<P> Krispy Kreme UK is the United Kingdom subsidiary of Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, an American company . The UK headquarters are in Camberley, Surrey . </P> <P> In October 2003, Krispy Kreme Doughnuts opened their first store location in the United Kingdom . The store situated in the world - famous Harrods department store in London became one of 35 stores in the UK, but it closed in June 2011 . A Leeds store opened on 5 July 2010 and was the furthest away from the Greater London area until September 2012, which saw the opening of the Gateshead store situated in the MetroCentre. 3 Stores have been opened in Manchester and were the furthest away from the Greater London area until the Leeds and Gateshead locations opened . (Krispy Kreme no longer has franchise opportunities or development rights available in the United Kingdom, according to its website). Other stores outside Greater London include Birmingham (inside Selfridges), Oxford, Portsmouth (2 locations), Southampton, Milton Keynes, Brighton, Gatwick Airport, Hull in St Stephen's Shopping Centre, Telford, Stansted Airport, Preston, Lancashire and Luton Airport . </P> <P> Krispy Kreme's 2003 UK arrival coincides with the 2002 departure of its major competitor Dunkin' Donuts from the UK, which met with much less success than Krispy Kreme and operated only 10 stores, 1 in Westfield Merry Hill, (near Birmingham), 1 in Birmingham city centre, 4 in London </P>

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