Fun facts about Krispy Kreme doughnuts:

• Stores across North America produce more than 5 million doughnuts a day - more than 2 billion a year.

• A typical store produces more than 3,000 doughnuts an hour. Larger stores can produce up to 12,000 an hour.

• Krispy Kreme produces enough doughnuts in a week to make a line from New York City to Los Angeles. Talk about a glazing trail.

• In two minutes, Krispy Kreme stores can produce enough doughnuts to make a stack the height of the Empire State Building.

• Krispy Kreme uses enough chocolate each year to fill two Olympic-sized swimming pools and a million pounds of sprinkles, equivalent to the weight of 145 elephants.

• Krispy Kremes are a hot commodity at weddings. Brides and grooms serve the doughnuts at their receptions.

• Krispy Kremes doughnut rings are formed by using air pressure to force dough through an extruder. No holes are cut; therefore, alas, there will never be Krispy Kreme doughnut holes.