Article: Virginia doughnut store stocks Kreme of the crop.(Family Times)(Events)(Field Trips)

To doughnut lovers, breakfast fans and just about anyone else with a sweet tooth, Krispy Kreme doughnuts just may be North Carolina's best export.

From its humble beginnings in Winston-Salem, N.C., in 1937, Krispy Kreme has grown into an Eastern seaboard phenomenon.

The Krispy Kreme Doughnut Co. has 147 franchise stores in 25 states, most of them in the Southeast.

Around here, the only place to get Krispy Kreme doughnuts right off the assembly line, still hot with that marvelous icing glaze, is the Krispy Kreme store south of Alexandria. The next closest store is in Richmond. (The chain had a store near Falls Church, but it closed years ...

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