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Capture Your Cravings This Halloween! KRISPY KREME’S® Ghostbusters Collection Celebrates 1984 Film’s 40th Anniversary

Stay Puft Marshmallow Man and Slimer among new Krispy Kreme® x Ghostbusters doughnuts that will haunt Krispy Kreme shops beginning Oct. 7

CHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 7, 2024-- There’s something sweet in the neighborhood this Halloween – the all-new Krispy Kreme® x Ghostbusters Collection, four doughnuts that are a haunting fusion of flavors and fun for the holiday.

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Stay Puft Marshmallow Man and Slimer among new Krispy Kreme® x Ghostbusters doughnuts that will haunt Krispy Kreme shops beginning Oct. 7 (Photo: Business Wire)

Stay Puft Marshmallow Man and Slimer among new Krispy Kreme® x Ghostbusters doughnuts that will haunt Krispy Kreme shops beginning Oct. 7 (Photo: Business Wire)

The Krispy Kreme x Ghostbusters Collection arrives during the iconic Columbia Pictures 1984 film’s 40th anniversary celebration. Beginning today for a limited time at participating Krispy Kreme shops, guests can enjoy a spine-tingling selection of doughnuts in a limited-edition custom Ghostbusters specialty box:

  • Ghostbusters Cookies N’ Creme Doughnut made with OREO® – an Original Glazed® doughnut dipped in chocolate icing, topped with OREO® pieces, a dollop of buttercreme with OREO® and a No Ghost logo candy.
  • Slimer Doughnut – an unglazed doughnut filled with lemon flavored green filling, dipped in purple and green icing with a Slimer candy.
  • Ecto-Sprinkled Doughnut an Original Glazed® doughnut dipped in orange colored icing and sprinkled with neon sprinkles.
  • Stay Puft Marshmallow Man Doughnut Pull-Apart Original Glazed® Doughnut Dots with powdered topping, topped with marshmallow flavored buttercreme and a Stay Puft Marshmallow Man candy.

Alongside the Krispy Kreme x Ghostbusters doughnuts, fans can enjoy a chilling new drink, the Slimer’s Slime-ade in a signature ectoplasm green. And to make Halloween even sweeter, Krispy Kremeis offering guests who wear any Halloween costume to participating shops Oct. 31 a FREE Original Glazed® doughnut, no purchase necessary.

“Yes it’s true, these treats are no trick. When it comes to Halloween this year, you know who to call,” said Dave Skena, Global Chief Brand Officer for Krispy Kreme. “Krispy Kreme is the gatekeeper to Halloween sweetness and Sony Pictures Consumer Products is the key master to bring spooky-sweet Ghostbusters doughnuts to our fans this year. You’re welcome, Gozer.”

Krispy Kreme and Ghostbusters fans can also get a limited time Krispy Kreme® x Ghostbusters 6-count Assorted Doughnuts featuring the Ghostbusters Cookies N’ Creme Doughnut made with OREO®, Slimer Doughnut, Ecto-Sprinkled Doughnut and Chocolate Iced with Halloween Sprinkles delivered fresh daily to select grocery stores. Visit www.krispykreme.com/locate/location-search#grocery to find a shop or grocery store location near you.

Share how you’re enjoying the Krispy Kreme x Ghostbuster Collection and the Halloween season by using #KrispyKreme and tagging @krispykreme. For more information about this promotion, please visit www.krispykreme.com/promos/halloween.

About Krispy Kreme

Headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., Krispy Kreme is one of the most beloved and well-known sweet treat brands in the world. Our iconic Original Glazed® doughnut is universally recognized for its hot-off-the-line, melt-in-your-mouth experience. Krispy Kreme operates in 40 countries through its unique network of fresh doughnut shops, partnerships with leading retailers, and a rapidly growing digital business with more than 15,500 fresh points of access. Our purpose of touching and enhancing lives through the joy that is Krispy Kreme guides how we operate every day and is reflected in the love we have for our people, our communities, and the planet. Connect with Krispy Kreme Doughnuts at www.krispykreme.com and follow us on social: X, Instagram and Facebook.

About Sony Pictures Consumer Products

Sony Pictures Consumer Products (SPCP) is the licensing and merchandising division of Sony Pictures’ Motion Picture Group and Sony Pictures Television for Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE), a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Sony Group Corporation. SPE's global operations encompass motion picture production, acquisition, and distribution; television production, acquisition, and distribution; television networks; digital content creation and distribution; operation of studio facilities; and development of new entertainment products, services and technologies. Sony Pictures Television operates dozens of wholly-owned or joint-venture production companies around the world. SPE’s Motion Picture Group production organizations include Columbia Pictures, Screen Gems, TriStar Pictures, 3000 Pictures, Sony Pictures Animation, Stage 6 Films, AFFIRM Films, Sony Pictures International Productions, and Sony Pictures Classics. For additional information, visit http://www.sonypictures.com/corp/divisions.html

OREO is a trademark of Mondelēz International group, used under license.

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