CHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug 6, 2025--
What’s hotter than this summer? Pumpkin Spice lovers’ “heat” to kick off Pumpkin Spice Season. And we’re all for it!
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Pumpkin Spice fans don’t need to wait until the end of August to begin their sweetest season, because Krispy Kreme® announced today the return of its iconic Pumpkin Spice Original Glazed® doughnut for one week only beginning Aug. 11.
With just the right touch of pumpkin spice and a melt‑in‑your‑mouth finish, Krispy Kreme’s irresistible Pumpkin Spice Original Glazed doughnut will be offered for a full week, through Aug. 17, after being available for just three days last year. The doughnut will be available individually and by the dozen in‑shop and for pickup or delivery via Krispy Kreme’s app and website.
"Pumpkin spice fans are counting down the days to their favorite season and we’re happy to kick it off by bringing back our Pumpkin Spice Original Glazed doughnut – earlier and for a longer period. But it won’t be around long. Let Pumpkin Spice Season begin!" said Alison Holder, Krispy Kreme Chief Brand and Product Officer.
While the Pumpkin Spice Original Glazed doughnut will be available only through Aug. 17, Krispy Kreme will also add to its menu three Pumpkin Spice Season fan-favorites on Aug. 11 that will be available throughout the fall:
In addition to visiting shops or ordering online, guests can enjoy Pumpkin Spice Cake doughnuts in a Krispy Kreme 6-pack delivered fresh daily to select retailers. Visit www.krispykreme.com/locate/location-search#grocery to find a shop or grocery store near you. For more information about the entire Pumpkin Spice lineup, visit www.krispykreme.com/promos/pumpkinspice.
Show how you’re kicking off Pumpkin Spice Season and enjoying Krispy Kreme’s Pumpkin Spice Original Glazed by using #KrispyKreme and tagging @krispykreme on social media.
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 more than 40 countries through its unique network of fresh doughnut shops, partnerships with leading retailers, and a rapidly growing digital business. 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 KrispyKreme.com and follow us on social: X, Instagram and Facebook.
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Krispy Kreme answers pumpkin spice fans’ call to kick off the season with fan-favorite doughnut and additional pumpkin spice treats
Krispy Kreme answers pumpkin spice fans’ call to kick off the season with fan-favorite doughnut and additional pumpkin spice treats
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. forces in the Caribbean Sea have seized another sanctioned oil tanker that the Trump administration says has ties to Venezuela, part of a broader U.S. effort to take control of the South American country’s oil.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem wrote on social media that the U.S. Coast Guard had boarded the Motor Tanker Veronica early Thursday. She said the ship had previously passed through Venezuelan waters and was operating in defiance of President Donald Trump’s "established quarantine of sanctioned vessels in the Caribbean.”
U.S. Southern Command said Marines and sailors launched from the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford to take part in the operation alongside a Coast Guard tactical team, which Noem said conducted the boarding as in previous raids. The military said the ship was seized “without incident.”
Noem posted a brief video that appeared to show part of the ship’s capture. The black-and-white footage showed helicopters hovering over the deck of a merchant vessel while armed troops dropped down on the deck by rope.
The Veronica is the sixth sanctioned tanker seized by U.S. forces as part of the effort by Trump’s administration to control the production, refining and global distribution of Venezuela’s oil products and the fourth since the U.S. ouster of Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro in a surprise nighttime raid almost two weeks ago.
The Veronica last transmitted its location on Jan. 3 as being at anchor off the coast of Aruba, just north of Venezuela’s main oil terminal. According to the data it transmitted at the time, it was partially filled with crude.
The ship is currently listed as flying the flag of Guyana and is considered part of the shadow fleet that moves cargoes of oil in violation of U.S. sanctions.
According to its registration data, the ship also has been known as the Galileo, owned and managed by a company in Russia. In addition, a tanker with the same registration number previously sailed under the name Pegas and was sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury Department for moving cargoes of illicit Russian oil.
As with prior posts about such raids, Noem and the military framed the seizure as part of an effort to enforce the law. Noem argued that the multiple captures show that “there is no outrunning or escaping American justice.”
However, other officials in Trump's Republican administration have made clear that they see the actions as a way to generate cash as they seek to rebuild Venezuela’s battered oil industry and restore its economy.
Trump met with executives from oil companies last week to discuss his goal of investing $100 billion in Venezuela to repair and upgrade its oil production and distribution. His administration has said it expects to sell at least 30 million to 50 million barrels of sanctioned Venezuelan oil.
This story has been corrected to show the Veronica is the fourth, not the third, tanker seized by U.S. forces since Maduro's capture.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks with reporters at the White House, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks with reporters at the White House, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks with reporters at the White House, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks with reporters at the White House, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks with reporters at the White House, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks during a press conference, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks at a news conference at Harry Reid International Airport, Nov. 22, 2025, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Ronda Churchill, File)
