{"id":1993,"date":"2015-06-04T15:08:31","date_gmt":"2015-06-04T20:08:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/publicaffairs-sme.com\/pressrelease\/?p=1993"},"modified":"2015-06-04T15:08:31","modified_gmt":"2015-06-04T20:08:31","slug":"exchange-bringing-krispy-kreme-doughnuts-to-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/publicaffairs-sme.com\/pressrelease\/?p=1993","title":{"rendered":"Exchange Bringing Krispy Kreme Doughnuts to Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"

DALLAS<\/b> \u2013 In its ongoing efforts to bring a taste of home to Soldiers, Airmen and their families, the Army & Air Force Exchange is bringing Krispy Kreme doughnuts to U.S. military installations throughout Europe later this summer.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Through a licensing agreement, the Exchange\u2019s production plant in Gruenstadt, Germany will bake and deliver fresh Krispy Kreme products daily to Exchanges, Expresses and commissaries at U.S. military bases in Germany, Belgium, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Turkey and the United Kingdom. The doughnuts are expected to be in stores late summer.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI love Krispy Kreme and this is going to be amazing,\u201d said SPC Gervin, stationed at Clay Caserne in Wiesbaden, Germany. \u201cThey\u2019re home and that\u2019s what\u2019s great \u2013 having a taste of home.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

A team of master bakers at the Exchange\u2019s Gruenstadt production plant will use Krispy Kreme\u2019s proprietary doughnut-making equipment and ingredients to produce a wide variety of Krispy Kreme\u2019s signature iced, filled and other doughnut offerings. The bakery currently supplies more than 200 American-branded made from scratch cookies, tortilla chips and bread daily to authorized shoppers at military bases throughout Europe, Iraq and Afghanistan.\u00a0 Each product is identical to those service members, Department of Defense civilians and their families find in the United States, down to the packaging, recipes and ingredients.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe are excited anytime we can offer service members and their families a taste of home overseas,\u201d said Exchange Vice President, Food, Fuel and Theater Operations Rich Pickering. \u201cOffering \u2018Hot Now\u2019 doughnuts to European installations allows us to further expand on our commitment to enhance the customer experience through national name brands.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a0<\/span>The Army & Air Force Exchange Service goes where Soldiers, Airmen and their families go to improve the quality of their lives through goods and services provided. Exchange earnings provide dividends to support military morale, welfare and recreation programs. The Exchange is part of the Department of Defense and is directed by a Board of Directors, responsible to the Secretaries of the Army and Air Force through the Chiefs of Staff.\u00a0 To find out more about the Exchange history and mission or to view recent press releases please visit our Web site at <\/span>http:\/\/www.aafes.com\/about-exchange\/public-affairs\/press-releases.htm<\/span><\/a>or follow us on Twitter at <\/span>https:\/\/twitter.com\/ExchangePAO<\/span><\/a>. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a0<\/span>Media Notes:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/b>For more information or to schedule an interview with an Exchange representative please contact Chris Ward, 214-312-2714 or wardchr@aafes.com.<\/span><\/p>\n\t

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