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German billionaire heirs to add Krispy Kreme doughnuts to menu

Published Tue, May 10, 2016 · 09:50 PM
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A GERMAN billionaire family has been on a breakfast buying binge. The newest item on its plate: doughnuts. The board of Krispy Kreme, best known for its warm glazed doughnuts, has agreed to the company's acquisition by JAB Holding Co and a minority investor, BDT Capital Partners, for US$1.35 billion, it announced on Monday.

JAB is the investment arm of the Reimann family, heirs to German consumer goods conglomerate Joh A Benckiser. It…

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