Famed doughnut company Krispy Kreme is suing the operators of its last remaining New York City store over a claim that they cooked up their own recipe when they ran out of “key proprietary Krispy Kreme ingredients,” the New York Post reported this week.
“Only a very limited number of Krispy Kreme employees have access to the recipe,” which is kept in a safe at the company’s headquarters in Winston-Salem, N.C., the Manhattan federal suit claims.
The fat-fried snack firm — which at one time had nine New York outlets — is alleging trademark violation after moving to cancel the franchise agreement over $310,000-plus in unpaid fees and debts.