THERE was excitement aplenty at the Crescent Shopping Centre on this morning (January 25) for the opening of Limerick’s first Krispy Kreme outlet.
The US chain’s Limerick branch marked the company’s 15th store in Ireland, with customers queuing up from as early as 6am to be one of the first through the doors to get their hands on a doughnut.
Limerick hurler Cian Lynch was on hand to cut the ribbon as the store opened for the first time. The All-Star hurler heading up a 70-strong queue of people who had gathered to sample Krispy Kreme’s wares.
Gerard O’Driscoll from Castletroy was the first in the queue, earning himself a year’s supply of doughnuts.
The first 50 people in the queue also didn’t go away empty handed, winning some exclusive Krispy Kreme merchandise.
“I’m so excited that Krispy Kreme has opened in Limerick. I won’t get to keep the voucher all for myself though, because I’ll be sharing with my sister Aoife who got up at 5am with me to drive me in this morning – we’re all huge Krispy Kreme fans in our house,” Gerard said.
Commenting on the Limerick opening, Ireland Country Manager with Krispy Kreme, Declan Foley, said: “We’re delighted to be here in Limerick this morning for the opening of our 15th Irish shop, spreading excitement and joy across Limerick.”
“It’s great to see the support for our first shop in the county. This marks the second shop in Munster, so it’s great to be expanding across the south of Ireland. It’s been such an action-packed day, and we’re so excited to welcome the people of Limerick to Krispy Kreme.”
