who owns krispy kreme donuts

Krispy Kreme Doughnuts is owned by Krispy Kreme, Inc., which is a publicly traded company listed on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol DNUT. The largest and controlling shareholder is JAB Holding Company , a privately held investment firm based in Europe that took Krispy Kreme private in 2016 and remains its dominant owner even after the 2021 IPO returned the company to public markets.

Because Krispy Kreme is publicly traded, the rest of the company is owned by a mix of institutional investors, funds, and individual shareholders who hold DNUT stock.