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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
___________________ 
 
Form 10-Q
 
 
(Mark one)
  þ           QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
           For the quarterly period ended May 1, 2011
OR
  o   TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
      For the transition period from                 to
 
Commission file number 001-16485
KRISPY KREME DOUGHNUTS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
North Carolina 56-2169715
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
370 Knollwood Street, 27103
Winston-Salem, North Carolina (Zip Code)
(Address of principal executive offices)  

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
(336) 725-2981
 
     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes  þ No  o
 
     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes  No  o
 
     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
 
Large accelerated filer  o                               Accelerated filer  þ 
Non-accelerated filer  o    Smaller reporting company  o 
 
     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes  No  þ
 
     Number of shares of Common Stock, no par value, outstanding as of May 13, 2011: 67,530,613.
 
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
      Page
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS 3
 
PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION 4
 
Item 1.       FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 4
Item 2.   MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND  
           RESULTS OF OPERATIONS 20
Item 3.   QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK 37
Item 4.   CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES 37
 
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION 38
 
Item 1.   LEGAL PROCEEDINGS 38
Item 1A.   RISK FACTORS 38
Item 2.   UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS 38
Item 3.   DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES 38
Item 4.   (REMOVED AND RESERVED) 38
Item 5.   OTHER INFORMATION 38
Item 6.   EXHIBITS 38
 
    SIGNATURES 39

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     As used herein, unless the context otherwise requires, “Krispy Kreme,” the “Company,” “we,” “us” and “our” refer to Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc. and its subsidiaries. References to fiscal 2012 and fiscal 2011 mean the fiscal years ended January 29, 2012 and January 30, 2011, respectively.
 
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
 
     This quarterly report contains forward looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) that relate to our plans, objectives, estimates and goals. Statements expressing expectations regarding our future and projections relating to products, sales, revenues, expenditures, costs and earnings are typical of such statements, and are made under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are based on management’s beliefs, assumptions and expectations of our future economic performance, considering the information currently available to management. These statements are not statements of historical fact. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that may cause our actual results, performance or financial condition to differ materially from the expectations of future results, performance or financial condition we express or imply in any forward-looking statements. The words “believe,” “may,” “could,” “will,” “should,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “objective,” “seek,” “strive” or similar words, or the negative of these words, identify forward-looking statements. Factors that could contribute to these differences include, but are not limited to:
  • the quality of Company and franchise store operations;
     
  • our ability, and our dependence on the ability of our franchisees, to execute on our and their business plans;
     
  • our relationships with our franchisees;
     
  • our ability to implement our international growth strategy;
     
  • our ability to implement our new domestic operating model;
     
  • political, economic, currency and other risks associated with our international operations;
     
  • the price and availability of raw materials needed to produce doughnut mixes and other ingredients;
     
  • compliance with government regulations relating to food products and franchising;
     
  • our relationships with off-premises customers;
     
  • our ability to protect our trademarks and trade secrets;
     
  • restrictions on our operations and compliance with covenants contained in our secured credit facilities;
     
  • changes in customer preferences and perceptions;
     
  • risks associated with competition;
     
  • risks related to the food service industry, including food safety and protection of personal information;
     
  • increased costs or other effects of new government regulations relating to healthcare benefits; and
     
  • other factors in Krispy Kreme’s periodic reports and other information filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), including under Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors,” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 30, 2011 (the “2011 Form 10-K”).
     All such factors are difficult to predict, contain uncertainties that may materially affect actual results and may be beyond our control. New factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for management to predict all such factors or to assess the impact of each such factor on the Company. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which such statement is made, and we do not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which such statement is made.
 
     We caution you that any forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from the facts, results, performance or achievements we have anticipated in such forward-looking statements except as required by the federal securities laws.
 
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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
Item 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
 
  Page
Index to Financial Statements  
Consolidated statement of operations for the three months ended May 1, 2011 and May 2, 2010 5
Consolidated balance sheet as of May 1, 2011 and January 30, 2011 6
Consolidated statement of cash flows for the three months ended May 1, 2011 and May 2, 2010 7
Consolidated statement of changes in shareholders’ equity for the three months ended May 1, 2011 and May 2, 2010 8
Notes to financial statements 9

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KRISPY KREME DOUGHNUTS, INC.
 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)
 
    Three Months Ended
        May 1,       May 2,
    2011   2010
    (In thousands, except per share amounts)
Revenues   $             104,600     $             92,117  
Operating expenses:                
       Direct operating expenses (exclusive of depreciation expense shown below)     86,983       77,155  
       General and administrative expenses     5,644       5,744  
       Depreciation expense     1,938       1,864  
       Impairment charges and lease termination costs     244       1,299  
Operating income     9,791       6,055  
Interest income     45       40  
Interest expense     (477 )     (1,871 )
Equity in income (losses) of equity method franchisees     (9 )     346  
Other non-operating income and (expense), net     86       81  
Income before income taxes     9,436       4,651  
Provision for income taxes     265       183  
Net income   $ 9,171     $ 4,468  
 
Earnings per common share:                
       Basic   $ 0.13     $ 0.07  
       Diluted   $ 0.13     $ 0.06  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
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KRISPY KREME DOUGHNUTS, INC.
 
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
(Unaudited)
 
        May 1,       January 30,
    2011   2011
    (In thousands)
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS:                
Cash and cash equivalents   $      24,701     $      21,970  
Receivables     22,789       20,261  
Receivables from equity method franchisees     691       586  
Inventories     15,090       14,635  
Other current assets     4,632       5,970  
       Total current assets     67,903       63,422  
Property and equipment     70,932       71,163  
Investments in equity method franchisees     1,787       1,663  
Goodwill and other intangible assets     23,776       23,776  
Other assets     11,267       9,902  
       Total assets   $ 175,665     $ 169,926  
 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES:                
Current maturities of long-term debt   $ 2,507     $ 2,513  
Accounts payable     9,817       9,954  
Accrued liabilities     25,373       28,379  
       Total current liabilities     37,697       40,846  
Long-term debt, less current maturities     32,263       32,874  
Other long-term obligations     19,339       19,778  
 
Commitments and contingencies                
 
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY:                
Preferred stock, no par value     -       -  
Common stock, no par value     371,644       370,808  
Accumulated other comprehensive loss     (103 )     (34 )
Accumulated deficit     (285,175 )     (294,346 )
       Total shareholders’ equity     86,366       76,428  
              Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity   $ 175,665     $ 169,926  
                 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
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KRISPY KREME DOUGHNUTS, INC.
 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
 
        Three Months Ended
    May 1,       May 2,
    2011   2010
    (In thousands)  
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:                
Net income   $      9,171     $      4,468  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:                
       Depreciation expense     1,938       1,864  
       Deferred income taxes     45       (92 )
       Impairment charges     -       849  
       Accrued rent expense     184       (16 )
       Loss on disposal of property and equipment     145       128  
       Share-based compensation     893       1,069  
       Provision for doubtful accounts     (295 )     (230 )
       Amortization of deferred financing costs     102       148  
       Equity in (income) losses of equity method franchisees     9       (346 )
       Other     (56 )     (81 )
Change in assets and liabilities:                
       Receivables     (3,052 )     (2,248 )
       Inventories     (455 )     (266 )
       Other current and non-current assets     483       (1,353 )
       Accounts payable and accrued liabilities     (3,013 )     (2,277 )
       Other long-term obligations     (1,033 )     74  
              Net cash provided by operating activities     5,066       1,691  
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:                
Purchase of property and equipment     (1,843 )     (1,594 )
Proceeds from disposals of property and equipment     -       54  
Escrow deposit     200       -  
Other investing activities     (9 )     -  
              Net cash used for investing activities     (1,652 )     (1,540 )
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:                
Repayment of long-term debt     (626 )     (232 )
Repurchase of common shares     (57 )     (37 )
              Net cash used for financing activities     (683 )     (269 )
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents     2,731       (118 )
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period     21,970       20,215  
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period   $ 24,701     $ 20,097  
                 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
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KRISPY KREME DOUGHNUTS, INC.
 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
(Unaudited)
 
                            Accumulated                        
    Common           Other                
    Shares   Common   Comprehensive   Accumulated        
    Outstanding   Stock   Income (Loss)   Deficit   Total
    (In thousands)
Balance at January 30, 2011         67,527     $      370,808     $             (34 )   $      (294,346 )   $      76,428  
Comprehensive income:                                      
       Net income for the three months ended                                      
              May 1, 2011                           9,171       9,171  
       Foreign currency translation adjustment, net                                      
              of income taxes of $33                   51               51  
       Unrealized loss on cash flow hedge, net                                      
              of income taxes of $78                   (120 )             (120 )
       Total comprehensive income                                   9,102  
Cancelation of restricted shares   (1 )     -                       -  
Share-based compensation   13       893                       893  
Repurchase of common shares   (13 )     (57 )                     (57 )
Balance at May 1, 2011   67,526     $ 371,644     $ (103 )   $ (285,175 )   $ 86,366  
 
Balance at January 31, 2010   67,441     $ 366,237     $ (180 )   $ (303,290 )   $ 62,767  
Effect of adoption of new accounting standard                                      
       (Note 1)                           1,345       1,345  
Comprehensive income:                                      
       Net income for the three months ended                                      
              May 2, 2010                           4,468       4,468  
       Foreign currency translation adjustment, net                                      
              of income taxes of $32                   49               49  
       Amortization of unrealized loss on interest                                      
              rate derivative, net of income taxes of $60                   92               92  
       Total comprehensive income                                   4,609  
Share-based compensation   11       1,069                       1,069  
Repurchase of common shares   (10 )     (37 )                     (37 )
Balance at May 2, 2010   67,442     $ 367,269     $ (39 )   $ (297,477 )   $ 69,753  
                                       
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
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KRISPY KREME DOUGHNUTS, INC.
 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited
)
 
Note 1 — Accounting Policies
 
     Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc. (“KKDI”) and its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”) are engaged in the sale of doughnuts and complimentary products through Company-owned stores. The Company also derives revenue from franchise and development fees and royalties from franchisees. Additionally, the Company sells doughnut mix, other ingredients and supplies and doughnut-making equipment to franchisees.
 
