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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20210630194139
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-21-205080
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	S-1MEF
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
<REFERENCE-462B>333-256664
FILED AS OF DATE:		20210630
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20210630
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20210630

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Krispy Kreme, Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001857154
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	RETAIL-FOOD STORES [5400]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		S-1MEF
		SEC ACT:		1933 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-257586
		FILM NUMBER:		211063483

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2116 HAWKINS STREET
		CITY:			CHARLOTTE
		STATE:			NC
		ZIP:			28203
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(800) 457-4779

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2116 HAWKINS STREET
		CITY:			CHARLOTTE
		STATE:			NC
		ZIP:			28203

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	Krispy Kreme Holdco, Inc.
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20210426

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	Krispy Kreme Holdco Inc.
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20210414
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June&nbsp;30, 2021 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Registration
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT> </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:4pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 </B></P>
<P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FORM <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-1</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>UNDER </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 </I></B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Krispy Kreme, Inc. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Delaware</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>5400</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">37-1701311</FONT></B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>(State or Other Jurisdiction of<BR>Incorporation or Organization)</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>(Primary Standard Industrial<BR>Classification Code Number)</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>(I.R.S. Employer<BR>Identification Number)</B></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>2116 Hawkins Street </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Charlotte, North Carolina 28203 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(800) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">457-4779</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of Registrant&#146;s principal executive offices) </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Michael Tattersfield </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Chief Executive Officer </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>c/o Krispy Kreme, Inc. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>2116 Hawkins Street </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Charlotte, North Carolina 28203 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(800) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">457-4779</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>Copies to: </I></B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Laura Kaufmann Belkhayat, Esq.</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher&nbsp;&amp; Flom LLP</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>One Manhattan West</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>New
York, New York 10001</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Tel: (212) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">735-3000</FONT></B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Deanna L. Kirkpatrick, Esq.</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Marcel R. Fausten, Esq.</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Davis Polk&nbsp;&amp; Wardwell LLP</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>450 Lexington Avenue</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>New
York, New York 10017</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Tel: (212) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">450-4000</FONT></B></P></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: </B>As soon as practicable after the effective date of this registration
statement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415
under the Securities Act of 1933, check the following box.&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If this Form is filed to register additional securities for
an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9746; <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">333-256664</FONT> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the
Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the
Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-accelerated</FONT> filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of &#147;large accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;smaller reporting
company&#148; and &#147;emerging growth company&#148; in <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Rule&nbsp;12b-2</FONT> under the Exchange Act. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&#9746;</TD>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended
transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided to Section&nbsp;7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744; </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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OF REGISTRATION FEE </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:4pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Title of Each Class&nbsp;of</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Securities To Be Registered</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Amount</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>to be</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Registered<SUP
STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(1)</SUP></B></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Proposed</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Maximum</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Offering
Price</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Per Share</B></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Proposed</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Maximum<BR>Aggregate</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Offering&nbsp;Price<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(1)</SUP></B></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"><B>Amount Of<BR>Registration&nbsp;Fee<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(2)</SUP></B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Common stock, $0.01 par value per share</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">3,156,862</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$17.00</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$53,666,654</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$5,855.03</TD></TR>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Represents only the additional number of shares being registered and includes 411,764 additional shares that
