Balls and Bangles

The Burger - chocolate brownie, spearmint cream and white chocolate at Balls and Bangles doughnut store in Queenstown, New Zealand.

Granny's Pie - Apple pie filling, biscuit crumb, caramel and vanilla bean custard

The Burger Donut

Not quite a Luther Burger (a doughnut cheeseburger), this Australian version is donut, chocolate brownie, spearmint cream and white chocolate.  However you look at it, getting over £4 for a donut is good going.

Coffee & Donuts

Big Shot Coffee and Donuts at Seven Dials

Doughnuts with quite some Difference

 Australian chain Doughnut Time has just opened on Shaftesbury Avenue with some interesting looking and sounding doughnuts

 Some of the names are provocative - Delicious AF had to be explained to me by my 20-year old daughter.

Different Doughnuts

 Granger and Co's peanut butter doughnuts @Grangerandco

Beetroot Sourdough Doughnut

 Crosstown's Lemon-Thyme beetroot sourdough doughnut at £3.50

Custard Doughnuts

 Maple custard doughnuts and Pear and Blackberry tarts at Balthazar - the tastiest bakery cafe in Covent Garden. @balthazarlondon

A Scroll sounds so much better

Doughnuts may sound a little too much of an unhealthy treat so I was tempted by a 'Scroll' from Crosstown Doughnuts - a clever way to sell a doughnut!

Cinnadum

Cinnadum (cinnamon bun/doughnut) at Dum Dum Donutterie. @dumdumdoughnuts

Make Magic Happen

 Increase your sales with take-away - Krispy Kreme offer joy in a box. @KrispyKremeUK

Weird Unique Voodoo

Voodoo doughnuts in Portland, Oregon courtesy of retail guru John Stanley.  See his blog post  http://www.johnstanley.com.au/johns-blog/voodoo-effect/ where he says:

This is a one-store operator, not in the best retail location, that only accepts cash, will not give cents change, and you have to line up to be served for at least 30 minutes!

This is not what I would call a strategy for a destination retailer. Yet, I lined up for my Bacon Doughnut…AND I do not eat doughnuts. 

This shows what being “weird” can do. Establish something unique and the consumer loves to experience the unique. 95% of what we do in retailing is the same as the next retailer who does what we do. 

The really successful retailers do the 5% that is unique. My challenge is what is your Voodoo factor?

 

Lucky's Doughnuts

 Gourmet fresh doughnuts at Lucky's, Vanvouver

Donuts Plus

 Cartems Donutterie in Vancouver

 Whiskey Bacon

 Vegan Earl Grey, Cherry Bourbon Fritter and Apple Fritter

 Earl Grey

 Cinnamon Brulee, Classic, Citrus Dust and Honey Parmesan

The Doughnut Renaissance

 Gourmet doughnuts from Crosstown - a five week old company.  Selling fast at pop up stalls and events.

Check out the flavours at  http://www.crosstowndoughnuts.com/

 At up to £3.50 a time these are top end doughnuts.

Everyone's Nuts

Greggs join the Cronut bandwagon with their layered doughnut and Greggsnut.  See previous posts:
http://greatcafes.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/croissant-doughnuts-cronuts.html
http://greatcafes.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/dum-dums-zebras.html

Dum Dum's Zebras

 Dum Dum Donutterie in Boxpark does their version of a Cronut with layers of chocolate and plain croissant in a Zebra.

The Croconut with coconut

 Raspberry Creme

Dum Dum Good

 Creme Brulee donuts and the special part is that they are baked, not deep fried.

 Dum Dum Donutterie have only been open three weeks at Boxpark with their superior baked donuts and they are flying.  Watch out for more openings as the owner is on a mission to produce the world's best donuts.

 Banoffee and Real Raspberry

Double Dipped Almond Glaze and special of Morello Cherries and Pistachio