In this article, we discuss the top ten donut companies/brands in the world. If you want to see more companies in this selection, check out the Top 10 Donut Companies and Brands in the World.
05. Hostess Brands, Inc. (NASDAQ:TWNK)
Market Capitalization as of November 28, 2022: $3.49 billion
Hostess Brands, Inc. (NASDAQ:TWNK) was founded in 1919 and is based in Lenexa, Kansas. Hostess Brands, Inc. (NASDAQ:TWNK) was formerly known as Gores Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to Hostess Brands, Inc. (NASDAQ:TWNK) in November 2016. Hostess Brands, Inc. (NASDAQ:TWNK), a packaged food company, develops, manufactures, markets, sells, and distributes snack products in the United States. The company provides a range of snack cakes, donuts, sweet rolls, breakfast pastries, cookies, snack pies, sweet baked goods, wafers, bread and buns, danishes, honey buns, coffee cakes, and sugar-free products. It offers its products under the Hostess, Dolly Madison, Cloverhill, Big Texas, Voortman, CupCakes, Twinkies, Donettes, Ding Dongs, Zingers, Ho Hos, and Big Texas brands.
It offers Hostess Mini Powdered Donettes and Frosted Chocolate Mini Donettes in the donuts category. The little donuts are baked to golden perfection. These individually wrapped mini donuts are perfect for sharing with a group. In February this year, Hostess Brands, Inc. (NASDAQ:TWNK) announced adding caffeine to its popular Donettes donut brand by introducing Hostess Boost Jumbo Donettes. Each donut contains 50 to 70 milligrams of caffeine, slightly less than one cup of coffee. The Boost Jumbo Donettes are three times bigger than the average mini Donettes and are caffeinated with coffee bean extract. They are available in two flavors: Chocolate Mocha and Caramel Macchiato.
04. Flowers Foods, Inc. (NYSE:FLO)
Market Capitalization as of November 28, 2022: $6.28 billion
Flowers Foods, Inc. (NYSE:FLO) was founded in 1919 and is located in Thomasville, Georgia. Flowers Foods, Inc. (NYSE:FLO) produces and markets packaged bakery products in the United States. Flowers Foods, Inc. (NYSE:FLO) offers fresh bread, buns, rolls, snack cakes, and tortillas, as well as frozen bread and rolls under the Nature’s Own, Dave’s Killer Bread, Wonder, Canyon Bakehouse, Mrs. Freshley’s, and Tastykake brand names. Flowers Foods, Inc. (NYSE:FLO) distributes its products through a direct-store-delivery distribution and a warehouse delivery system, as well as operates 46 bakeries comprising 44 owned and two leased.
Flowers Foods, Inc., through its Tastykake brand, has introduced two new limited-edition mini donut offerings: red velvet and salted caramel. The new red velvet mini donuts feature a red velvet-flavored donut with a traditional powdered sugar coating. The donuts are available in 10-oz bags. The salted caramel mini donuts feature a traditional cake donut covered in caramel and salt-flavored crumble. Tastykake’s salted caramel mini donuts are available in 11.5-oz bags. In June last year, Flowers Foods, Inc. acquired Koffee Kup Bakery from the court-appointed receiver of the assets. Based in Burlington, Vt., Koffee Kup Bakery is a manufacturer of baked foods, including bread, donuts, and English muffins, serving customers in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions.
03. Tyson Foods, Inc. (NYSE:TSN)
Market Capitalization as of November 28, 2022: $24.21 billion
Tyson Foods, Inc. (NYSE:TSN) was founded in 1935 and is based in Springdale, Arkansas. Tyson Foods, Inc. (NYSE:TSN), together with its subsidiaries, operates as a food company worldwide. In addition to being a giant in the meat and chicken market, Tyson also offers bakery products such as donuts, cookies, muffins and cakes.
02. Restaurant Brands International Inc. (NYSE:QSR)
Market Capitalization as of November 28, 2022: $29.88 billion
Restaurant Brands International Inc. (NYSE:QSR) was founded in 1954 and is based in Toronto, Canada. Restaurant Brands International Inc. (NYSE:QSR) operates as a quick-service restaurant company in Canada and internationally. It operates through four segments: Tim Hortons (TH), Burger King (BK), Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen (PLK), and Firehouse Subs (FHS). Under the Tim Hortons brand, the company operates in the donut/coffee/tea category of the quick service segment of the restaurant industry. Restaurant Brands International Inc. (NYSE:QSR) owns and franchises TH chain of donut/coffee/tea restaurants that offer blend coffee, tea, and espresso-based hot and cold specialty drinks; and fresh baked goods, including donuts, Timbits, bagels, muffins, cookies and pastries, grilled paninis, classic sandwiches, wraps, soups, and others.
01. Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ:SBUX)
Market Capitalization as of November 28, 2022: $114.27 billion
Topping our list of top 10 donut companies/brands in the world is Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ:SBUX). It offers its products under Starbucks Coffee, Teavana, Seattle’s Best Coffee, Ethos, Starbucks Reserve, and Princi brands. It offers donuts under the Glazed Doughnut brand. A glazed doughnut is an old-fashioned cake donut glazed with sweet icing. As of October 2, 2022, Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ:SBUX) operated 17,295 company-operated and licensed stores in North America and 18,416 company-operated and licensed stores internationally.
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