how do you get int he fantasy stock market game? Is it the same as paper trading?
Do we have any commodity traders on SCC? I mean PO's not occupational traders. Anyone play oil or grains?
To the Oldtimers,
Years back there were a bunch of guys that jumped on Mexican Telefono(sic) and made a bundle. Anyone recall that? It was going big on the CPD.
White Hen has by far the best coffee in Chicago.
Anonymous said...
WHAT health craze? How many coppers do you see working out in our new $4 million dollar gym at the Academy? This is a FAT country, with millions of people who are quite content to stuff themselves until they burst at the seams! I'm willing to bet that the AVERAGE waist size of a male officer on this job is a size 40 or better. I won't even speculate what the average waist size is of the broads on this job.
9/07/2007 12:20:00 AM
4 million are you shitting me? Oh sorry friends of daley again have boosted the prices!
Anonymous said...
The real Police go to Dunkin Donuts
9/06/2007 03:34:00 PM
Only if it is FREE! Otherwise White Hen off duty!
white hen is history they got bouth out by seven eleven now
Anonymous said...
WHAT health craze? How many coppers do you see working out in our new $4 million dollar gym at the Academy? This is a FAT country, with millions of people who are quite content to stuff themselves until they burst at the seams! I'm willing to bet that the AVERAGE waist size of a male officer on this job is a size 40 or better. I won't even speculate what the average waist size is of the broads on this job.
9/07/2007 12:20:00 AM
Yeah tool box, I'm gonna drive my car with gas prices at 340 a gallon all the way to the frigging academy to work out ? From the southside? Get a life
"I won't even speculate what the average waist size is of the broads on this job.
9/07/2007 12:20:00 AM "
THAT SHOULD BE EASY FOR YOU, JUST GO IN MOMMY'S CLOSET LOOK INSIDE THE WAISTBAND AND THEN YOU'LL HAVE THE ANSWER
http://health.msn.com/reports/obesity/default.aspx
Less Donuts.
Not good.
Some of us don't play the paper stock market game, some of us play it for real having invested our money instead of buying Mustangs, go out drinking every night, going to Vegas 3-6 times a year or going to clubs and spending 12 dollars on each apple martini.
You have to do something with your money, especially if you are a younger officer and you are going to be fucked when it is your time to retire.
Signed---an old fart who didn't fuck around with his money. Sent 4 kids to college too with no student loans hanging over their necks.
hey moron, your waist is probably as small as your tiny fucking brain. at least the waist can be altered. who gives a fuck what anyone looks like on this job. you should really have spend more time when you studied to pass the ged. now go to bed and have your mommy tuck you in. dipshit.
Years back there were a bunch of guys that jumped on Mexican Telefono(sic) and made a bundle. Anyone recall that? It was going big on the CPD.
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I got on it...it was during NAFTA and it was going to make buckets of money. It never happened, I lost my dough and I'd like to find that financial adviser some day. But hey, it's all a crap shoot.
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