The initial plan aimed to make Krispy Kreme’s doughnuts available at McDonald's locations nationwide by the end of 2026.

Krispy Kreme’s partnership with McDonald’s to sell its doughnuts at all of the burger chain’s US restaurants didn’t turn out as sweet as it thought. The doughnut chain announced in its earnings release Thursday that it is “reassessing the deployment” of the rollout,

Iconic doughnut chain Krispy Kreme announced it quarterly earnings report earlier this week on May 8 and revealed a substantial change to a major partnership. The chain revealed its decision to pause a "phased market rollout" of Krispy Kreme doughnuts to McDonald's all around the country.