the underwriters have the option to purchase. In accordance with Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;), the amount being registered does not include the securities that the Registrant
previously registered on the Registration Statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-1</FONT> (File No.&nbsp;333-256664). </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Calculated under Rule 457(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, for purposes of determining the
registration fee based on the initial public offering price of $17.00 per share. The registrant previously registered securities on a Registration Statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-1</FONT> (Registration No.&nbsp;333-256664),
which was declared effective on June&nbsp;30, 2021. In accordance with Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, an additional amount of securities having a proposed maximum aggregate offering price of $53,666,654 is
hereby registered. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
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Securities Act of 1933, as amended. </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="line-height:1.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CERTAIN INFORMATION BY REFERENCE </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Krispy
Kreme, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the &#147;Registrant&#148;), is filing this registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
This registration statement relates to the public offering of securities contemplated by the registration statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-1,</FONT> as amended (File&nbsp;No.
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">333-256664)&nbsp;(&#147;Prior</FONT> Registration Statement&#148;), which the Commission declared effective on June&nbsp;30, 2021. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Registrant is filing this registration statement for the sole purpose of increasing by 3,156,862 shares the number of shares of its common stock, par
value $0.01 per share, to be registered for sale, 411,764 of which may be sold by the Registrant upon exercise of the underwriters&#146; option to purchase additional shares solely to cover over-allotments, if any. The additional shares that are
being registered for issuance and sale are in an amount and at a price that together represent no more than 20% of the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the Calculation of Registration Fee table contained in the Prior Registration
Statement. The information set forth in the Prior Registration Statement and all exhibits to the Prior Registration Statement and the power of attorney included therein, are hereby incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The required opinion and consents are listed on the Exhibit Index attached hereto and filed herewith. </P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1857154/000119312521177720/d107564ds1.htm#ii107564_1">Power of Attorney (included on page <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">II-5</FONT> and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">II-6</FONT> of
 the Registration Statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-1</FONT> (File No.&nbsp;333-256664) filed on June&nbsp;1, 2021) </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="5"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Michael Tattersfield</P></TD></TR>
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</TABLE></DIV> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons
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<TD VALIGN="top" ROWSPAN="2" ALIGN="center">Director, President and Chief Executive Officer<BR>(Principal Executive Officer)</TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">NEW YORK, NY 10001</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">TEL: (212) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">735-3000</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Krispy Kreme, Inc. <U>Registration Statement on
Form</U><U></U><U><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&nbsp;S-1</FONT></U> </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Ladies and Gentlemen: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We have acted as special United States counsel to Krispy Kreme, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the &#147;<U>Company</U>&#148;), in connection
with the public offering by the Company of the Company&#146;s common stock, par value $0.01 per share (&#147;<U>Common Stock</U>&#148;). This opinion relates to up to 3,156,862 additional shares of Common Stock (including up to 411,764 shares of
Common Stock subject to an over-allotment option) (the &#147;<U>Shares</U>&#148;) that may be sold by the Company in such public offering pursuant to the registration statement to which this opinion pertains to be filed by the Company on the date
hereof (the &#147;462(b) Registration Statement&#148;). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This opinion is being furnished in accordance with the requirements of Item
601(b)(5) of Regulation <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-K</FONT> under the Securities Act of 1933 (the &#147;<U>Securities Act</U>&#148;). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In rendering the opinions stated herein, we have examined and relied upon the following: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) the registration statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-1</FONT> (File
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-256664)</FONT> of the Company relating to the Shares filed on June&nbsp;1, 2021 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;<U>Commission</U>&#148;) under the Securities Act and <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Pre-Effective</FONT> Amendment No.&nbsp;1 and No.&nbsp;2 thereto, including the information deemed to be a part of the registration statement pursuant to Rule 430A of the Rules and Regulations under the Securities Act (the
&#147;<U>Rules and </U><U>Regulations</U>&#148;) (such registration statement, as so amended, being hereinafter referred to as the &#147;<U>Registration Statement</U>&#148;); </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">June 30, 2021 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"> Page
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) the prospectus, dated June&nbsp;25, 2021 (the &#147;<U>Prospectus</U>&#148;), which forms
a part of and is included in the Registration Statement; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) the 462(b) Registration Statement; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) the form of the Underwriting Agreement (the &#147;<U>Underwriting Agreement</U>&#148;) proposed to be entered into among the Company, J.P.
Morgan Securities LLC and Morgan Stanley&nbsp;&amp; Co. LLC, as representatives of the several Underwriters named in Schedule 1 thereto (the &#147;<U>Underwriters</U>&#148;) and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, acting in its capacity as the