Significant Accounting Policies
 
     BASIS OF PRESENTATION. The consolidated financial statements contained herein should be read in conjunction with the Company’s 2011 Form 10-K. The accompanying interim consolidated financial statements are presented in accordance with the requirements of Article 10 of Regulation S-X and, accordingly, do not include all the disclosures required by generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) with respect to annual financial statements. The interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Company’s accounting practices described in the 2011 Form 10-K, but have not been audited. In management’s opinion, the financial statements include all adjustments, which consist only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair statement of the Company’s results of operations for the periods presented. The consolidated balance sheet data as of January 30, 2011 were derived from the Company’s audited financial statements but do not include all disclosures required by GAAP.
 
     BASIS OF CONSOLIDATION. The financial statements include the accounts of KKDI and its subsidiaries, the most significant of which is KKDI’s principal operating subsidiary, Krispy Kreme Doughnut Corporation.
 
     Investments in entities over which the Company has the ability to exercise significant influence but which the Company does not control, and whose financial statements are not otherwise required to be consolidated, are accounted for using the equity method. These entities typically are 25% to 35% owned and are hereinafter sometimes referred to as “Equity Method Franchisees.”
 
     EARNINGS PER SHARE. The computation of basic earnings per share is based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. The computation of diluted earnings per share reflects the additional common shares that would have been outstanding if dilutive potential common shares had been issued, computed using the treasury stock method. Such potential common shares consist of shares issuable upon the exercise of stock options and warrants and the vesting of currently unvested shares of restricted stock and restricted stock units.
 
     The following table sets forth amounts used in the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share:
 
    Three Months Ended
    May 1,   May 2,
       2011      2010
    (In thousands)
Numerator: net income   $       9,171   $       4,468
Denominator:            
       Basic earnings per share - weighted average shares outstanding     68,754     68,095
       Effect of dilutive securities:            
              Stock options     1,655     665
              Restricted stock and restricted stock units     760     470
       Diluted earnings per share - weighted average shares            
              outstanding plus dilutive potential common shares     71,169     69,230
             
     Stock options and warrants with respect to 8.1 million and 8.7 million shares, as well as 134,000 and 142,000 unvested shares of restricted stock and unvested restricted stock units, have been excluded from the computation of the number of shares used to compute diluted earnings per share for the three months ended May 1, 2011 and May 2, 2010, respectively, because their inclusion would be antidilutive.
 
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Reclassification
 
     Beginning in the third quarter of fiscal 2011, the caption “Other operating income and expense, net” previously included in the consolidated statement of operations was eliminated, and amounts previously reported in this caption were reclassified to direct operating expense and general and administrative expenses. Amounts previously reported for the quarter ended May 2, 2010, have been reclassified to conform to the new presentation. None of the reclassified amounts was material.
 
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
 
     Effective February 1, 2010, the first day of fiscal 2011, the Company was required to adopt new accounting standards related to the consolidation of variable interest entities (“VIEs”). Those standards require an enterprise to qualitatively assess whether it is the primary beneficiary of a VIE based on whether the enterprise has the power to direct matters that most significantly impact the activities of the VIE and has the obligation to absorb losses of, or the right to receive benefits from, the VIE that could potentially be significant to the VIE. An enterprise must consolidate the financial statements of VIEs of which it is the primary beneficiary. Under the new accounting standards, the Company was no longer the primary beneficiary of its franchisee in northern California, which required the Company to deconsolidate the franchisee and recognize a divestiture of the three stores the Company sold to the franchisee in the third quarter of fiscal 2010. The cumulative effect of adoption of the new standards has been reflected as a $1.3 million credit to the opening balance of retained earnings as of February 1, 2010. Adoption of the standards had no material effect on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
 
Note 2 — Receivables
 
     The components of receivables are as follows:
 
    May 1,   January 30,
       2011      2011
    (In thousands)
Receivables:                
       Off-premises customers   $       10,755     $       9,990  
       Unaffiliated franchisees     11,407       9,805  
       Other receivables     1,861       1,565  
       Current portion of notes receivable     224       235  
      24,247       21,595  
       Less — allowance for doubtful accounts:                
              Off-premises customers     (327 )     (326 )
              Unaffiliated franchisees     (1,131 )     (1,008 )
      (1,458 )     (1,334 )
    $ 22,789     $ 20,261  
                 
Receivables from Equity Method Franchisees (Note 7):                
       Trade   $ 691     $ 586  
                 
     The changes in the allowances for doubtful accounts are summarized as follows:
 
    Three Months Ended
    May 1,   May 2,
    2011      2010
       (In thousands)
Allowance for doubtful accounts related to receivables:              
       Balance at beginning of period   $       1,334   $       1,343  
       Provision for doubtful accounts     117     (99 )
       Chargeoffs     -     (18 )
       Recoveries     7     -  
       Balance at end of period   $ 1,458   $ 1,226  
               
Allowance for doubtful accounts related to receivables from Equity Method Franchisees:              
       Balance at beginning of period   $ -   $ 739  
       Provision for doubtful accounts     -     13  
       Balance at end of period   $ -   $ 752  
               
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     The Company also has notes receivable from franchisees which are summarized in the following table. These balances are included in “Other assets” in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet.
 
  May 1,   January 30,
  2011      2011
  (In thousands)
Notes receivable:              
       Note receivable from Equity Method Franchisee (Note 7) $       766     $       391  
       Note receivable from Franchisees   1,187       1,300  
    1,953       1,691  
       Less — portion due within one year   (224 )     (235 )
       Less — allowance for doubtful accounts   (147 )     (538 )
  $ 1,582     $ 918  
               
     The changes in the allowances for doubtful accounts related to notes receivable are summarized as follows:
 
  Three Months Ended
  May 1,   May 2,
  2011      2010
  (In thousands)
Balance at beginning of period $       538     $       129  
Provision for doubtful accounts   (412 )     (144 )
Recoveries   21       134  
Balance at end of period $ 147     $ 119  
               
     In addition to the foregoing notes receivable, the Company had promissory notes totaling approximately $3.3 million and $3.7 million at May 1, 2011 and January 30, 2011, respectively, representing payment obligations related to royalties and fees due to the Company which, as a result of doubt about their collection, the Company had not yet recorded as revenues. No payments were required to be made currently on any of the May 1, 2011 amount. During the quarter ended May 1, 2011, the Company recognized approximately $375,000 of previously unrecognized revenues related to KK Mexico which were received on May 5, 2011 in connection with the Company’s sale of its 30% equity interest in the franchisee, as more fully described in Note 7. During the quarter ended May 1, 2011, the Company also reversed an allowance for doubtful notes receivable of approximately $390,000 related to KK Mexico; such note also was paid in full on May 5, 2011.
 
Note 3 — Inventories
 
     The components of inventories are as follows:
 
  May 1,   January 30,
  2011      2011
  (In thousands)
Raw materials $       5,332   $       5,265
Work in progress   67     54
Finished goods   3,493     3,194
Purchased merchandise   6,129     6,018
Manufacturing supplies   69     104
  $ 15,090   $ 14,635
           
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Note 4 — Long Term Debt
 
     Long-term debt and capital lease obligations consist of the following:
 
  May 1,   January 30,
  2011      2011
  (In thousands)
2011 Term Loan $ 34,417     $ 35,000  
Capital lease obligations   353       387  
    34,770       35,387  
Less: current maturities   (2,507 )     (2,513 )
  $       32,263     $       32,874  
               
     On January 28, 2011, the Company closed new secured credit facilities (the “2011 Secured Credit Facilities”), consisting of a $25 million revolving credit line (the “2011 Revolver”) and a $35 million term loan (the “2011 Term Loan”), each of which mature in January 2016. The 2011 Secured Credit Facilities are secured by a first lien on substantially all of the assets of the Company and its domestic subsidiaries. The Company used the proceeds of the 2011 Term Loan to repay the outstanding borrowings under the Company’s prior secured credit facilities (the “2007 Secured Credit Facilities”). The 2007 Secured Credit Facilities, which consisted of a $25 million revolving credit facility (the “2007 Revolver”) and the 2007 Term Loan, which had an outstanding balance of approximately $35.1 million, were then terminated.
 
     Interest on borrowings under the 2011 Secured Credit Facilities is payable either at LIBOR or the Base Rate (which is the greatest of the prime rate, the Fed funds rate plus 0.50%, or the one-month LIBOR rate plus 1.00%), in each case plus the Applicable Percentage. The Applicable Percentage for LIBOR loans ranges from 2.25% to 3.00%, and for Base Rate loans ranges from 1.25% to 2.00%, in each case depending on the Company’s leverage ratio. As of May 1, 2011, all outstanding borrowings under the 2011 Secured Credit Facilities were based on LIBOR, and the Applicable Margin was 2.50%. The Company also pays fees on outstanding letters of credit issued under the 2011 Revolver equal to the Applicable Margin for LIBOR loans plus 0.125%. Such letters of credit totaled $12.5 million as of May 1, 2011.
 
     Interest on borrowings under the 2007 Revolver and 2007 Term Loan was payable either (a) at the greater of LIBOR or 3.25% or (b) at the Alternate Base Rate (which was the greater of Fed funds rate plus 0.50% or the prime rate), in each case plus the Applicable Margin. The Applicable Margin for LIBOR-based loans and for Alternate Base Rate-based loans was 7.50% and 6.50%, respectively. The Company also paid fees on outstanding letters of credit issued under the 2007 Revolver equal to the Applicable Margin for LIBOR loans plus 0.25%.
 
     The 2011 Term Loan is payable in quarterly installments of approximately $583,000 (before giving effect to the principal prepayment of $6.2 million described in Note 7), and a final installment equal to the remaining principal balance in January 2016. The 2011 Term Loan is required to be prepaid with some or all of the net proceeds of certain equity issuances, debt issuances, asset sales and casualty events. On the closing date, the Company deposited into escrow $200,000 with respect to each of nine properties ($1.8 million in the aggregate) with respect to which the Company agreed to furnish to the lenders certain documentation on or before January 31, 2012, with amounts to be released from escrow upon the Company’s furnishing such documentation. If the Company does not furnish the documentation by January 31, 2012, then the amount remaining in escrow on that date will be used to make a prepayment of principal on the 2011 Term Loan. During the quarter ended May 1, 2011, $200,000 of the escrowed amount was returned to the Company; amounts remaining in escrow are included in “Other current assets” in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet.
 
     The 2011 Secured Credit Facilities require the Company to meet certain financial tests, including a maximum leverage ratio and a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio. The leverage ratio is required to be not greater than 2.75 to 1.0 in fiscal 2012, and declines to 2.5 to 1.0 thereafter. The fixed charge coverage ratio is required to be not less than 1.05 to 1.0 in fiscal 2012, increasing to a minimum of 1.1 to 1.0 in fiscal 2013 and to 1.2 to 1.0 thereafter.
 
