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Krispy Kreme and Cheerwine create new doughnut

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Tuesday, June 29, 2010

(Updated 3:54 pm)

Staff Reports

Fans of Krispy Kreme doughnuts and Cheerwine beverages are in for a sweet treat: The companies have partnered to create a limited-edition doughnut.

The "Cheerwine Kreme Filled Doughnuts" hit store shelves in the Carolinas on Thursday.

They're available only in July.

Krispy Kreme and Cheerwine, both North Carolina-born brands, are delivering the first batch of doughnuts to the state capitol Wednesday in Raleigh.

Gov. Bev Perdue will be on hand to accept them.

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Interested

June 29, 2010 - 2:33 pm EDT

The irony - this story posted immediately to the right of the story announcing NC ranks 10th in adult obesity.

ninjaninjaninja

June 29, 2010 - 2:40 pm EDT

Definitely not irony, but funny.

drstrangelove

July 2, 2010 - 8:57 am EDT

We're debating the meaning of "irony" now?

From dictionary.com:
2b ... a manner of organizing a work so as to give full expression to contradictory or complementary impulses, attitudes, etc.

Moreover, I think the original post was noting this seemed a bit of "situational irony," that is, that the newspaper was reporting on NC's obesity problem, while juxtaposing another article that celebrates one potential cause. That the articles were likely not situated together on purpose adds to the irony, e.g., the N&R was celebrating a food that is causal to obesity while reporting on said obesity.

If that's not irony, I don't know what is!!

tledford

June 29, 2010 - 3:46 pm EDT

I wondered when someone would top that KFC (is it?) sandwich that replaces the bread with fried chicken...

lwwilli

June 29, 2010 - 4:18 pm EDT

Sometimes there is a fine line between smart and stupid. This sounds like the latter.

UNCgirlinLa

June 29, 2010 - 4:40 pm EDT

Please send some to Louisiana! I am stuck in this state without my beloved Cheerwine. Krispy Kreme is never hot and fresh. What is a displaced tarheel to do?

WilkesKayakFisher

June 29, 2010 - 9:34 pm EDT

Now if they cover that in sausage gravy you'll really have something, I can just feel my arteries clogging up can't you?

cheerwine preach

June 29, 2010 - 9:52 pm EDT

Two North Carolina favorites together! It doesn't get any better than this.

jorrell245

June 29, 2010 - 10:41 pm EDT

How in the heck is this considered news? This is simply "free" advertising for Crispy Cream and Cheerwine, both of which fatten us up so we have to buy more cholesterol meds!

Once again, this is not news, its an advertising joke!

chieftp

June 30, 2010 - 12:43 am EDT

you mean like the "news article" they did on the new Tanger shopping mall opening in Mebane and the free coupons they were offering to rich old people?

drstrangelove

July 2, 2010 - 9:00 am EDT

First of all, it's "Krispy Kreme." Second, was the reporting on the new iPhone just a "advertisement" for Apple? What about new car models; just ads for the car companies? Reporting on a new product being offered by a local company is NEWS, not "advertising." Now lighten up, and go get yourself a KRISPY KREME Cheerwine donut!! Sheesh!

treefrog.judy

June 30, 2010 - 12:08 am EDT

I live in Lexington, which is north of Salisbury (Cheerwine) and south of Winston-Salem in NC (Krispy Kreme) Just next town from both products. I have enjoyed both all my life. Can't wait to give this a try. Obviously some of the people who wrote comments have never tried either, and don't know what a good thing is.

lowboy

June 30, 2010 - 11:23 am EDT

This illustrates the problem with a lot of people today. No one is holding a gun to their heads, making them buy either product. But they just can't stand the thought of someone enjoying them self. If it's not gloom and doom, they aren't happy.