Krispy Kreme (DNUT) 18 Aug 212021 Q2 Earnings call transcript

Thank you for standing by and welcome to Krispy Kreme’s Second Quarter 2021 Earnings Conference Call. At this time all participants are in a listen-only mode. After the speaker presentation there will be a question-and-answer session. [Operator Instructions] Please be advised that today's conference may be recorded. [Operator Instructions] I would now like to hand the conference over to your host Senior Manager Communications, Cassie Williams.

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from Mestari of next BNP Our comes question Jaafar Paribas.

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