     As of May 1, 2011, the Company’s leverage ratio was 1.4 to 1.0, and the fixed charge coverage ratio for the rolling four-quarter period then ended was 2.5 to 1.0. In accordance with the terms of the 2011 Secured Credit Facilities, interest and fees related to these facilities is reflected in the computation of the fixed charge coverage ratio by annualizing amounts incurred under those facilities subsequent to the closing date.
 
     The operation of the restrictive financial covenants described above may limit the amount the Company may borrow under the 2011 Revolver. The restrictive covenants did not limit the Company’s ability to borrow the full $12.5 million of unused credit under the 2011 Revolver at May 1, 2011.
 
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Note 5 — Impairment Charges and Lease Termination Costs
 
     The components of impairment charges and lease termination costs are as follows:
 
  Three Months Ended
  May 1,   May 2,
  2011      2010
  (In thousands)
Impairment of long-lived assets $       -   $       849
Lease termination costs   244     450
       Total impairment charges and lease termination costs $ 244   $ 1,299
           
     The Company tests long-lived assets for impairment when events or changes in circumstances indicate that their carrying value may not be recoverable. These events and changes in circumstances include store closing and refranchising decisions, the effects of changing costs on current results of operations, observed trends in operating results, and evidence of changed circumstances observed as a part of periodic reforecasts of future operating results and as part of the Company’s annual budgeting process. When the Company concludes that the carrying value of long-lived assets is not recoverable (based on future projected undiscounted cash flows), the Company records impairment charges to reduce the carrying value of those assets to their estimated fair values.
 
     Lease termination costs represent the estimated fair value of liabilities related to unexpired leases, after reduction by the amount of accrued rent expense, if any, related to the leases, and are recorded when the lease contracts are terminated or, if earlier, the date on which the Company ceases use of the leased property. The fair value of these liabilities were estimated as the excess, if any, of the contractual payments required under the unexpired leases over the current market lease rates for the properties, discounted at a credit-adjusted risk-free rate over the remaining term of the leases.
 
     The transactions reflected in the accrual for lease termination costs are summarized as follows:
 
  Three Months Ended
  May 1,   May 2,
  2011      2010
  (In thousands)
Balance at beginning of period $       1,995     $       1,679  
       Provision for lease termination costs:              
              Adjustments to previously recorded provisions resulting              
                     from settlements with lessors and adjustments of previous estimates   212       405  
              Accretion of discount   32       45  
                     Total provision   244       450  
       Payments on unexpired leases, including settlements with              
              lessors   (949 )     (326 )
Balance at end of period $ 1,290     $ 1,803  
               
Note 6 — Segment Information
 
     The Company’s reportable segments are Company Stores, Domestic Franchise, International Franchise and KK Supply Chain. The Company Stores segment is comprised of the stores operated by the Company. These stores sell doughnuts and complementary products through both on-premises and off-premises sales channels, although some stores serve only one of these distribution channels. The Domestic Franchise and International Franchise segments consist of the Company’s franchise operations. Under the terms of franchise agreements, domestic and international franchisees pay royalties and fees to the Company in return for the use of the Krispy Kreme name and ongoing brand and operational support. Expenses for these segments include costs to recruit new franchisees, to assist in store openings, to support franchisee operations and marketing efforts, as well as allocated corporate costs. The majority of the ingredients and materials used by Company stores are purchased from the KK Supply Chain segment, which supplies doughnut mix, other ingredients and supplies and doughnut making equipment to both Company and franchisee-owned stores.
 
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     All intercompany sales by the KK Supply Chain segment to the Company Stores segment are at prices intended to reflect an arms-length transfer price and are eliminated in consolidation. Operating income for the Company Stores segment does not include any profit earned by the KK Supply Chain segment on sales of doughnut mix and other items to the Company Stores segment; such profit is included in KK Supply Chain operating income.
 
     The following table presents the results of operations of the Company’s operating segments for the three months ended May 1, 2011 and May 2, 2010. Segment operating income is consolidated operating income before unallocated general and administrative expenses and impairment charges and lease termination costs.
 
  Three Months Ended
  May 1,   May 2,
  2011      2010
  (In thousands)
Revenues:              
       Company Stores $       69,475     $       62,534  
       Domestic Franchise   2,369       2,200  
       International Franchise   5,636       4,760  
       KK Supply Chain:              
              Total revenues   53,883       45,905  
              Less – intersegment sales elimination
  (26,763 )     (23,282 )
                     External KK Supply Chain revenues   27,120       22,623  
                            Total revenues $ 104,600     $ 92,117  
               
Operating income (loss):              
       Company Stores $ 2,174     $ (31 )
       Domestic Franchise   1,147       1,154  
       International Franchise   4,171       3,486  
       KK Supply Chain   8,342       8,690  
              Total segment operating income   15,834       13,299  
       Unallocated general and administrative expenses   (5,799 )     (5,945 )
       Impairment charges and lease termination costs   (244 )     (1,299 )
              Consolidated operating income $ 9,791     $ 6,055  
               
Depreciation expense:              
       Company Stores $ 1,537     $ 1,395  
       Domestic Franchise   55       55  
       International Franchise   2       1  
       KK Supply Chain   189       212  
       Corporate administration   155       201  
              Total depreciation expense $ 1,938     $ 1,864  
               
     Segment information for total assets and capital expenditures is not presented as such information is not used in measuring segment performance or allocating resources among segments.
 
Note 7 — Investments in Franchisees
 
     As of May 1, 2011, the Company had investments in four franchisees. These investments have been made in the form of capital contributions and, in certain instances, loans evidenced by promissory notes. These investments are reflected as “Investments in equity method franchisees” in the consolidated balance sheet.
 
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     The Company’s financial exposures related to franchisees in which the Company has an investment are summarized in the tables below.
 
  May 1, 2011
  Company   Investment                  
  Ownership   and         Notes   Loan
  Percentage      Advances      Receivables      Receivable      Guarantees
  (Dollars in thousands)
Kremeworks, LLC 25.0%   $       900     $       366   $       -   $       936
Kremeworks Canada, LP 24.5%     -       35     -     -
Krispy Kreme of South Florida, LLC 35.3%     -       232     -     2,075
Krispy Kreme Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V. 30.0%     1,787       58     766     -
        2,687       691     766   $ 3,011
Less: reserves and allowances       (900 )     -     -      
      $ 1,787     $ 691   $ 766      
                             
  January 30, 2011
  Company   Investment                    
  Ownership   and         Notes   Loan
  Percentage      Advances      Receivables      Receivable      Guarantees
  (Dollars in thousands)
Kremeworks, LLC 25.0%   $       900     $       270   $       -     $       1,008
Kremeworks Canada, LP 24.5%     -       22     -       -
Krispy Kreme of South Florida, LLC 35.3%     -       190     -       2,161
Krispy Kreme Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V. 30.0%     1,663       104     391       -
        2,563       586     391     $ 3,169
Less: reserves and allowances       (900 )     -     (391 )      
      $ 1,663     $ 586   $ -        
                               
     The Company has guaranteed certain loans from third-party financial institutions on behalf of Equity Method Franchisees primarily to assist the franchisees in obtaining third-party financing. The loans are collateralized by certain assets of the franchisee, generally the Krispy Kreme store and related equipment. The loan guarantee amounts represent the portion of the principal amount outstanding under the related loan that is subject to the Company’s guarantee.
 
     Current liabilities at May 1, 2011 and January 30, 2011 include accruals for potential payments under loan guarantees of approximately $2.1 million and $2.2 million, respectively, related to Krispy Kreme of South Florida, LLC (“KKSF”). The underlying indebtedness related to approximately $1.6 million of the Company’s KKSF guarantee exposure matured by its terms in October 2009. Such maturity has been extended on a month-to-month basis pursuant to an informal agreement between KKSF and the lender.
 
     There was no liability reflected in the financial statements for other guarantees of franchisee indebtedness because the Company did not believe it was probable that the Company would be required to perform under such other guarantees.
 
     The Company has a 25% interest in Kremeworks, LLC (“Kremeworks”), and has guaranteed 20% of the outstanding principal balance of certain of Kremeworks’ bank indebtedness, which matures in October 2011. The aggregate amount of such indebtedness was approximately $4.7 million at May 1, 2011.
 
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     Kremeworks’ unaudited revenues, operating loss and net loss for the three months ended May 1, 2011 and May 2, 2010, based upon information provided by the franchisee, are set forth in the following table.
 
  Three Months Ended
  May 1,   May 2,
  2011      2010
  (In thousands)
Revenues $       4,266     $       4,152  
Operating loss   (130 )     (337 )
Net loss   (197 )     (417 )

     On May 5, 2011, the Company sold its 30% equity interest in Krispy Kreme Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V. (“KK Mexico”), the Company’s franchisee in Mexico, to KK Mexico’s majority shareholder. The Company received cash proceeds of approximately $7.8 million in exchange for its equity interest and, after deducting estimated costs of the transaction, realized a gain of approximately $5.9 million on the disposition. After provision for payment of Mexican income taxes related to the sale currently estimated to be approximately $1.5 million, the Company expects to report an after tax gain on the disposition of approximately $4.4 million in the quarter ending July 31, 2011.
 
     The net after tax proceeds of the sale of approximately $6.2 million were used to prepay a portion of the outstanding balance of the 2011 Term Loan. After giving effect to that prepayment, the outstanding balance of the 2011 Term Loan was approximately $28.2 million.
 
     In connection with the Company’s sale of its KK Mexico interest, KK Mexico paid approximately $765,000 of amounts due to the Company which were evidenced by promissory notes, relating principally to past due royalties and fees due to the Company. As a consequence of this payment, in the quarter ended May 1, 2011, the Company reversed an allowance for doubtful notes receivable of approximately $390,000 and recorded royalty and franchise fee income of approximately $280,000 and $95,000 respectively. The reserve had previously been established, and the royalties and fees had not previously been recognized as revenue, because of uncertainty surrounding the collection of these amounts.
 
Note 8 — Shareholders’ Equity
 
     The Company measures and recognizes compensation expense for share-based payment (“SBP”) awards based on their fair values. The fair value of SBP awards for which employees and directors render the requisite service necessary for the award to vest is recognized over the related vesting period.
 
