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Article: Hawaii's Dunkin' Donuts franchise is ready to compete with the legendary Krispy Kreme
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- Honolulu Star - Bulletin
- Article date:
- April 8, 2001
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TOMMY NOBLE loves Dunkin' Donuts. He has driven to Pearl City from his Wilhelmina Rise home twice since the new store opened there in mid-January, buying three dozen doughnuts at a time.
"They make the best cake doughnuts," said Noble, bar and wine manager at Sunset Grill.
Noble typifies the appreciation shown to the first Dunkin' Donuts shop to open since the only outlet, at the Ala Moana Center, closed in 1995.
Dunkin' Donuts came to the islands in 1966, but a decade later only one outlet hung on. When that closed, fans like Noble were bereft.
But as big a fan as he is of Dunkin' Donuts, Noble can't wait for competitor Krispy Kreme Doughnuts to open a Hawaii store, which could be as soon ...