&#147;qualified independent underwriter&#148; within the meaning of Rule 5121 of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc., relating to the sale by the Company to the Underwriters of the Shares, filed as Exhibit 1.1 to the Registration
Statement; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(e) an executed copy of a certificate of Catherine Tang, Secretary of the Company, dated the date hereof (the
&#147;<U>Secretary&#146;s Certificate</U>&#148;); </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(f) a copy of the Company&#146;s Second Amended and Restated Certificate of
Incorporation in effect as of May&nbsp;10, 2021 and June&nbsp;21, 2021, certified by the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware as of April&nbsp;20, 2021, and certified pursuant to the Secretary&#146;s Certificate; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(g) a copy of the Certificate of Amendment to the Company&#146;s Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation in effect as of
May&nbsp;10, 2021 and June&nbsp;21, 2021, certified by the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware as of May&nbsp;10, 2021, and certified pursuant to the Secretary&#146;s Certificate; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(h) a copy of the Company&#146;s Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, to be in effect prior to the consummation of the
offering of the Shares and filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Registration Statement; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) a copy of the Company&#146;s Amended and Restated
Bylaws, as amended and in effect as of April&nbsp;20, 2021 and certified pursuant to the Secretary&#146;s Certificate; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(j) a copy of the
Company&#146;s Second Amended and Restated Bylaws, as amended and in effect as of May&nbsp;10, 2021 and June&nbsp;21, 2021 and certified pursuant to the Secretary&#146;s Certificate; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(k) a copy of the Company&#146;s Third Amended and Restated Bylaws, to be in effect prior to the consummation of the offering of the Shares
and filed as Exhibit 3.2 to the Registration Statement; and </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">June 30, 2021 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"> Page
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(l) copies of certain resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Company, adopted on
May&nbsp;28, 2021 and June&nbsp;21, 2021,<I> </I>each certified pursuant to the Secretary&#146;s Certificate. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We have also examined
originals or copies, certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of such records of the Company and such agreements, certificates and receipts of public officials, certificates of officers or other representatives of the Company and
others, and such other documents as we have deemed necessary or appropriate as a basis for the opinions stated below, including the facts and conclusions set forth in the Secretary&#146;s Certificate and the factual representations and warranties
contained in the Underwriting Agreement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In our examination, we have assumed the genuineness of all signatures, including electronic
signatures, the legal capacity and competency of all natural persons, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, the conformity to original documents of all documents submitted to us as facsimile, electronic, certified or
photocopied copies, and the authenticity of the originals of such copies. As to any facts relevant to the opinions stated herein that we did not independently establish or verify, we have relied upon statements and representations of officers and
other representatives of the Company and others and of public officials, including the factual representations and warranties set forth in the Underwriting Agreement. In addition, we have assumed that the issuance of the Shares will not violate or
conflict with any agreement or instrument binding on the Company (except that we do not make this assumption with respect to the Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and the Second Amended and Restated Bylaws or those agreements
or instruments expressed to be governed by the laws of the State of New York which are listed in Part II of the Registration Statement). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We do not express any opinion with respect to the laws of any jurisdiction other than the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware
(the &#147;<U>DGCL</U>&#148;). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Based upon the foregoing and subject to the qualifications and assumptions stated herein, we are of the
opinion that when (i)&nbsp;the 462(b) Registration Statement has become effective under the Securities Act; (ii)&nbsp;the Underwriting Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and the other parties thereto;
(iii)&nbsp;the Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation has been filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware and has become effective and the Board of Directors of the Company, including any appropriate committee
appointed thereby, has taken all necessary corporate action to adopt the Company&#146;s Second Amended and Restated Bylaws and to approve the issuance and sale of the Shares and related matters, including the price per share of the Shares;
(iv)&nbsp;the Shares are registered in the Company&#146;s share registry and delivered upon payment of the consideration therefor determined by the Board of Directors, the Shares, when issued and sold in accordance with the provisions of the
Underwriting Agreement, will be duly authorized by all requisite corporate action on the part of the Company under the DGCL and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable; <I>provided</I> that the consideration therefor is not less than $0.01 per
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the prospectus forming part of the Registration Statement. We also hereby consent to the filing of this opinion with the Commission as an exhibit to the 462(b) Registration Statement. In giving this consent, we do not thereby admit that we are
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We have issued our report dated April&nbsp;23, 2021 (except Note 6a and Note 18, as to which the date is May&nbsp;28, 2021), with respect to the consolidated
financial statements of Krispy Kreme Inc. (f/k/a Krispy Kreme HoldCo, Inc.) contained in the Registration Statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-1</FONT> (File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-256664)</FONT> which is
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-1MEF.</FONT> We consent to the incorporation by reference of the aforementioned report in this Registration Statement, and to the use of our name as
it appears under the caption &#147;Experts&#148; in the prospectus incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ GRANT THORNTON LLP </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Denver, Colorado </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">June&nbsp;30, 2021 </P>
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