     The aggregate cost of SBP awards charged to earnings for the three months ended May 1, 2011 and May 2, 2010 is set forth in the following table. The Company did not realize any excess tax benefits from the exercise of stock options or the vesting of restricted stock or restricted stock units during any of the periods.
 
  Three Months Ended
  May 1,   May 2,
  2011      2010
  (In thousands)
Costs charged to earnings related to:          
       Stock options $       375   $       364
       Restricted stock and restricted stock units   518     705
              Total costs $ 893   $ 1,069
           
Costs included in:          
       Direct operating expenses $ 482   $ 389
       General and administrative expenses   411     680
              Total costs $ 893   $ 1,069
           
Note 9 — Fair Value Measurements
 
     The accounting standards for fair value measurements define fair value as the price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.
 
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     The accounting standards for fair value measurements establish a three-level fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs used to measure fair value. This hierarchy requires entities to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. The three levels of inputs used to measure fair value are as follows:
  • Level 1 - Quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical assets or liabilities.
     
  • Level 2 - Observable inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1, such as quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar assets and liabilities in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data.
     
  • Level 3 - Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value measurement of the assets or liabilities. These include certain pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies and similar techniques that use significant unobservable inputs.
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis
 
     The following table presents the Company’s assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis at May 1, 2011 and January 30, 2011.
 
    May 1, 2011
    Level 1   Level 2   Level 3
                  (In thousands)          
Assets:                  
       401(k) mirror plan assets   $ 1,012   $ -   $ -
       Interest rate derivative     -     404     -
       Commodity futures contracts     70     -     -
       Total assets   $      1,082   $      404   $      -
                   
    January 30, 2011
        Level 1       Level 2       Level 3
          (In thousands)      
Assets:                  
       401(k) mirror plan assets   $ 796   $ -   $ -
       Commodity futures contracts     144     -     -
       Total assets   $      940   $      -   $      -
                   

Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Non-Recurring Basis
 
     The following tables present the nonrecurring fair value measurements recorded during the three months ended May 1, 2011 and May 2, 2010.
 
    Three Months Ended May 1, 2011
        Level 1       Level 2       Level 3       Total gain (loss)
    (In thousands)
Long-lived assets   $ -   $ -   $ -   $ -  
 
    Three Months Ended May 2, 2010
    Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total gain (loss)
    (In thousands)
Long-lived assets   $      -   $      2,138   $      -   $               (849 )

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   Long-Lived Assets
 
     During the three months ended May 2, 2010, long-lived assets having an aggregate carrying value of $3.0 million were written down to their estimated fair values of $2.1 million resulting in recorded impairment charges of $849,000. Substantially all of such long-lived assets were real properties, the fair values of which were estimated based on independent appraisals or, in the case of properties which the Company was negotiating to sell, based on the Company’s negotiations with unrelated third-party buyers. These inputs are classified as Level 2 within the valuation hierarchy.
 
Fair Values of Financial Instruments at the Balance Sheet Dates
 
     The carrying values and approximate fair values of certain financial instruments as of May 1, 2011 and January 30, 2011 were as follows:
 
    May 1, 2011   January 30, 2011
    Carrying   Fair   Carrying   Fair
        Value       Value       Value       Value
        (In thousands)
Assets:                        
       Cash and cash equivalents   $      24,701   $      24,701   $      21,970   $      21,970
       Receivables     22,789     22,789     20,261     20,261
       Interest rate derivatives     404     404     -     -
       Receivables from Equity Method Franchisees     691     691     586     586
       Commodity futures contracts     70     70     144     144
                         
Liabilities:                        
       Accounts payable     9,817     9,817     9,954     9,954
       Long-term debt (including current maturities)     34,770     34,770     35,387     35,387

Note 10 — Derivative Instruments
 
     The Company is exposed to certain risks relating to its ongoing business operations. The primary risks managed by using derivative instruments are commodity price risk and interest rate risk. The Company does not hold or issue derivative instruments for trading purposes.
 
     The Company was exposed to credit-related losses in the event of non-performance by the counterparties to its derivative instruments which expired in April 2010. The Company mitigated this risk of nonperformance by dealing with highly rated counterparties.
 
     Additional disclosure about the fair value of derivative instruments is included in Note 9.
 
Commodity Price Risk
 
     The Company is exposed to the effects of commodity price fluctuations in the cost of ingredients of its products, of which flour, sugar and shortening are the most significant. In order to bring greater stability to the cost of ingredients, the Company purchases, from time to time, exchange-traded commodity futures contracts, and options on such contracts, for raw materials which are ingredients of its products or which are components of such ingredients, including wheat and soybean oil. The Company is also exposed to the effects of commodity price fluctuations in the cost of gasoline used by its delivery vehicles. To mitigate the risk of fluctuations in the price of its gasoline purchases, the Company may purchase exchange-traded commodity futures contracts and options on such contracts. The difference between the cost, if any, and the fair value of commodity derivatives is reflected in earnings because the Company has not designated any of these instruments as hedges. Gains and losses on these contracts are intended to offset losses and gains on the hedged transactions in an effort to reduce the earnings volatility resulting from fluctuating commodity prices. The settlement of commodity derivative contracts is reported in the consolidated statement of cash flows as cash flow from operating activities. At May 1, 2011, the Company had commodity derivatives with an aggregate contract volume of 80,000 bushels of wheat and 126,000 gallons of gasoline. Other than the requirement to meet minimum margin requirements with respect to the commodity derivatives, there are no collateral requirements related to such contracts.
 
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Interest Rate Risk
 
     All of the borrowings under the Company’s secured credit facilities bear interest at variable rates based upon either the Fed funds rate, the lenders’ prime rate or LIBOR. The interest cost of the Company’s debt may be affected by changes in these short-term interest rates and increases in those rates may adversely affect the Company’s results of operations.
 
     On March 3, 2011, the Company entered into an interest rate derivative contract having an aggregate notional principal amount of $17.5 million. The derivative contract entitles the Company to receive from the counterparty the excess, if any, of the three-month LIBOR rate over 3.00% for each of the calendar quarters in the period beginning April 2012 and ending December 2015. The Company is accounting for this derivative contract as a cash flow hedge.
 
Quantitative Summary of Derivative Positions and Their Effect on Results of Operations
 
     The following table presents the fair values of derivative instruments included in the consolidated balance sheet as of May 1, 2011 and January 30, 2011:
 
                Asset Derivatives
        Fair Value
        May 1,       January 30,
Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments   Balance Sheet Location   2011   2011
        (In thousands)
Commodity futures contracts   Other current assets   $ 70   $ 144
         
        Asset Derivatives
        Fair Value
        May 1,   January 30,
Derivatives Designated as a Cash Flow Hedge   Balance Sheet Location   2011   2011
        (In thousands)
Interest rate derivative   Other assets   $      404   $      -
                 
     The effect of derivative instruments on the consolidated statement of operations for the three months ended May 1, 2011 and May 2, 2010, was as follows:
 
        Amount of Derivative Gain or (Loss)
        Recognized in Income
        Three Months Ended
        Location of Derivative Gain or (Loss) Recognized in       May 1,       May 2,
Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments   Income   2011   2010
        (In thousands)
Agricultural commodity futures contracts   Direct operating expenses   $ (469 )   $ 71
Gasoline commodity futures contracts   Direct operating expenses     13       281
       Total       $                       (456 )   $                       352
         
            Amount of Derivative Gain or (Loss)
        Recognized in OCI
        Three Months Ended
    Location of Derivative Gain or (Loss) Recognized in   May 1,   May 2,
Derivatives Designated as a Cash Flow Hedge   OCI       2011   2010
        (In thousands)
Interest rate derivative   Change in fair value of derivative   $ (198 )   $ -
    Less - income tax effect     78       -
    Net change in amount recognized in OCI   $                       (120 )   $                       -
                   
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Item 2.   MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.
 
     The following discussion of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto appearing elsewhere herein.
 
Results of Operations
 
     The following table sets forth operating metrics for the three months ended May 1, 2011 and May 2, 2010.
 
    Three Months Ended
    May 1,   May 2,
        2011       2010
Change in Same Store Sales (on-premises sales only):                    
       Company stores     5.8   %     3.4   %
       Domestic Franchise stores     4.6         2.7    
       International Franchise stores     (4.3 )       (7.7 )  
       International Franchise stores, in constant dollars(1)     (9.6 )       (17.6 )  
                     
Change in Same Store Customer Count - Company stores (retail sales only)     2.9   %     2.3   %
                     
Off-Premises Metrics (Company stores only):                    
       Average weekly number of doors served:                    
              Grocers/mass merchants     5,866         5,499    
              Convenience stores     5,145         5,051    
                     
       Average weekly sales per door:                    
              Grocers/mass merchants   $ 292       $ 263    
              Convenience stores     216         208    
                     
Systemwide Sales (in thousands):(2)                    
       Company stores   $ 69,027       $ 62,188    
       Domestic Franchise stores     66,697         62,478    
       International Franchise stores     91,591         74,574    
       International Franchise stores, in constant dollars(3)     91,591         78,703    
                     
Average Weekly Sales Per Store (in thousands):(4) (5)                    
       Company stores:                    
              Factory stores:                    
                     Commissaries — off-premises   $ 198.5       $ 173.5    
                     Dual-channel stores:
                   
                            On-premises     34.9         31.6    
                            Off-premises
    46.5         38.6    
                                   Total     81.4         70.2    
                     On-premises only stores     34.3         33.8    
                     All factory stores
    72.6         66.1    
              Satellite stores     20.7         18.4    
              All stores     62.6         58.0    
                     
       Domestic Franchise stores:                    
              Factory stores   $ 44.9       $ 41.3    
              Satellite stores     14.3         13.8    
                     
       International Franchise stores:                    
              Factory stores   $        45.8       $        35.5    
              Satellite stores     9.8         9.5    

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       (1)       Represents the change in International Franchise same store sales computed by reconverting franchise store sales in each foreign currency to U.S. dollars at a constant rate of exchange for each period.
      (2)   Excludes sales among Company and franchise stores.
      (3)   Represents International Franchise store sales computed by reconverting International Franchise store sales for the quarter ended May 2, 2010 to U.S. dollars based upon the weighted average of the exchange rates prevailing in the quarter ended May 1, 2011.
      (4)   Includes sales between Company and franchise stores.
      (5)   Metrics for the quarter ended May 1, 2011 include only stores open at May 1, 2011 and metrics for the quarter ended May 2, 2010 include only stores open at May 2, 2010.
 
