Krispy Kreme Ghostbusters Promotion is a promotion of the Ghostbusters 30th anniversary by the Krispy Kreme chain in Fall, 2014, a Halloween promotion in Fall, 2024, and a limited promotion in Chile in spring 2025.
History[]
As a marketing promotion for the Ghostbusters 30th anniversary, Krispy Kreme offered two kinds of marshmallow-filled doughnuts: the Ghostbusters Doughnut and the Stay Puft Marshmallow Doughnut. The Ghostbusters doughnut features white icing, a green splat inspired by Ectoplasm, and a "Ghostbusters" logo sugar piece. The Stay Puft Marshmallow was decorated with white icing, the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man's face and a sugar hat. They were offered between September 29 through October 31, 2014 at U.S. and Canada Krispy Kreme locations. Starting on September 23, customers were allowed to pre-order up to five dozen. [1]
On September 29, 2024, Krispy Kreme Mexico teased an upcoming collaboration with a short teaser video and a caption that read, "Oops! We've broken the ecto container! And some ghosts have possessed this spooky season's new Doughnut collection! Get ready to hunt down the best flavors this Halloween starting September 30th."[2]
On September 30, 2024, Krispy Kreme Mexico revealed four doughnuts: "Slimer" is a "Lemon filling and Chocolate Slimer," Ecto Sprinkles is "Original Glazed® with Neon Sprinkles and Coating," "Marshmallow Man" is "Frosting and Chocolate Marshmallow Man," and "Ghostbusters" is "Chocolate Coating, Oreo Cookie, and Chocolate Ghost".[3]
On October 4, 2024, it was reported Krispy Kreme New Zealand would soon offer the four doughnuts.[4]
On October 7, 2024, it was reported Krispy Kreme USA, Canada, and United Kingdom is offering the four doughnuts along with a Slimer's Slime-Ade Chiller drink - a "refreshing lemonade flavored treat, blended with real fruit and sweetened cane sugar." The USA locations will have a different Stay Puft-inspired doughnut. It is called "Stay Puft Marshmallow Man Doughnut Pull-Apart" and is a glazed doughnut with powdered topping, topped with marshmallow flavored buttercreme and a Stay Puft Marshmallow Man candy.[5]
On October 8, 2024, the promotion was mentioned in the opening monologue of Late Night with Seth Meyers. Meyers said, "In honor of the movie's 40th anniversary, Krispy Kreme has a Ghostbusters themed menu, which includes a Slimer donut. And whatever you do, don't Google "Slimer Donut" at work."[6]
On March 5, 2024, Krispy Kreme Chile teased the return of Ghostbusters doughnuts for a limited time.[7]
On March 10, 2025, Krispy Kreme Chile brought back the Ghostbusters doughnuts that debuted in 2024. The Stay Puft Marshmallow Man doughnut was changed from a vanilla topping to a shredded coconut topping.[8][9]
Trivia[]
- The boxes during the promotion featuring the No-Ghost Sign, ectoplasm, and a spin on the "There's something strange in the neighborhood" lyric, "There's something sweet in the neighborhood."
- On page 1 of Ghostbusters International #4, a Krispy Kreme doughnut box makes a non-canon cameo behind Janine Melnitz on the book case. Instead of "Krispy Kreme" appearing on the box, the recurring Hasty Pastry Bakery franchise mascot is used.
- On page 12 of Ghostbusters 101 #3, behind Jillian Holtzmann is the Krispy Kreme Ghostbusters 30th Anniversary hanging signage with Slimer, "They're Here", the Stay Puft Marshmallow Doughnut, and Ghostbusters Doughnut.
- On page 1 of Transformers/Ghostbusters Issue #3, in panel 4, the doughnuts from Krispy Kreme's 30th anniversary promotion are in the Hasty Pastry Bakery box.
References[]
- ↑ Variety "Krispy Kreme to Sell ‘Ghostbusters’ Themed Doughnuts" 9/16/14
- ↑ krispykrememex 9/29/2024
- ↑ krispykrememx Tweet 9/30/2024
- ↑ Ghostbusters News "Krispy Kreme Doughnuts’ Ghostbusters Collection will soon be available in more countries" 10/4/2024
- ↑ Ghostbusters News "Krispy Kreme Doughnuts x Ghostbusters Collection now available in USA, Canada and UK" 10/7/2024
- ↑ Late Night with Seth Meyers YouTube "New Book Reveals Trump's Secret Calls to Putin" 10/8/2024
- ↑ [https://www.instagram.com/krispykreme_cl/reel/DGxtX41q2hu/ Krispy Kreme Chile instagram 3/4/2025
- ↑ Reddit "Chilean Krispy Kream stores have Ghostbusters donuts" 3/10/2025
- ↑ Ghostbusters News "Ghostbusters Doughnuts Make a Surprise Return at Krispy Kreme in Chile" 3/11/2025
Gallery[]
30th Anniversary Promotion[]
Halloween 2024 Promotion[]
Spring 2025 Promotion[]
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