For the love of doughnuts

Whether you are celebrating Valentine’s Day with your one true love, a best friend, a furry companion or just a bowl of ice-cream and a copy of ‘Love Actually’, it’s a wonderful excuse for people around the world to revel their heart’s desires, which, in some cases, is the decadent joy of biting into a freshly baked doughnut. Around the world, doughnuts have become a part of everyday culture, with franchises reaping the rewards of this multi-billion dollar industry in locations as far-flung as Moscow, Kuwait and New Delhi. Thankfully, South Africa boasts specialty doughnut stores, thanks to Krispy Kreme South Africa , which opened its first branch of the world famous brand at The Zone in Rosebank in November 2015. Its second store is due to open at the Gautrain station in February. It would seem that the South African public is already in love with these sugar-topped delights, having purchased in excess of 750 000 of Krispy Kreme’s many products in less than two months! The rou...