     The change in “same store sales” is computed by dividing the aggregate on-premises sales (including fundraising sales) during the current year period for all stores which had been open for more than 56 consecutive weeks during the current year (but only to the extent such sales occurred in the 57th or later week of each store’s operation) by the aggregate on-premises sales of such stores for the comparable weeks in the preceding year. Once a store has been open for at least 57 consecutive weeks, its sales are included in the computation of same store sales for all subsequent periods. In the event a store is closed temporarily (for example, for remodeling) and has no sales during one or more weeks, such store’s sales for the comparable weeks during the earlier or subsequent period are excluded from the same store sales computation. The change in same store customer count is similarly computed, but is based upon the number of retail transactions reported in the Company’s point-of-sale system.
 
     For off-premises sales, “average weekly number of doors” represents the average number of customer locations to which product deliveries were made during a week, and “average weekly sales per door” represents the average weekly sales to each such location.
 
     Systemwide sales, a non-GAAP financial measure, include sales by both Company and franchise stores. The Company believes systemwide sales data are useful in assessing the overall performance of the Krispy Kreme brand and, ultimately, the performance of the Company. The Company’s consolidated financial statements appearing elsewhere herein include sales by Company stores, sales to franchisees by the KK Supply Chain business segment, and royalties and fees received from franchise stores based on their sales, but exclude sales by franchise stores to their customers.
 
     The following table sets forth data about the number of systemwide stores as of May 1, 2011 and May 2, 2010.
 
    May 1,   May 2,
        2011       2010
Number of Stores Open At Period End:        
       Company stores:        
              Factory:        
                     Commissaries   6   6
                     Dual-channel stores   35   38
                     On-premises only stores   28   25
              Satellite stores   17   14
                            Total Company stores   86   83
         
       Domestic Franchise stores:        
              Factory stores   101   103
              Satellite stores   44   37
                     Total Domestic Franchise stores   145   140
         
       International Franchise stores:        
              Factory stores   109   100
              Satellite stores   312   293
                     Total International Franchise stores   421   393
         
                            Total systemwide stores   652   616
         
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     The following table sets forth data about the number of store operating weeks for the three months ended May 1, 2011 and May 2, 2010.
 
    Three Months Ended
    May 1,   May 2,
        2011       2010
Store Operating Weeks:        
       Company stores:        
              Factory stores:        
                     Commissaries   78   78
                     Dual-channel stores   455   494
                     On-premises only stores   364   325
              Satellite stores   212   182
         
       Domestic Franchise stores:(1)        
              Factory stores   1,313   1,339
              Satellite stores   547   481
         
       International Franchise stores:(1)        
              Factory stores   1,158   1,153
              Satellite stores   3,906   3,526

      (1)       Metrics for the quarter ended May 1, 2011 include only stores open at May 1, 2011 and metrics for the quarter ended May 2, 2010 include only stores open at May 2, 2010.
 
     The following table sets forth the types and locations of Company stores as of May 1, 2011.
 
    Number of Company Stores
    Factory            
State        Stores        Hot Shops        Fresh Shops        Total
Alabama   3   -   -   3
District of Columbia   -   1   -   1
Florida   4   -   -   4
Georgia   6   4   -   10
Indiana   3   1   -   4
Kansas   3   -   -   3
Kentucky   3   1   -   4
Louisiana   1   -   -   1
Maryland   2   -   -   2
Michigan   3   -   -   3
Mississippi   1   -   -   1
Missouri   4   -   -   4
New York   -   -   1   1
North Carolina   11   4   -   15
Ohio   6   -   -   6
South Carolina   2   1   -   3
Tennessee   7   4   -   11
Texas   3   -   -   3
Virginia   6   -   -   6
West Virginia   1   -   -   1
Total   69   16   1   86
                 
 
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     Changes in the number of Company stores during the three months ended May 1, 2011 and May 2, 2010 are summarized in the table below.
 
    Number of Company Stores
         Factory                           
    Stores   Hot Shops   Fresh Shops   Total
Three months ended May 1, 2011                
January 30, 2011   69   15   1   85
Opened   -   1   -   1
Closed   -   -   -   -
May 1, 2011   69   16   1   86
                 
Three months ended May 2, 2010                
January 31, 2010   69   12   2   83
Opened   -   -   -   -
Closed   -   -   -   -
May 2, 2010   69   12   2   83
                 
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     The following table sets forth the types and locations of domestic franchise stores as of May 1, 2011.
 
    Number of Domestic Franchise Stores
    Factory            
State        Stores        Hot Shops        Fresh Shops        Total
Alabama   5   2   -   7
Arizona   2   -   8   10
Arkansas   2   -   -   2
California   12   -   4   16
Colorado   2   -   -   2
Connecticut   1   -   3   4
Florida   11   6   1   18
Georgia   7   4   -   11
Hawaii   1   -   -   1
Idaho   1   -   -   1
Illinois   4   -   -   4
Iowa   1   -   -   1
Louisiana   3   -   -   3
Mississippi   2   1   -   3
Missouri   2   1   -   3
Nebraska   1   -   1   2
Nevada   3   1   3   7
New Mexico   1   -   1   2
North Carolina   6   1   -   7
Oklahoma   3   -   1   4
Oregon   2   -   -   2
Pennsylvania   4   1   1   6
South Carolina   6   2   1   9
Tennessee   1   -   -   1
Texas   7   -   1   8
Utah   2   -   -   2
Washington   8   -   -   8
Wisconsin   1   -   -   1
Total   101   19   25   145
                 
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     Changes in the number of domestic franchise stores during the three months ended May 1, 2011 and May 2, 2010 are summarized in the table below.
 
    Number of Domestic Franchise Stores
        Factory                              
    Stores   Hot Shops   Fresh Shops   Total
Three months ended May 1, 2011                        
January 30, 2011   102     17     25     144  
Opened   -     3     1     4  
Closed   (1 )   (1 )   (1 )   (3 )
May 1, 2011   101     19     25     145  
                         
Three months ended May 2, 2010                        
January 31, 2010   104     14     23     141  
Opened   -     -     -     -  
Closed   (1 )   -     -     (1 )
May 2, 2010               103                 14                 23          140  
                         
     The types and locations of international franchise stores as of May 1, 2011 are summarized in the table below.
 
    Number of International Franchise Stores
    Fiscal                    
    Year First   Factory                
Country       Store Opened       Stores       Hot Shops       Fresh Shops       Kiosks       Total
Australia   2004   6   1   12   10   29
Bahrain   2009   1   -   2   4   7
Canada   2002   4   -   1   -   5
China   2010   1   -   -   -   1
Dominican Republic   2011   1   -   -   -   1
Indonesia   2007   2   -   3   5   10
Japan   2007   15   -   11   -   26
Kuwait   2007   3   -   21   2   26
Lebanon   2009   2   -   6   2   10
Malaysia   2010   2   1   1   1   5
Mexico   2004   5   1   25   28   59
Philippines   2007   4   3   12   2   21
Puerto Rico   2009   4   -   -   -   4
Qatar   2008   2   -   3   1   6
Saudi Arabia   2008   8   -   64   11   83
South Korea   2005   32   1   11   -   44
Thailand   2011   2   -   -   -   2
Turkey   2010   1   -   10   2   13
United Arab Emirates   2008   2   -   18   1   21
United Kingdom   2004   12   4   23   9   48
Total       109   11   223   78   421
                         
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     Changes in the number of international franchise stores during the three months ended May 1, 2011 and May 2, 2010 are summarized in the table below.
 
    Number of International Franchise Stores
    Factory                      
        Stores       Hot Shops       Fresh Shops       Kiosks       Total
Three months ended May 1, 2011                            
January 30, 2011   106     11   222     78     417  
Opened   4     -   7     5     16  
Closed   (1 )   -   (6 )   (5 )   (12 )
May 1, 2011   109     11   223     78     421  
                             
Three months ended May 2, 2010                            
January 31, 2010   95     14   180     69     358  
Opened   7     -   24     10     41  
Closed   (2 )   -   (3 )   (1 )   (6 )
May 2, 2010                  100            14                  201                    78                    393  
  

Three months ended May 1, 2011 compared to three months ended May 2, 2010
 
   Overview
 
     Total revenues rose by 13.6% to $104.6 million for the three months ended May 1, 2011 compared to $92.1 million for the three months ended May 2, 2010.
 
     Consolidated operating income increased to $9.8 million in the three months ended May 1, 2011 from $6.1 million in the three months ended May 2, 2010. Consolidated net income was $9.2 million compared to $4.5 million.
 
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     Revenues by business segment (expressed in dollars and as a percentage of total revenues) are set forth in the table below (percentage amounts may not add to totals due to rounding).
 
    Three Months Ended
    May 1,   May 2,
    2011   2010
    (Dollars in thousands)
Revenues by business segment:                            
       Company Stores   $ 69,475       $ 62,534    
       Domestic Franchise     2,369         2,200    
       International Franchise     5,636         4,760    
       KK Supply Chain:                    
              Total revenues     53,883         45,905    
              Less - intersegment sales elimination     (26,763 )       (23,282 )  
                     External KK Supply Chain revenues     27,120         22,623    
                            Total revenues   $        104,600       $        92,117    
                     
Segment revenues as a percentage of total revenues:                    
       Company Stores     66.4   %     67.9   %
       Domestic Franchise     2.3         2.4    
       International Franchise     5.4         5.2    
       KK Supply Chain (external sales)     25.9         24.6    
      100.0   %     100.0   %
                     
Operating income (loss):                    
       Company Stores   $ 2,174       $ (31 )  
       Domestic Franchise     1,147         1,154    
       International Franchise     4,171         3,486    
       KK Supply Chain     8,342         8,690    
              Total segment operating income     15,834         13,299    
       Unallocated general and administrative expenses     (5,799 )       (5,945 )  
       Impairment charges and lease termination costs     (244 )       (1,299 )  
                     Consolidated operating income   $ 9,791       $ 6,055    
 

     A discussion of the revenues and operating results of each of the Company’s four business segments follows, together with a discussion of income statement line items not associated with specific segments.
 
   Company Stores
 
     The components of Company Stores revenues and expenses (expressed in dollars and as a percentage of total revenues) are set forth in the table below (percentage amounts may not add to totals due to rounding).
 
