Looks like KKD is implementing my "open 24 hour" idea <GG>
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biz.yahoo.com
Monday June 4, 12:03 pm Eastern Time
Press Release
Krispy Kreme to Open First Long Island Store in East Meadow
Local Residents Look Forward To A Sweeter Summer
EAST MEADOW, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 4, 2001--
The ``Hot Doughnuts Now'' sign will light up for the first time on Long Island on Tuesday, June 5 as Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc. (NYSE: KKD - news) opens it's new store in East Meadow. Located at Clearwater Mall on the corner of Newbridge Road and Hempstead Turnpike, the store will open its doors ready to serve hot, fresh Krispy Kreme Original Glazed doughnuts to customers at 6:00 a.m.
``We're thrilled to be bringing Krispy Kreme to our fellow Long Islanders,'' said locally raised Nick Valenti, President and Chief Executive Officer of Restaurant Associates, the New York Metropolitan and Northern New Jersey area developer for Krispy Kreme Doughnuts. ``The response to Krispy Kreme throughout the New York area has been extremely positive and the excitement we've seen on Long Island is no exception.''
The new East Meadow store will feature the signature ``Hot Doughnuts Now'' neon sign, which glows in the morning and evening every day to alert customers that hot, fresh Original Glazed doughnuts are ready to be eaten. Through the store's glass windows, customers will be able to enjoy a behind-the-scenes glimpse of the doughnut-making process. The store's convenient drive-thru service, the first Krispy Kreme drive-thru in Metropolitan New York, will operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Counter service hours will be from 6:00 a.m. to 11 p.m., Sunday through Thursday, and 6:00 a.m. to 1 a.m., Friday and Saturday. |
