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hershie · 09-07-2003, 05:13 PM

I used to own a couple of Dunkin Donuts (in Syracuse, NY). I can't speak to the economics of owning a Krispy Kreme, but Dunkin was hell. When you own something that is open 24/7/52 and is staffed by minimum wage students...that don't give a crap about their job, your day never ends and there are problems around the clock. It was hard to make a decent profit as well, so its a franchise I would never consider and warn others against. When you step over to the side of being a manufacturer (donuts, muffins), it no longer becomes a fun business. Try having to wake up at 2AM after putting in a 16 hour day because the phone rang with the baker saying he has a stomach ache and is going home and you know you have to get up to rush in to finish his shift because you are a donut store and if you don't snap to attention, there will be no donuts in the morning for people.

09-07-2003, 05:13 PM
hershie Confirmed User Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 4,642	I used to own a couple of Dunkin Donuts (in Syracuse, NY). I can't speak to the economics of owning a Krispy Kreme, but Dunkin was hell. When you own something that is open 24/7/52 and is staffed by minimum wage students...that don't give a crap about their job, your day never ends and there are problems around the clock. It was hard to make a decent profit as well, so its a franchise I would never consider and warn others against. When you step over to the side of being a manufacturer (donuts, muffins), it no longer becomes a fun business. Try having to wake up at 2AM after putting in a 16 hour day because the phone rang with the baker saying he has a stomach ache and is going home and you know you have to get up to rush in to finish his shift because you are a donut store and if you don't snap to attention, there will be no donuts in the morning for people.