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                  Percentage of Total Revenues
    Three Months Ended     Three Months Ended
    May 1,   May 2,   May 1,   May 2,
        2011       2010       2011       2010
    (In thousands)            
Revenues:                          
       On-premises sales:                          
              Retail sales   $        28,156   $        25,406     40.5  %   40.6  %
              Fundraising sales     4,705     4,647     6.8     7.4  
                     Total on-premises sales     32,861     30,053     47.3     48.1  
       Off-premises sales:                          
              Grocers/mass merchants     22,013     18,651     31.7     29.8  
              Convenience stores     13,879     13,164     20.0     21.1  
              Other off-premises     722     666     1.0     1.1  
                     Total off-premises sales     36,614     32,481     52.7     51.9  
                            Total revenues     69,475     62,534            100.0            100.0  
                           
Operating expenses:                          
       Cost of sales:                          
              Food, beverage and packaging     26,295     22,979     37.8     36.7  
              Shop labor     12,601     12,214     18.1     19.5  
              Delivery labor     5,854     5,261     8.4     8.4  
              Employee benefits     4,606     4,732     6.6     7.6  
                     Total cost of sales     49,356     45,186     71.0     72.3  
              Vehicle costs(1)     4,381     3,054     6.3     4.9  
              Occupancy(2)     2,262     2,426     3.3     3.9  
              Utilities expense     1,339     1,410     1.9     2.3  
              Depreciation expense     1,537     1,395     2.2     2.2  
              Other operating expenses     4,544     4,825     6.5     7.7  
                     Total store level costs     63,419     58,296     91.3     93.2  
       Store operating income     6,056     4,238     8.7     6.8  
       Other segment operating costs(3)     2,757     3,144     4.0     5.0  
       Allocated corporate overhead     1,125     1,125     1.6     1.8  
Segment operating income (loss)   $ 2,174   $ (31 )   3.1  %   -  %
 

(1)        Includes fuel, maintenance and repairs, rent, taxes and other costs of operating the delivery fleet, exclusive of depreciation. 
(2)  Includes rent, property taxes, common area maintenance charges, insurance, building maintenance and other occupancy costs, exclusive of utilities and depreciation. 
(3)  Includes marketing costs not charged to stores, segment management costs, off-premises selling expenses and support functions. 
 
     A reconciliation of Company Store segment sales from the first quarter of fiscal 2011 to the first quarter of fiscal 2012 follows:
 
    On-Premises       Off-Premises       Total
        (In thousands)
Sales for the three months ended May 2, 2010   $ 30,053     $ 32,481   $ 62,534  
Fiscal 2011 sales at closed stores     (296 )     -     (296 )
Increase in sales at mature stores (open stores only)     1,878       4,133     6,011  
Increase in sales at stores opened in fiscal 2011     1,015       -     1,015  
Sales at stores opened in fiscal 2012     211       -     211  
Sales for the three months ended May 1, 2011   $        32,861     $        36,614   $        69,475  
 

     Sales at Company Stores increased 11.1% in the first quarter of fiscal 2012 from the first quarter of fiscal 2011 due to an increase in sales from existing stores and stores opened in fiscal 2011 and fiscal 2012.
 
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     The following table presents sales metrics for Company stores:
 
    Three Months Ended
    May 1,   May 2,
        2011       2010
On-premises:              
              Change in same store sales   5.8 %   3.4   %
              Change in same store customer count   2.9 %   2.3   %
Off-premises:              
       Grocers/mass merchants:              
              Change in average weekly number of doors   6.7 %   (6.1 ) %
              Change in average weekly sales per door          11.0  %          11.4   %
       Convenience stores:              
              Change in average weekly number of doors   1.9 %   (10.2 ) %
              Change in average weekly sales per door   3.8 %   (1.9 ) %

   On-premises sales
 
     The components of the change in same store sales at Company stores are as follows:
 
    Three Months Ended
    May 1,   May 2,
        2011       2010
Change in same store sales:                
       Pricing   5.8    %   4.0    %
       Guest check average          (2.4 )            (2.8 )  
       Customer count   2.4       1.9    
       Other   -       0.3    
       Change in same store sales   5.8    %   3.4    %
  

     On March 7, 2011, the Company implemented price increases at substantially all its stores designed to help offset the rising costs of doughnut mixes, other ingredients and fuel resulting from higher commodity prices. The price increases, which affect approximately 60% of on-premises sales, averaged approximately 14%. These price increases are not fully reflected in the same store sales metrics because they were in effect for only eight of the thirteen weeks of the quarter ended May 1, 2011.
 
     The Company continues to implement programs intended to improve on-premises sales, including increased focus on local store marketing efforts, improved employee training, store refurbishment efforts and the introduction of new products.
 
   Off-premises sales
 
     Off-premises sales increased 12.7% to $36.6 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2012 from $32.5 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2011. Approximately 3.9 percentage points of the sales increase reflects price increases, including not only increases in the first quarter of fiscal 2012 but also price increases implemented in fiscal 2011. The Company’s sales increase was greater than that of the doughnut industry as a whole, according to industry data. The Company started implementing price increases for some products offered in the off-premises channel mid-April 2011, and intends to substantially complete implementing the increases during the second quarter. Those price increases affect products comprising approximately 60% of off-premises sales, and the average price increase on those products was approximately 11%.
 
     Sales to grocers and mass merchants increased to $22.0 million, with an 11% increase in average weekly sales per door and a 6.7% increase in the average number of doors served. In addition to pricing, the Company believes that average weekly sales per door in the grocer/mass merchant channel have grown as a result of, among other things, improved customer service, introduction of additional price points, a redesign of product packaging to improve its shelf appeal and the addition of new relatively higher volume doors. Convenience store sales increased due to a 3.8% increase in the average weekly sales per door and a 1.9% increase in the average number of doors served. The Company is implementing strategies designed to improve sales through convenience stores, including offering additional price points and increasing the quantity and assortment of packaged products offered in this channel. In addition, the Company is seeking to shift customers in the convenience store channel to sales agreements which provide that the Company will absorb unsold product rather than the retailer. While this strategy will increase the cost of product returns, the Company believes that increase will be more than offset by higher unit pricing and, because the Company will have much greater control over product assortment and quantities merchandised, increased unit sales from both existing products and packaged products not traditionally offered through convenience stores.
 
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     The Company continues to implement steps intended to increase sales, increase average per door sales and reduce costs in the off-premises channel. These steps include improved route management and route consolidation (including elimination of or reduction in the number of stops at relatively low volume doors), new sales incentives and performance-based pay programs, increased emphasis on relatively longer shelf-life products and the development of order management systems to more closely match merchandised quantities and assortments with consumer demand.
 
   Costs and expenses
 
     Cost of sales as a percentage of revenues declined by 1.3 percentage points from the first quarter of fiscal 2011 to 71.0% of revenues in the first quarter of fiscal 2012.
 
     Before considering the potential loss of unit volume as a result of on-premises and off-premises selling price increases, those increases more than offset higher costs of food, beverages and packaging in the first quarter of fiscal 2012.  The effects of price increases on unit volumes are difficult to measure reliably.  The effects of off-premises price increases may increase as the Company continues to implement those price increases, and on-premises pricing implemented in the first quarter of fiscal 2012 may increasingly affect consumer behavior in later quarters.
 
     Increases in the cost of food, beverages and packaging reflect higher input costs for doughnut mixes, shortening, sugar and other ingredients which increased cost of sales by approximately 2.4% of segment sales in the first quarter of fiscal 2012 compared to the first quarter of last year.  The Company currently estimates that input costs, excluding fuel and sugar, for the remainder of fiscal 2012 will be modestly higher than the levels of the first quarter.  As previously disclosed, sugar costs, however, are expected to rise approximately $2 million over the balance of the year, principally in the third and fourth quarters.  Sugar costs are expected to decline modestly in fiscal 2013; the Company’s existing sugar contracts cover volume expected to last through approximately the end of the second quarter of fiscal 2013.
 
     Shop labor as a percentage of revenues declined by 1.4 percentage points from the first quarter of fiscal 2011 to 18.1% of revenues in the first quarter of fiscal 2012, principally due to an increase in revenues and labor improvements.
 
     Employee benefits as a percentage of revenues declined by 1.0 percentage point from the first quarter of fiscal 2011 to 6.6% of revenues in the first quarter of fiscal 2012, principally due to a decrease in health care claims in the first quarter of fiscal 2012 compared to the prior year.
 
     Vehicle costs as a percentage of revenues increased from 4.9% of revenues in the first quarter of fiscal 2011 to 6.3% of revenues in the first quarter of fiscal 2012, principally as a result of higher fuel costs and higher expense of leased delivery trucks in the first quarter of fiscal 2012 compared to the first quarter of fiscal 2011. This increase was partially offset by a decrease in repairs and maintenance expense in the first quarter of fiscal 2012 as a result of the Company replacing a portion of its aging delivery fleet in fiscal 2011.
 
     Other operating expenses as a percentage of revenues declined by 1.2 percentage points from the first quarter of fiscal 2011 to 6.5% of revenues in the first quarter of fiscal 2012 reflecting, among other things, lower store-level marketing expenses.
 
     The Company continues to implement programs intended to improve store operations and reduce costs as a percentage of revenues, including improved employee training and the introduction of food and labor cost management tools.
 
     Other segment operating costs as a percentage of revenues declined by 1.0 percentage point from the first quarter of fiscal 2011 to 4.0% of revenues in the first quarter of fiscal 2012 reflecting, among other things, a decrease in segment management costs and spending on off-premises selling and support expenses.
 
     The Company Stores segment closed two stores since the end of fiscal 2010, neither of which was accounted for as discontinued operations because the Company continues to have significant continuing involvement in the markets in which the stores were or are located, through either continuing operations of other stores in or serving the market or through its role as a franchisor. In order to assist readers in understanding the results of operations of the Company’s ongoing stores, the following table presents the components of revenues and expenses for stores operated by the Company as of May 1, 2011, and excludes the revenues and expenses for stores closed and refranchised prior to that date. Percentage amounts may not add to totals due to rounding.
 
