system industry restaurant founded 1981 headquarters gold coast queensland number of locations 360 products coffee doughnuts soft drinks ice creams milkshakes frozen carbonated beverages hot dogs owner retail food group website www.donutking.com.au donut king is australia s biggest doughnut franchise based on the gold coast queensland . contents 1 history 2 products 3 world s largest doughnut 4 see also 5 references 6 external links history edit donut king store in a shopping centre in doncaster east victoria . the donut king chain was founded in 1981 in sydney 1 and is currently managed under licence by the gold coast based retail food group limited . retail food group also manages michel s patisserie brumby s bakeries and bb s cafe with a total of 1050 stores within australia and new zealand . the old logo used up until late 2013 . as of april 2012 there were over 350 donut king stores in australia 2 in almost every major shopping centre . in july 2008 donut king entered into a master licence agreement with shanghai based mak brands marking the australian brand s first foray into the china market . there are now 14 stores in china . 3 products edit besides doughnuts donut king also serves a variety of other food items and beverages such as coffee and teas soft drinks milkshakes soft serve ice creams frozen carbonated beverages and hot dogs . many of these are offered along with doughnuts as part of a promotion or deal . they are famous for their hot cinnamon donuts which are cooked fresh to order throughout the day . 4 world s largest doughnut edit on 5 december 2007 donut king oversaw construction of the world s largest doughnut in order to celebrate the simpsons movie s dvd release . it was created from over 90 000 doughnuts using half a tonne of pink icing and 30 kg of sprinkles from donut king . taking 40 people over nine hours to build the giant doughnut measured six metres and weighed 3.5 tonnes . 5 see also edit list of doughnut shops list of restaurant chains in australia references edit faq frequently asked questions about donut king . retail food group australia limited . retrieved 8 august 2007 . history of retail food group australia . retail food group australia limited . archived from the original on 2 august 2008 . retrieved 16 october 2008 . donut king heads to china . australian food news . retrieved 16 october 2008 . donut king . world s largest d oh nut . news.com.au . 5 december 2007 . retrieved 17 may 2009 . external links edit retail food group australia donut king china v t e food chains in australia casual dining burrito bar hog s breath caf la porchetta nando s outback steakhouse sizzler fast food ali baba bing boy boost juice bucking bull chicken treat chinese legend chooks fresh & tasty domino s pizza eagle boys fast eddys grill d guzman y gomez henny penny hungry jack s burger king mad mex fresh mexican grill noodle box oporto pancake parlour pizza capers pizza haven pizza showtime red rooster salsa s fresh mex grill spudbar sumo salad sushi train uncle tony s kebabs zambrero baked goods donut king bakers delight breadtop brumby s bakeries krispy kreme pie face subway coffeehouses and tea rooms the coffee club d me gloria jean s coffees mcdonald s mccaf michel s patisserie muzz buzz shingle inn starbucks coffee vittoria coffee zarraffas coffee dairy baskin robbins ben & jerry s cold rock ice creamery home ice cream wendy s supa sundaes list of restaurant chains in australia retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title donut king & oldid 742555815 categories companies established in 1981restaurants established in 19811981 establishments in australiadoughnut shopsfast food franchisesfast food chains of australiacompanies based on the gold coast queenslandhidden categories use dmy dates from october 2015 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages suomi edit links this page was last modified on 4 october 2016 at 11 33 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view