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Do you want fries with that? Krispy Kreme doughnuts are coming to McDonald's

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NEW YORK >> Krispy Kreme and McDonald's are getting together over breakfast.

The doughnut chain and the fast food giant unveiled plans Tuesday to offer Krispy Kreme products at McDonald's locations across the United States. A phased rollout is expected to start later this year, the companies said, with availabili­ty at participat­ing restaurant­s nationwide expected by the end of 2026.

McDonald's didn't specify how many of its 13,500 U.S. locations — 95% of which are franchised — would be participat­ing in the deal. But in a prepared statement, Krispy Kreme President and CEO Josh Charleswor­th said the partnershi­p would give customers “unpreceden­ted daily access” to the Charlotte, North Carolina-based company's glazed, filled and frosted treats.

“By making Kreme Krispy accessible to fans nationwide through this partnershi­p, we expect to more than double our points of access by the end of 2026,” Charleswor­th said.

Tariq Hassan, chief marketing and customer experience officer for McDonald's USA, said the deal marked a chance to “unlock new business opportunit­ies” in the Chicagobas­ed chain's breakfast category and the sweet items it sells throughout the day.

McDonald's plans to make three Krispy Kreme doughnut varieties — original glazed, chocolate iced with sprinkles and a filled chocolate iced — available individual­ly and in boxes of six until daily supplies last.

The partnershi­p is hardly the first bringing major restaurant chains and popular food brands together. Taco Bell, for example, has long boasted Doritos-flavored tacos while Wendy's brought a Cinnabon “pull-apart” treat to its menu last month.

Krispy Kreme has teamed up with other businesses before. Krispy Kreme doughnuts are sold at Walmart, Kroger and other grocery chains along with the chain's own stores. In total, the company says it operates in 35 countries with more than 14,000 “fresh points of access” through its own shops, retail partnershi­ps and ecommerce business.

 ?? ALAN DIAZ — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE ?? A Krispy Kreme Doughnuts sign is shown on Aug. 11, 2017, in Miami.
ALAN DIAZ — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE A Krispy Kreme Doughnuts sign is shown on Aug. 11, 2017, in Miami.

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