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    Stores in Operation at May 1, 2011
                    Percentage of Total Revenues
    Three Months Ended   Three Months Ended
    May 1,   May 2,   May 1,   May 2,
        2011       2010       2011       2010
    (In thousands)            
Revenues:                            
       On-premises sales:                            
              Retail sales   $ 28,156     $ 25,137     40.5 %   40.4 %
              Fundraising sales     4,705       4,620     6.8     7.4  
                     Total on-premises sales     32,861       29,757     47.3     47.8  
       Off-premises sales:                            
              Grocers/mass merchants     22,013       18,651     31.7     30.0  
              Convenience stores     13,879       13,164     20.0     21.2  
              Other off-premises     722       666     1.0     1.1  
                     Total off-premises sales     36,614       32,481     52.7     52.2  
                            Total revenues     69,475       62,238            100.0            100.0  
                             
Operating expenses:                            
       Cost of sales:                            
              Food, beverage and packaging     26,295       22,851     37.8     36.7  
              Shop labor     12,601       12,123     18.1     19.5  
              Delivery labor     5,854       5,260     8.4     8.5  
              Employee benefits     4,606       4,708     6.6     7.6  
                     Total cost of sales     49,356       44,942     71.0     72.2  
              Vehicle costs     4,381       3,048     6.3     4.9  
              Occupancy     2,208       2,299     3.2     3.7  
              Utilities expense     1,334       1,389     1.9     2.2  
              Depreciation expense     1,537       1,374     2.2     2.2  
              Other operating expenses     4,541       4,772     6.5     7.7  
                     Total store level costs            63,357              57,824     91.2     92.9  
              Store operating income - ongoing stores     6,118       4,414     8.8  %   7.1  %
              Store operating loss - closed     (62 )     (176 )            
Store operating income   $ 6,056     $ 4,238              
  

   Domestic Franchise
 
    Three Months Ended
    May 1,   May 2,
        2011       2010
    (In thousands)
Revenues:            
       Royalties   $ 2,186   $ 2,063
       Development and franchise fees     75     -
       Other     108     137
              Total revenues     2,369     2,200
             
Operating expenses:            
       Segment operating expenses     1,067     891
       Depreciation expense     55     55
       Allocated corporate overhead     100     100
              Total operating expenses     1,222     1,046
Segment operating income   $ 1,147   $ 1,154
  

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     Domestic Franchise revenues increased 7.7% to $2.4 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2012 from $2.2 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2011. The increase reflects higher domestic royalty revenues resulting from an increase in sales by domestic franchise stores from $62 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2011 to $67 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2012. Domestic Franchise same store sales rose 4.6% in the first quarter of fiscal 2012.
 
     Domestic Franchise operating expenses include costs to recruit new domestic franchisees, to assist in domestic store openings, and to monitor and aid in the performance of domestic franchise stores, as well as allocated corporate costs. Domestic Franchise operating expenses rose in the first quarter of fiscal 2012 compared to the first quarter of fiscal 2011 primarily due to bad debt expense and higher segment management costs. Bad debt expense was a credit of approximately $20,000 in the first quarter of fiscal 2012, compared to a credit of $145,000 in the first quarter of fiscal 2011, resulting principally from recoveries of accounts previously written off. A net credit in bad debt expense should not be expected to recur frequently.
 
     Domestic franchisees opened four stores and closed three stores in the first quarter of fiscal 2012. Royalty revenues are directly related to sales by franchise stores and, accordingly, the success of franchisees’ operations has a direct effect on the Company’s revenues, results of operations and cash flows.
 
   International Franchise
 
    Three Months Ended
    May 1,   May 2,
        2011       2010
    (In thousands)
Revenues:            
       Royalties   $         5,288   $         3,884
       Development and franchise fees     348     876
              Total revenues     5,636     4,760
             
Operating expenses:            
       Segment operating expenses     1,138     948
       Depreciation expense     2     1
       Allocated corporate overhead     325     325
              Total operating expenses     1,465     1,274
Segment operating income   $ 4,171   $ 3,486
  

     International Franchise royalties increased 36.1%, driven by an increase in sales by international franchise stores from $75 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2011 to $92 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2012. Changes in the rates of exchange between the U.S. dollar and the foreign currencies in which the Company’s international franchisees do business increased sales by international franchisees measured in U.S. dollars by approximately $4.8 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2012 compared to the first quarter of fiscal 2011, which positively affected international royalty revenues by approximately $290,000 in the first quarter of fiscal 2012. The Company did not recognize as revenue approximately $360,000 of uncollected royalties which accrued during the first quarter of fiscal 2011 because the Company did not believe collection of these royalties was reasonably assured. In the first quarter of fiscal 2012 the Company recognized $280,000 of royalty revenue from the Company’s Mexican franchisee discussed in the second succeeding paragraph below.
 
     Development and franchise fees fell 60.3% to $348,000 in the first quarter of fiscal 2012 compared to $876,000 in the first quarter of fiscal 2011, primarily due to a reduction in the number of new store openings from 41 in the first quarter last year to 16 openings in the first quarter this year. This reduction in fees was partially offset by the recognition of approximately $95,000 of franchise fees related to the Company’s Mexican franchisee described in the following paragraph.
 
     Royalties and franchise fees for the quarter ended May 1, 2011 include approximately $280,000 and $95,000, respectively, of amounts relating to the Company’s franchisee in Mexico which accrued in prior periods but which had not previously been reported as revenue because of uncertainty surrounding their collection. Such amounts were reported as revenue in recognition of the payment of such amounts to the Company on May 5, 2011, in connection with the Company’s sale of its 30% equity interest in the franchisee, as more fully described in Note 7 to the consolidated financial statements appearing elsewhere herein.
 
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     International Franchise same store sales, measured on a constant currency basis to remove the effects of changing exchange rates between foreign currencies and the U.S. dollar (“constant dollar same store sales”), fell 9.6%. The decline in International Franchise same store sales reflects, among other things, waning honeymoon effects from the large number of new stores opened internationally in recent years and the cannibalization effects on initial stores in new markets of additional store openings in those markets. “Honeymoon effect” means the common pattern for many start-up restaurants in which a flurry of activity due to start-up publicity and natural curiosity is followed by a decline during which a steady repeat customer base develops. “Cannibalization effect” means the tendency for new stores to become successful, in part or in whole, by “stealing” sales from existing stores in the same market.
 
     Constant dollar same store sales in established markets fell 3.5% in the first quarter of fiscal 2012 and fell 15.9% in new markets. “Established markets” means countries in which the first Krispy Kreme store opened before fiscal 2006. Sales at stores in established markets comprised approximately 54% of aggregate constant dollar same store sales for the first quarter of fiscal 2012. While the Company considers countries in which Krispy Kreme first opened in fiscal 2005 and earlier to be established markets, franchisees in those markets continue to develop their business; these franchisees opened 211 of the 490 international stores opened since the beginning of fiscal 2006.
 
     International franchise sales for the three months ended May 1, 2011 were modestly adversely affected by the effects of the March 2011 tsunami in Japan. Recent political events in the Middle East do not appear to have had a significant adverse effect on international franchise sales.
 
     International Franchise operating expenses include costs to recruit new international franchisees, to assist in international store openings, and to monitor and aid in the performance of international franchise stores, as well as allocated corporate costs. International Franchise operating expenses increased in the first quarter of fiscal 2012 compared to the first quarter of fiscal 2011 primarily due to an increase in legal fees related to international franchisees in the first quarter of fiscal 2012 compared to the first quarter of fiscal 2011. This increase was partially offset by a decrease in bad debt expense to a credit of $390,000 in the first quarter of fiscal 2012 compared to a credit of $70,000 in the first quarter of fiscal 2011. The credit recorded to the bad debt provision in the first quarter of fiscal 2012 related principally to the Mexican franchisee discussed above. A net credit in bad debt expense should not be expected to recur frequently.
 
     International franchisees opened 16 stores and closed 12 stores in the first quarter of fiscal 2012. Royalty revenues are directly related to sales by franchise stores and, accordingly, the success of franchisees’ operations has a direct effect on the Company’s revenues, results of operations and cash flows.
 
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   KK Supply Chain
 
     The components of KK Supply Chain revenues and expenses (expressed in dollars and as a percentage of total revenues before intersegment sales elimination) are set forth in the table below (percentage amounts may not add to totals due to rounding).
 
                  Percentage of Total Revenues
                  Before Intersegment
                  Sales Elimination
    Three Months Ended   Three Months Ended
    May 1,   May 2,   May 1,   May 2,
        2011       2010       2011       2010
    (In thousands)              
Revenues:                            
       Doughnut mixes   $        18,368   $        16,060     34.1  %   35.0    %
       Other ingredients, packaging and supplies     32,856     27,838     61.0     60.6    
       Equipment     2,071     1,808     3.8     3.9    
       Fuel surcharge     588     199     1.1     0.4    
              Total revenues before intersegment sales elimination     53,883     45,905            100.0            100.0    
                             
Operating expenses:                            
       Cost of sales:                            
              Cost of goods produced and purchased
    36,781     29,576     68.3     64.4    
              Mark-to-market adjustment on agricultural derivatives
    469     (71 )   0.9     (0.2 )  
              Inbound freight
    1,053     870     2.0     1.9    
                     Total cost of sales
    38,303     30,375     71.1     66.2    
       Distribution costs:                            
              Outbound freight
    2,800     2,539     5.2     5.5    
              Other distribution costs
    869     941     1.6     2.0    
                     Total distribution costs
    3,669     3,480     6.8     7.6    
       Other segment operating costs     3,105     2,873     5.8     6.3    
       Depreciation expense     189     212     0.4     0.5    
       Allocated corporate overhead     275     275     0.5     0.6    
              Total operating costs
    45,541     37,215     84.5     81.1    
Segment operating income   $ 8,342   $ 8,690     15.5 %   18.9   %
  

     KK Supply Chain revenues before intersegment sales elimination increased $8.0 million, or 17.4%, in the first quarter of fiscal 2012 compared to the first quarter of fiscal 2011. The increase reflects selling price increases for sugar and certain other ingredients instituted by KK Supply Chain in order to pass along to Company and franchise stores increases in KK Supply Chain’s cost of sugar, flour and shortening. The increase also reflects higher unit volumes of most product categories compared to the first quarter of last year resulting from higher systemwide sales.
 
     The Company utilizes a fuel surcharge program to recoup additional freight costs resulting from increases in fuel costs. Charges under the program are based upon the price of diesel fuel, with the price benchmark reset each fiscal year.
 
     An increasing percentage of franchise store sales is attributable to sales by franchisees outside North America. Many of the ingredients and supplies used by international franchisees are acquired locally instead of from KK Supply Chain. Accordingly, KK Supply Chain revenues are less correlated with sales by international franchisees than with sales by domestic franchisees.
 
     The increase in cost of goods produced and purchased as a percentage of sales in the first quarter of fiscal 2012 compared to the first quarter of fiscal 2011 reflects, among other things, an increase in the cost of agricultural commodities used in the production of doughnut mix and of other goods sold to Company and franchise stores. In particular, the prices of flour, shortening and sugar and the products from which they are made were significantly higher in the first quarter of fiscal 2012 compared to the first quarter of fiscal 2011. KK Supply Chain increased the prices charged to Company and franchise stores for doughnut mix, shortening, sugar and other goods in order to mitigate increases in the cost of certain raw materials. However, KK Supply Chain margins were adversely affected because, while the Company increased prices to cover higher costs, the Company did not raise prices to earn a proportionate gross profit on all of its higher costs.
 
     Other segment operating costs include segment management, purchasing, customer service and support, laboratory and quality control costs, and research and development expenses.
 
     Franchisees opened 20 stores and closed 15 stores in the first quarter of fiscal 2012. A substantial portion of KK Supply Chain’s revenues are directly related to sales by franchise stores and, accordingly, the success of franchisees’ operations has a direct effect on the Company’s revenues, results of operations and cash flows.
 
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   General and Administrative Expenses
 
    General and administrative expenses decreased slightly to $5.6 million, or 5.4% of total revenues, in the first quarter of fiscal 2012 compared to $5.7 million, or 6.2% of total revenues in the first quarter of fiscal 2011. The Company is seeking to minimize general and administrative expenses in order to gain operating leverage as its revenues rise.
 
   Impairment Charges and Lease Termination Costs
 
    Impairment charges and lease termination costs were $244,000 in the first quarter of fiscal 2012 compared to $1.3 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2011. The components of these charges are set forth in the following table:
 
  Three Months Ended
  May 1,       May 2,
  2011   2010
  (In thousands)
Impairment of long lived-assets $       -   $       849
Lease termination costs   244     450
    Total impairment charges and lease termination costs $ 244   $ 1,299
           
    Impairment charges relate to the Company Stores segment. The Company tests long-lived assets for impairment when events or changes in circumstances indicate that their carrying value may not be recoverable. These events and changes in circumstances include store closing and refranchising decisions, the effects of changing costs on current results of operations, observed trends in operating results, and evidence of changed circumstances observed as a part of periodic reforecasts of future operating results and as part of the Company’s annual budgeting process. Impairment charges generally relate to stores expected to be closed or refranchised, as well as to stores management believes will not generate sufficient future cash flows to enable the Company to recover the carrying value of the stores’ assets, but which management has not yet decided to close. When the Company concludes that the carrying value of long-lived assets is not recoverable (based on future projected undiscounted cash flows), the Company records impairment charges to reduce the carrying value of those assets to their estimated fair values. The fair values of these assets are estimated based on the present value of estimated future cash flows, on independent appraisals and, in the case of assets the Company currently is negotiating to sell, based on the Company’s negotiations with unrelated third-party buyers.
 
    Lease termination costs represent the estimated fair value of liabilities related to unexpired leases, after reduction by the amount of accrued rent expense, if any, related to the leases, and are recorded when the lease contracts are terminated or, if earlier, the date on which the Company ceases use of the leased property. The fair value of these liabilities were estimated as the excess, if any, of the contractual payments required under the unexpired leases over the current market lease rates for the properties, discounted at a credit-adjusted risk-free rate over the remaining term of the leases. In the first quarter of fiscal 2012 and 2011, the Company recorded lease termination charges of $244,000 and $450,000, respectively, principally reflecting a change in estimated sublease rentals on stores previously closed.
 
    The Company intends to refranchise certain geographic markets, expected to consist principally of, but not necessarily limited to, markets outside the Company’s traditional base in the Southeastern United States. The franchise rights and other assets in many of these markets were acquired by the Company in business combinations in prior years.
 
    Since the beginning of fiscal 2009, the Company has refranchised a total of 11 stores and received consideration totaling $2.5 million in connection with those transactions. During this period, the Company has recorded impairment charges totaling approximately $490,000 related to completed and anticipated refranchisings. The Company cannot predict the likelihood of refranchising any additional stores or markets or the amount of proceeds, if any, which might be received therefrom, including the amounts which might be realized from the sale of store assets and the execution of any related franchise agreements. Refranchising could result in the recognition of additional impairment losses on the related assets.
 
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   Interest Expense
 
    The components of interest expense are as follows:
 
  Three Months Ended
  May 1,       May 2,
  2011   2010
  (In thousands)
Interest accruing on outstanding indebtedness $       242   $       1,170
Letter of credit and unused revolver fees   114     318
Amortization of deferred financing costs   102     148
Amortization of unrealized losses on interest rate derivatives   -     152
Other   19     83
  $ 477   $ 1,871
           
    The decrease in interest accruing on outstanding indebtedness and in letter of credit and unused revolver fees reflects the substantial reduction in lender margin on the Company’s credit facilities resulting from the refinancing of those facilities in January 2011, as more fully described in Note 4 to the consolidated financial statements appearing elsewhere herein. The lender margin on outstanding term debt and on outstanding letters of credit was reduced from 750 basis points to 250 basis points as a result of the refinancing. The interest rate derivative contracts which gave rise to the loss amortization in the first quarter of fiscal 2011 expired in April 2010.
 
   Equity in Income (Losses) of Equity Method Franchisees
 
    The Company recorded equity in the losses of equity method franchisees of $9,000 in the first quarter of fiscal 2012 compared to earnings of $346,000 in the first quarter of fiscal 2011. This caption represents the Company’s share of operating results of equity method franchisees which develop and operate Krispy Kreme stores. On May 5, 2011, the Company sold its 30% equity interest in Krispy Kreme Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V. (“KK Mexico”), the Company’s franchisee in Mexico, to KK Mexico’s majority shareholder, as more fully described in Note 7 to the consolidated financial statements appearing elsewhere herein. The Company’s equity in earnings of KK Mexico was approximately $40,000 and $390,000 for the three months ended May 1, 2011 and May 2, 2010, respectively.
 
   Provision for Income Taxes
 
    The provision for income taxes was $265,000 in the first quarter of fiscal 2012 compared to $183,000 in the first quarter of fiscal 2011. Each of these amounts includes, among other things, adjustments to the valuation allowance for deferred income tax assets to maintain such allowance at an amount sufficient to reduce the Company’s aggregate net deferred income tax assets to zero, and a provision for income taxes estimated to be payable or refundable currently, the majority of which represents foreign tax withholdings.
 
   Net Income
 
    The Company reported net income of $9.2 million for the three months ended May 1, 2011 and $4.5 million for the three months ended May 2, 2010.
 
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LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
 
       The following table presents a summary of the Company’s cash flows from operating, investing and financing activities for the first three months of fiscal 2012 and fiscal 2011.
 
  Three Months Ended
  May 1,       May 2,
  2011   2010
  (In thousands)
Net cash provided by operating activities $       5,066     $       1,691  
Net cash used for investing activities   (1,652 )     (1,540 )
Net cash used for financing activities   (683 )     (269 )
    Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents $ 2,731     $ (118 )
               
Cash Flows from Operating Activities
 
    Net cash provided by operating activities was $5.1 million and $1.7 million in the first three months of fiscal 2012 and fiscal 2011, respectively.
 
    Cash provided by operating activities in the first three months of fiscal 2011 reflects the payment of approximately $2.0 million to a landlord in connection with the renegotiation and renewal of the lease for the Company’s headquarters. The balance in the change in cash flows from operating activities principally reflects normal fluctuations in working capital.
 
Cash Flows from Investing Activities
 
    Net cash used for investing activities was $1.7 million in the first three months of fiscal 2012 and $1.5 million in the first three months of fiscal 2011.
 
    Cash used for capital expenditures increased to approximately $1.8 million in the first three months of fiscal 2012 from $1.6 million in the first three months of fiscal 2011. The Company currently expects capital expenditures to range from $13 million to $17 million in fiscal 2012.
 
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
 
    Effective February 1, 2010, the first day of fiscal 2011, the Company was required to adopt new accounting standards related to the consolidation of variable interest entities (“VIEs”). Those standards require an enterprise to qualitatively assess whether it is the primary beneficiary of a VIE based on whether the enterprise has the power to direct matters that most significantly impact the activities of the VIE and has the obligation to absorb losses of, or the right to receive benefits from, the VIE that could potentially be significant to the VIE. An enterprise must consolidate the financial statements of VIEs of which it is the primary beneficiary. Under the new accounting standards, the Company was no longer the primary beneficiary of its franchisee in northern California, which required the Company to deconsolidate the franchisee and recognize a divestiture of the three stores the Company sold to the franchisee in the third quarter of fiscal 2010. The cumulative effect of adoption of the new standards has been reflected as a $1.3 million credit to the opening balance of retained earnings as of February 1, 2010. Adoption of the standards had no material effect on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
 
Item 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.
 
    There have been no material changes from the disclosures in Part II, Item 7A, “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk,” in the 2011 Form 10-K.
 
Item 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.
 
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
 
    As of May 1, 2011, the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, management performed, under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s chief executive officer and chief financial officer, an evaluation of the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act. The Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports the Company files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to management, including the Company’s chief executive officer and chief financial officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures. Based on this evaluation, the Company’s chief executive officer and chief financial officer have concluded that, as of May 1, 2011, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective.
 
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Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
 
    During the quarter ended May 1, 2011, there were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
 
Part II – Other Information
 
Item 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.
 
    There have been no material changes from the disclosures contained in Part 1, Item 3, “Legal Proceedings,” in the 2011 Form 10-K.
 
Item 1A. RISK FACTORS.
 
    There have been no material changes from the risk factors disclosed in Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors,” in the 2011 Form 10-K.
 
Item 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS.
 
    None.
 
Item 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES.
 
    None.
 
Item 4. (REMOVED AND RESERVED).
 
Item 5. OTHER INFORMATION.
 
    None.
 
Item 6. EXHIBITS.  

Exhibit        
Number       Description of Exhibits
3.1                Amended Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed on April 15, 2010)
           
3.2       Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed December 15, 2008)
  
31.1       Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and Rule 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
           
31.2       Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and Rule 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
           
32.1       Certification by Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
           
32.2       Certification by Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

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SIGNATURES
 
    Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
 
  Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc.
   
Date: May 25, 2011 By: /s/ Douglas R. Muir  
  Name:   Douglas R. Muir
  Title: Chief Financial Officer
    (Duly Authorized Officer and Principal Financial Officer)

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